Information and IdeasEasy–MediumQuotation supporting a claim about a place
Information and Ideas practice question
A critic claims that the novel presents the school as a place ruled by routine.
Which quotation from the novel most effectively illustrates the claim?
- A. "The bell rang at ten to nine, as it had every morning since 1890, and every child in the building knew what to do without being told."Correct
- B. "No two days at the school were ever alike."
- C. "The school stood on a hill above the town."
- D. "The headmaster changed the timetable whenever the mood took him."
Answer: A. "The bell rang at ten to nine, as it had every morning since 1890, and every child in the building knew what to do without being told."
Since 1890, everyone knowing what to do.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. "No two days at the school were ever alike."
- The opposite.
- C. "The school stood on a hill above the town."
- Location only.
- D. "The headmaster changed the timetable whenever the mood took him."
- Rule by whim, not routine.
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