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Difficulty: EasyLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully:

The Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, situated along the banks of the Osun River in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, remains one of the last standing areas of primary high forest in southern Nigeria. Dedicated to Osun, the Yoruba goddess of fertility, the grove houses sacred sanctuaries, shrines, and monumental sculptures created by Austrian artist Susanne Wenger and local artisans starting in the 1950s. Unlike many traditional groves that suffered destruction from urban development and farming, the Osun-Osogbo Grove was preserved through active community effort and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Today, the annual Osun-Osogbo Festival held every August draws thousands of tourists and devotees from across the globe.

Based on the passage, evaluate the following statement:
The Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove was officially declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 2005.

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Answer

The statement is True.
The statement is true because the passage explicitly states that the Osun-Osogbo Grove was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the sentence in the passage discussing UNESCO World Heritage recognition.
The text states that the grove 'was preserved through active community effort and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.'
Literal comprehension requires matching factual claims in the statement directly to explicit details in the passage.
2
Compare the year given in the statement (2005) with the year recorded in the passage.
Both the statement and the passage reference 2005 as the exact year of UNESCO designation.
Since the statement aligns completely with explicit text evidence, it is evaluated as true.

Key Concept

Literal Fact Retrieval from Reading Passage
Estimated Time:45s
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Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

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