Read the following email message about the diagram on the left. Complete the email by filling in the blanks. Select the best choice for each blank from the drop-down menu (▾).
From: Dev
Date: June 3
Subject: Toys from our storage cupboard
Hi Maya,
I sorted the toys our children have outgrown. The wooden marble run still has every piece, so it goes under 1. in the library guide. I also found a board game in good shape. Before we donate it, the library guide says that we first need to 2..
The dress-up capes are already washed and folded. The North Branch takes them on 3., so I will ask my sister to drop them off there. The old teddy bear is clean and soft. When I checked the guide last night, I saw that a toy like this should 4..
I will take the marble run myself after work. Could you please bring the board game to the Community Hall for me between 5.?
Thanks,
Dev
Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option.
Dev will not take the game along with the marble run because 7.
Dev's attitude toward the donation is best described as 8.
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Correct Answer: Build and Create
Why this is correct: The Build and Create row lists marble runs. It also says every piece must be there, and Dev's marble run is complete.
Tips: Find the kind of toy in the What we take column. Then read the category name on that row.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Games and Puzzles: Games and Puzzles takes board games, card games and puzzles, not marble runs.
- Pretend Play: Pretend Play takes dress-up clothes, toy kitchens and dolls, not marble runs.
- Not Accepted: Not Accepted lists broken or rusty toys, but this marble run has every piece.
Correct Answer: put its small pieces in a sealed bag
Why this is correct: Board games belong to Games and Puzzles. That row asks donors to put small pieces in a sealed bag.
Tips: First decide which category the item belongs to. Then read only the rules on that row.
Why the other options are wrong:
- wash all of its fabric parts: Washing fabric items is the Pretend Play rule, not the rule for board games.
- check that every piece is there: The rule about every piece being present is for Build and Create, not games.
- recycle it somewhere else: Board games are accepted under Games and Puzzles, so this game does not need recycling.
Correct Answer: Saturday
Why this is correct: Capes are dress-up clothes, so they go under Pretend Play. That row gives the North Branch on Saturday.
Tips: The email names a place. Find the row with that place, and check it is the right category too.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Tuesday: Tuesday is the Build and Create drop-off day, and it is at the Community Hall.
- Thursday: Thursday is the Games and Puzzles drop-off day, and it is at the Community Hall.
- Monday: On Monday, volunteers sort donations at the Community Hall, not at the North Branch.
Correct Answer: be donated somewhere else
Why this is correct: The Not Accepted row lists stuffed animals of any kind. It says to donate or recycle them elsewhere, even a clean teddy bear.
Tips: Decide what kind of toy it is. Then check every row, including any list of things the library does not take.
Why the other options are wrong:
- go to the North Branch with the capes: Pretend Play takes dolls, but stuffed animals are on the Not Accepted list.
- go in a sealed bag with the game: Sealed bags are for small game pieces. Stuffed animals are not accepted at all.
- go with the marble run to the Community Hall: The Community Hall takes building sets, but stuffed animals are on the Not Accepted list.
Correct Answer: 4 and 7 p.m. on Thursday
Why this is correct: The game goes under Games and Puzzles. That row gives the Community Hall on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.
Tips: Two rows can share a place. Use the item in the sentence to choose the right row.
Why the other options are wrong:
- 4 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday: Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. is for Build and Create items, not games.
- 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday: Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. is for Pretend Play at the North Branch.
- 9 a.m. and noon on Monday: Monday from 9 a.m. to noon is when volunteers sort donations, not a drop-off time.
Correct Answer: explain where each outgrown toy will go
Why this is correct: Dev sorted the outgrown toys. Each part of the email says where one toy should go and when.
Tips: The main purpose covers the whole email, not only one toy.
Why the other options are wrong:
- sell old toys to neighbourhood families: The toys are a donation, and families borrow them at no charge.
- ask Maya to repair a broken toy: Dev never asks Maya to fix anything. Each toy is only sorted and sent.
- invite Maya to a Saturday costume party: Saturday is only the drop-off day for the capes. No party is mentioned.
Correct Answer: the two toys have different drop-off days
Why this is correct: Both toys go to the Community Hall, but Build and Create is on Tuesday and Games and Puzzles is on Thursday.
Tips: Compare the drop-off details of the two items. A difference between them explains the plan.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the marble run must go to the North Branch: The marble run is a Build and Create item, and it goes to the Community Hall.
- the board game has to be washed first: Washing is the rule for fabric items in Pretend Play, not for games.
- the Community Hall does not take board games: The Games and Puzzles row shows the Community Hall on Thursday, so it does take games.
Correct Answer: careful to follow the library's rules
Why this is correct: Dev checks the guide for each toy. Dev also sends each one to the right place on the right day.
Tips: Look at what the writer does again and again. It shows the writer's attitude.
Why the other options are wrong:
- worried that the library will lose the toys: Dev never talks about lost toys. The email only plans the drop-offs.
- unhappy about giving the toys away: Dev sorted the toys and plans each drop-off, so Dev is not unhappy.
- unsure which toys the children still use: Dev already knows which toys the children have outgrown.
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