Instructions

Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.
Passage IV
Smokejumpers are often asked to address to organizations and the public groups about the importance of fire
protection, particularly fire deterrence and detection. Because smoke detectors reduce the risk of dying in a fire by half, smokejumpers often provide audiences with information on how to fix these protective devices in their homes. Specifically, they tell them these things: A smoke detector should be placed on each floor of a home. While sleeping, people are in particular risk of a surfacing fire, and there must be a detector outside each sleeping area. A good site for a detector would be a hallway that runs between living spaces and bedrooms. Because of the dead-air space that might be missed by turbulent hot air bouncing around above a fire, smoke detectors should be installed either on the ceiling at least four inches from the adjoining wall, or high on a wall at least four, but no further than twelve, inches from the ceiling. Detectors should not be mounted near windows, exterior doors, or other places where drafts might direct the smoke away from the unit. Nor should they be placed in kitchens and garages, where cooking and gas fumes are likely to cause bogus alarms.

Question 63

What is the main focus of this passage?

Solution

The passage starts with the importance of smoke detectors and then explains in detail the considerations while installing them.

Option A: Though the passage mentions smoke jumpers in the starting, the main focus of the passage is on smoke detectors. Thus, this option can be eliminated.

Option B: Since the passage explains in detail the importance and considerations while installing the smoke detectors, this option aptly reflects the primary focus of the passage.

Option C: This option can be easily eliminated as this is not the primary focus of the passage.

Option D: This is a distorted inference as smoke detectors detect fires, not thwart them.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.


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