Paragraph comprehension · Difficulty 1
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The museum limits light exposure for fragile documents because light can fade inks and weaken paper. Displays rotate throughout the year, allowing each document to spend time in dark storage. Visitors therefore see different items each season. What is the author’s primary purpose?
- Permanent bright display could shorten a document’s useful life.
- To explain why the museum changes document displays.
- Rotating displays helps preserve fragile documents.
- Light can fade ink and weaken paper.
Reveal answer and explanation
To explain why the museum changes document displays.
The passage supports this answer: to explain why the museum changes document displays..