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: Nina
Date: February 11
Subject: 1. for March
Hi Bea,
Our March meeting will have seven adults and five teenagers. The teenagers want a complete story of their own, and the adults want their own novel. Only two of the library's sets give the teenagers a complete novel of their own: 2.. That narrowed it down.
Coast Journeys is lovely, and I like that it finishes with 3., where both circles could work side by side. It also has an audio version. Sadly, it will not work for our group, because its books 4.. Most members mark favourite passages, and Ravi needs large print.
With all that in mind, the set in my subject line fits us best. Second Chapters came close, but the teenagers did not ask for an easier copy of the adults' book. If you agree, I will 5., since the accessible copy is not sent automatically.
You know the teenagers best, so if you think another set would suit them better, please tell me and I will change the plan. Could you reply by Wednesday?
Nina
Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option.
Nina suggests that the Second Chapters set 7.
How does Nina seem to view Bea's opinion? 8.
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Correct Answer: Neighbour Stories
Why this is correct: Neighbour Stories has a linked teen novel, copies you may write in and a large-print copy on request. It is the only set that meets the teenagers' wish, the note-taking habit and Ravi's need together. The blank sits in the Subject line, because this is the set Nina wants Bea to agree to.
Tips: Write down every need from the email. The right set must pass all of them, not most of them.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Coast Journeys: Coast Journeys has clean copies only and no large-print copy, so it fails two of Nina's needs.
- Second Chapters: Second Chapters has large print and copies you may write in. But the teenagers only get an easier version of the adults' book.
- Museum Clues: Museum Clues gives the teenagers a photo pack instead of a novel.
Correct Answer: Neighbour Stories and Coast Journeys
Why this is correct: Only two rows list an adult novel and a linked teen novel: Neighbour Stories and Coast Journeys. The teenagers want a complete story of their own, so these are the two sets that fit.
Tips: When a blank names two options, check that both of them meet the rule, not just one.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Neighbour Stories and Second Chapters: Second Chapters gives the teenagers an easy-read edition of the adults' novel, not a novel of their own.
- Second Chapters and Museum Clues: Neither set has a teen novel. Second Chapters has an easy-read edition and Museum Clues has a photo pack.
- Coast Journeys and Museum Clues: Museum Clues gives the teenagers a photo pack instead of a novel, so it does not fit.
Correct Answer: a joint map night
Why this is correct: The Coast Journeys row says the set ends with a joint map night. Nina says both circles could work side by side, which fits a joint activity.
Tips: The four endings are all in the same column. Stay on the row named in the sentence.
Why the other options are wrong:
- a joint author video call: The joint author video call is the ending for Neighbour Stories, not Coast Journeys.
- a public museum display: The public museum display is the ending for Museum Clues.
- a group discussion night: The group discussion night is the ending for Second Chapters.
Correct Answer: must be returned clean with no writing
Why this is correct: Coast Journeys lends clean copies only, with no writing. Nina says most members like to mark passages, so this set will not work.
Tips: A set can fail for more than one reason. Pick the reason that the diagram shows and the email cares about.
Why the other options are wrong:
- come without any audio version: Coast Journeys does include an audio version. Nina mentions it in her email, so this is not the reason she rejects the set.
- can only be kept for four weeks: Coast Journeys is a six-week loan. The four-week loan belongs to Museum Clues.
- include an easy-read teen edition: The easy-read teen edition belongs to Second Chapters. Coast Journeys has its own teen novel.
Correct Answer: request the large-print copy by Thursday
Why this is correct: For Neighbour Stories, the large-print copy is only on request, and you must request it by Thursday. Nina says the accessible copy is not sent automatically, so she must ask for it in time.
Tips: When the email says something is not automatic, look for the rule about how and when to ask for it.
Why the other options are wrong:
- request the large-print copy at pickup: Asking at pickup is too late. The diagram says to request large print by Thursday.
- ask for the audio version by Thursday: Neighbour Stories has no audio version. The audio version comes with Coast Journeys.
- collect the large-print copy with the set: Only Second Chapters sends large print with the set. For Neighbour Stories you must request it.
Correct Answer: get Bea's agreement on a set for both circles
Why this is correct: Nina compares the sets, names the one she thinks fits both circles and asks Bea to reply. She also says she will change the plan if Bea disagrees.
Tips: Look at what the writer asks the reader to do at the end. That shows the main purpose.
Why the other options are wrong:
- ask Bea to choose a book for the adults only: Nina is choosing one set for both the adults and the teenagers, not a book for the adults alone.
- complain that the library sets are too small: Nina does not complain. The group of 12 fits the sets, which are for up to 14 readers.
- invite Bea to a public museum display: The museum display belongs to Museum Clues, which Nina does not choose.
Correct Answer: would not give the teenagers a story of their own
Why this is correct: Second Chapters gives the teenagers an easy-read edition of the same novel. Nina says an easier version of the adults' book is not what the teenagers had in mind.
Tips: When a set comes close, find the one need it misses. The other needs are usually met.
Why the other options are wrong:
- has too few copies for everyone in the group: Second Chapters has 14 copies, and the group has only 12 readers.
- does not allow members to write in the books: Second Chapters has 14 copies you may write in, so note-taking is allowed.
- has no large-print copy that Ravi could use: Second Chapters sends a large-print copy with the set, so Ravi would have one.
Correct Answer: As important enough to change the plan
Why this is correct: Nina says Bea knows the teenagers best. She asks Bea to tell her if another set would be better and promises to change the plan.
Tips: For a question about how someone views another person, look for what the writer says about that person's experience or ideas.
Why the other options are wrong:
- As a formality before she books the set: Nina is ready to change her choice, so Bea's reply is not just a formality.
- As less important than the library rules: Nina never puts the library rules above Bea's opinion. She asks for Bea's view in time to change the plan.
- As useful only for planning the final event: Nina asks Bea about the whole set, not only about the final event.
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