Question 90
MediumOriginal 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 does "Next time, lead with the true part" advise Rahul to do?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Rahul began with excuses and only admitted the truth at the end.
She advises him to begin with the honest answer, which is what helped.
Worth noting
"Lead with" means "start with". It has nothing to do with leading other people.
- Concept
- Understanding advice given in a phrase
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