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Zorluk: Çok zorLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully and answer the question that follows:

Constructed around 800–1000 AD in honor of the noblewoman Oloye Bilikisu Sungbo, Sungbo's Eredo is a massive system of defensive ramparts and ditches located in southwestern Nigeria. Spanning over 160 kilometers, the earthwork enclosure encompasses a total area larger than modern Greater London. Unlike European stone fortresses of the same era, the Eredo was built entirely from compacted laterite soil and weathered clay without mortar or stone reinforcement. Excavations reveal that its vertical ditches reached depths of 20 meters, designed to absorb rainwater rather than retain water moats. The primary economic function of the inner precincts was to regulate regional ivory and salt trade routes rather than serve as a permanent agrarian settlement.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is explicitly true regarding Sungbo's Eredo?

  1. Its vertical ditches were engineered to absorb rainwater rather than serve as water-filled moats.Cevap
  2. B
    It was built using mortar-bound stone reinforcement influenced by European architectural designs.
  3. C
    The inner precincts served primarily as a permanent agrarian settlement for surrounding farming communities.
  4. D
    The earthwork structure was designed as a water storage reservoir to sustain local livestock during droughts.

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Its vertical ditches were engineered to absorb rainwater rather than serve as water-filled moats.
The passage explicitly mentions in the fourth sentence that the 20-meter vertical ditches were engineered specifically to absorb rainwater rather than to hold water like traditional moats.

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1
Analyze the question prompt to identify the specific detail requested.
The prompt asks for an explicitly true statement about Sungbo's Eredo based on the provided passage.
Literal comprehension requires retrieving facts explicitly stated in the passage without drawing outside inferences.
2
Locate the sentence in the passage discussing the ditches of Sungbo's Eredo.
The text explicitly states: 'Excavations reveal that its vertical ditches reached depths of 20 meters, designed to absorb rainwater rather than retain water moats.'
Direct textual evidence validates the statement about rainwater absorption versus water-filled moats.
3
Cross-check alternative options against the passage to eliminate inaccurate choices.
Statements regarding stone mortar, permanent agrarian settlements, and drought water storage are directly contradicted or unsupported by the passage text.
Distractors rely on literal misreadings or unwarranted external extrapolations.

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