Information and IdeasHardChoosing a quotation that illustrates a claim
Information and Ideas practice question
A student is writing an essay arguing that the narrator of a memoir regards her childhood home with affection despite its many faults.
Which quotation from the memoir would best support the student's claim?
- A. "The stairs groaned under every step, and I loved them for it."Correct
- B. "The roof had leaked since before I was born."
- C. "We sold the house in the spring, and I did not look back."
- D. "The neighbours never once complained about the noise."
Answer: A. "The stairs groaned under every step, and I loved them for it."
The claim has two parts: a fault, and affection in spite of it. Choice A has both in one sentence — groaning stairs (a fault) and 'I loved them for it' (affection because of it).
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. "The roof had leaked since before I was born."
- This shows a fault but says nothing about how the narrator felt about the house.
- C. "We sold the house in the spring, and I did not look back."
- 'Did not look back' suggests the opposite of affection.
- D. "The neighbours never once complained about the noise."
- This is about the neighbours, not the narrator's feelings toward the home.
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