Information and IdeasHardWhat a photograph conveys in a literary excerpt
Information and Ideas practice question
The following text is from a novel.
In the photograph everyone was laughing except Ilse, who looked at the camera as though it had asked her a question she was still deciding how to answer. Forty years later, she had still not decided.
Which statement best describes what the text conveys about Ilse?
- A. The thoughtful reserve visible in the photograph has stayed with her all her life.Correct
- B. She was the happiest person in the photograph.
- C. She has forgotten that the photograph was taken.
- D. She has since become carefree.
Answer: A. The thoughtful reserve visible in the photograph has stayed with her all her life.
Not laughing, weighing an unasked question — and 'forty years later, she had still not decided': the trait persists.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. She was the happiest person in the photograph.
- Everyone was laughing 'except Ilse'.
- C. She has forgotten that the photograph was taken.
- Nothing suggests forgetting; the text is about her lasting disposition.
- D. She has since become carefree.
- 'Still not decided' says the opposite of carefree.
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