Question 138
HardOriginal questionDoctor: So, Mr Iyer. What brings you here?
Mr Iyer: Nothing, really. My daughter made the . She worries.
Doctor: What does she worry about?
Mr Iyer: A little cough. It's nothing. Everybody has a cough in winter.
Doctor: How long have you had it?
Mr Iyer: A few weeks.
Daughter: Since August, Appa.
Mr Iyer: Since August, then. She keeps the calendar in this family.
Doctor: Does it keep you awake at night?
Mr Iyer: Not much. Sometimes.
Daughter: He sleeps in the chair in the drawing room now, so he doesn't wake my mother.
Doctor: I see. Mr Iyer, your daughter was right to bring you. A cough that lasts more than two months a proper look, whatever the season. We'll do a simple test today, and then we'll talk.
Mr Iyer: It really is only a little cough.
Doctor: Then the test will tell us so, and your daughter can stop worrying. , somebody in this room gets good news.
Why does the daughter mention that her father sleeps in the chair in the drawing room?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
He says the cough keeps him awake "Not much. Sometimes." His daughter's detail shows the truth: he moves out of the bedroom so as not to wake his wife.
That reveals the cough is disturbing his nights far more than he admits.
Worth noting
The detail is about the cough, not about the mother's health or the chair.
- Concept
- Inferring the purpose of a detail in dialogue
- Typical timeTypical
- 55 s
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