Track versus lane

[Estefania]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #87 "Simple Present (4)", question 9

He jumps down from the platform onto the ......... and waves at the train driver to stop. The train stops and Andrew gets onto it.

(a) path
(b) road
(c) track
(d) lane

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #87 "Simple Present (4)", answer 9

He jumps down from the platform onto the track and waves at the train driver to stop. The train stops and Andrew gets onto it.

Correct answer: (c) track

Your answer was: incorrect
He jumps down from the platform onto the lane and waves at the train driver to stop. The train stops and Andrew gets onto it.
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Why track instead of lane?

Estefania

[Alan]

Hi,

Lane is like a path (small roadway) on which you walk. Track is where the train runs.

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[Zishuli]

Alan, please tell me why you use simple present tense in these two sentences. I thought it was a story which happened two years ago! Moreover, you have used past tense before and after these sentences in telling a string of actions done by Andrew. I'll say it has confused me !

[MrPedantic]

Additionally, if a "lane" happened to run past the platform (perhaps in some remote country station), you would jump down into it, rather than onto it.

MrP

[Molly]

[MrPedantic]