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Information and IdeasMediumQuotation supporting a claim about a character's generosity

Information and Ideas practice question

A student argues that the shopkeeper in the story quietly helps customers who are struggling.

Which quotation from the story would best support the student's claim?

  1. A. 'When old Mr Petrov came in, she weighed his flour and somehow the scale always read a little heavy, and the price a little light.'Correct
  2. B. 'She kept the shop open until seven every evening.'
  3. C. 'The shop had been in her family for sixty years.'
  4. D. 'She counted the change twice before handing it over.'

Answer: A. 'When old Mr Petrov came in, she weighed his flour and somehow the scale always read a little heavy, and the price a little light.'

A heavy scale and a light price for an old customer, unannounced: quiet help.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 'She kept the shop open until seven every evening.'
Long hours, not generosity.
C. 'The shop had been in her family for sixty years.'
Family history.
D. 'She counted the change twice before handing it over.'
Care with money, not generosity.

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