Question 87
HardOriginal questionMs Dsouza: Rahul, your assignment was on Monday.
Rahul: Yes, ma'am. I know, ma'am. I was going to talk to you about that.
Ms Dsouza: It's Thursday.
Rahul: The thing is, ma'am, our internet was down. And then my cousin's wedding. And then the printer ran out of ink.
Ms Dsouza: That's three reasons.
Rahul: They all happened, ma'am.
Ms Dsouza: I don't it. I've been teaching for eighteen years, Rahul. In that time I have heard of more broken printers than there are printers in this city. Let me ask you something else. Have you started it?
Rahul: (pause) Not exactly started, ma'am.
Ms Dsouza: Thank you. That's the first thing you've told me that helps. If you'd said that on Monday, we could have worked something out.
Rahul: Can we still work something out?
Ms Dsouza: We can. Bring me one page by tomorrow, any page, and the rest by Tuesday. And Rahul? Next time, the true part.
What is Ms Dsouza suggesting when she mentions "more broken printers than there are printers in this city"?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
She has taught for eighteen years and heard of so many broken printers that there could not possibly be that many.
It is a humorous way of saying the excuse is a common one.
Worth noting
She does not doubt Rahul's printer ran out of ink. Her point is that excuses are not what matters.
- Concept
- Interpreting exaggeration used for effect
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