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Sam opened the biscuit tin and found only crumbs. His little brother had chocolate around his mouth. ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. Sam's brother had eaten the biscuits.Correct
  2. B. The tin had never held biscuits.
  3. C. Sam had eaten the biscuits himself.
  4. D. The biscuits were still in the shop.

Answer: A. Sam's brother had eaten the biscuits.

Crumbs in the tin, chocolate on the brother.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The tin had never held biscuits.
The crumbs show there were biscuits.
C. Sam had eaten the biscuits himself.
Sam was the one who found them gone.
D. The biscuits were still in the shop.
They had been in the tin.

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