Prior to the industrial revolution, hand-made goods accounted for the majority of the products sold in convenience stores, and heavy machinery along with handy household gadgets were generally made-to-order.
For example, consider the following sentence that may be part of a paragraph in the reading passage:
In England, the period between the Gothic and Renaissance styles is known as the Elizabethan age. It reached its peak in the late 1500s, toward the end of the long reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and is often considered the last phase of the long-lasting Tudor style. Although the Elizabethan age produced a certain amount of characteristic sculptures and paintings, the Elizabethan style can best be seen in the period's literature. Many great writers and poets were alive at this time, including Edmund Spenser, Sir Walter Raleigh, and William Shakespeare. The Gothic period preceding the Elizabethan age was based on religion, but the authors of the Elizabethan age wrote extensively about personal conflicts and personal relationships, and so a new style of writing emerged during this period. Some scholars argue that this new style of writing was the impetus for the rebirth of scholarly interests, which ultimately led to the Renaissance, which had its roots in the classics of art, religion, science and inventions, philosophy, and humanism.
Based on the sentence above, the author would agree with all of the following except:
The author would agree with all of the statements except choice 3. Choices 1, 2, and 4 refer back to specific details in the sentence and make logical conclusions based on the provided information. Choice 3, however, although it is partially correct in that it reiterates that convenience stores prior to the industrial revolution sold hand-made goods, the sentence does not state anything about the fate of such convenience stores after the industrial revolution.