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In a story, a boy named Tomas is described as patient.

Which quotation from the story best shows that Tomas is patient?

  1. A. "Tomas sat by the pond for three hours without moving, until at last the heron came."Correct
  2. B. "Tomas was the tallest boy in his class."
  3. C. "Tomas had a red bicycle."
  4. D. "Tomas lived on the edge of the village."

Answer: A. "Tomas sat by the pond for three hours without moving, until at last the heron came."

Three hours of stillness, waiting.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. "Tomas was the tallest boy in his class."
Height.
C. "Tomas had a red bicycle."
A possession.
D. "Tomas lived on the edge of the village."
Where he lived.

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