Statement: The Kesarganj Public Library will stay open until 9 p.m. during the examination season so that students can study there in the evenings.
Assumptions:
I. The library will stay open until 9 p.m. during the examination season.
II. Students in Kesarganj have no other place to study in the evenings.
Which assumptions are implicit?

Only I is implicitCorrect answerYour answerOnly II is implicitCorrect answerYour answerNeither I nor II is implicitCorrect answerYour answerBoth I and II are implicitCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

I is not an assumption: it is written in the statement itself. An assumption is something unstated that the speaker takes for granted, so repeating the statement does not count. I is not implicit.
Negation test for II: if students had other places to study, extending the library hours would still make sense as one more choice. "No other place" is too extreme. II is not implicit.
Neither I nor II is implicit. The real assumption is that some students would like to study at the library in the evenings.

Worth noting

Two traps together: a sentence that merely repeats the statement, and an assumption made too strong by "no other".

Concept: A restatement is not an assumption; extremes fail
Typical timeTypical: 105 s
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The rule this testsStatements and assumptions

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