Question 98
EasyOriginal questionDadaji: What are you looking at?
Vivek: Nothing. Just a video.
Dadaji: Of what?
Vivek: A man in Norway catching a fish through a hole in the ice.
Dadaji: Is he catching it now?
Vivek: No, this was filmed last year.
Dadaji: I see. And before this, what did you watch?
Vivek: A dog that plays the piano. Well, sort of plays.
Dadaji: And before that?
Vivek: I don't remember, Dadaji.
Dadaji: (nodding) When I was your age, I spent a whole afternoon watching a man a fishing net by the river. I remember his name. I remember he the same song all the time, and that he gave me a piece of when he finished.
Vivek: That sounds boring.
Dadaji: It was very boring. I remember every minute of it.
Vivek: (puts the phone down) What was the song?
Dadaji: Walk with me to the market, and I'll sing it for you.
What did the man by the river give young Dadaji?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Dadaji says the man "gave me a piece of jaggery when he finished".
Worth noting
The man was mending a net, but he did not give it away.
- Concept
- Locating a detail in dialogue
- Typical timeTypical
- 35 s
- Your timeYours
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