Question

Read the telephonic conversation between Rohit and Radhika and answer the questions that follow:
Rohit: "Hello!"
Radhika: "Hello, could I speak to Shreya please?"
Rohit: " No, she has gone to the market to purchase balloons for her birthday party. I am her younger brother, Rohit."
Radhika: "Oh! Would you convey my message to her? I am her friend, Radhika.”
Rohit: ‘Of course, with pleasure.’
Radhika: “Tell her that I will not be able to attend her birthday party because my mother has slipped from the stairs, and I have to take her to the hospital.”
Rohit: “Okay, I’ll convey your message to Shreya and you do take care of your mother. Bye.”
Radhika will not be able to attend Shreya’s birthday party because______________.

a) She has to go out of the city.
b) Her mother has slipped from the stairs, and has to be taken to the hospital.
c) She has to go to the market for shopping.
d) None of these.

Answer 1

Hint:We need to choose the most suitable reply based on the context of the given conversation. In the given conversation, Radhika needs to mention the reason for not attending Shreya’s birthday party.

Complete answer:

Option a ‘She has to go out of the city’ is the incorrect option as no such thing was told by Shreya as a reason for not attending the birthday party.
Option b ‘Her mother has slipped from the stairs, and has to be taken to the hospital’ is the correct option as Radhika informed Rohit that her mother had slipped from the stairs and she was responsible for taking her to the hospital and thus cannot attend Shreya’s birthday party.
Option c ‘She has to go to the market for shopping’ is the information provided about Shreya by Rohit that she went out shopping for her birthday. So, this option is also incorrect.
So, the correct answer is “Option b”.

Note: Pay attention to conjunctions and prepositions given in the sentence. In the above-given passage, we can see the use of ‘because’ which is a conjunction that is used to indicate the reason for something.