Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given.
Usually, when school began, there was a great bustle, which could be heard out in the street, the opening and closing of desks, lessons repeated in unison, very loud, with our hands over our ears to understand better, and the teacher’s great ruler rapping on the table. But now it was all so still! I had counted on the commotion to get to my desk without being seen; but, of course, that day everything had to be as quiet as Sunday morning. Through the window I saw my classmates, already in their places, and M. Hamel walking up and down with his terrible iron ruler under his arm. I had to open the door and go in before everybody. You can imagine how I blushed and how frightened I was. (The Last Lesson)
Pick evidence from the extract that helps one infer that this was not the protagonist’s first time being late to school.
Answer:
One evidence from the extract that helps one infer that this was not the protagonist's first time being late to school is:
He had counted on the commotion to get to his desk without being seen.
Step-by-step explanation by Teachoo:
This is an evidence-based question that asks us to pick evidence from the extract that supports a given inference. We can use the following steps to find the correct answer.👇
- Read and understand the inference. The inference is that this was not the protagonist's first time being late to school. This means that he had been late before and had some experience of dealing with it.🕒
- Read and analyze the extract. The extract is about a schoolboy who is late for his class and feels embarrassed and scared to enter the classroom. The teacher is strict and has a ruler that he uses to rap on the table. The boy expected some noise in the class, but it was very quiet.📚
- Look for evidence in the extract that supports the inference. Evidence is a fact or detail that proves or explains something. We can look for words or phrases in the extract that show that the boy had been late before and had some strategy or expectation of how to avoid trouble.🔎
- One evidence that we can find is: He had counted on the commotion to get to his desk without being seen This shows that he had a plan or a hope of sneaking into his seat without attracting attention, and that he had relied on some noise or distraction in the class to help him do so. This implies that he had done this before or at least had some idea of how it worked. This supports the inference that this was not his first time being late to school.👍
