Question 21
EasyOriginal questionAman: I'm taking the window seat.
Riya: You had it last time.
Aman: Last time was a different train.
Riya: Last time was the same train, going the other way. That's the only .
Aman: Then I'll take it for half the .
Riya: Which half?
Aman: The first half.
Riya: The first half is the station and the . The second half is the river and the hills. You know that.
Aman: Fine. The second half.
Riya: The second half starts at night, you'll be asleep, and I'll be looking at nothing.
Aman: So what do you want?
Riya: I want it from here to the river. Then you can have it.
Aman: That's the good part!
Riya: I know. I had the good part of nothing last time.
Aman: (laughs) All right. But I'm keeping the chips.
Riya: You were always keeping the chips.
What do Aman and Riya disagree about?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Aman begins with "I'm taking the window seat", and the rest of the talk is about how to share it.
Worth noting
The chips come up only at the end, as a joke. They are not what the two disagree about.
- Concept
- Identifying the subject of a dialogue
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