1. Option c. can play the violin very well
2. Option b. sometimes
3. Option c. December
4. Option c. the band Wye Oak
5. Option a. a modern novel
How is it so?
Let us explain the reasoning behind each answer:
1. Duncan......... c. can play the violin very well
- The phrase "can't play the violin very well" suggests a lack of skill, and option (a) "can't play the violin very well" contradicts this. Option (b) "can't play the violin" is also incorrect because it suggests Duncan cannot play at all, which is inconsistent with the phrase "very well." Therefore, option (c) "can play the violin very well" is the most fitting choice.
2. Myles's neighbors......... b. sometimes
- The phrase "make a noise" implies that Myles's neighbors do not always make noise but do so occasionally. Therefore, option (b) "sometimes" is the appropriate choice.
3. Tiffany's favourite month is....... c. Decemeber
- Option C. December is correct because amongst the given option, it is only December that happens to be the festive season and snow time which Tiffany loves.
4. Stephen doesn't like....... c. the band Wye Oak**
- The question states that Stephen doesn't like something, and the correct answer is found in option (c) "the band Wye Oak."
5. At the moment Dasha is reading.......a. a modern novel
- The question provides information about Dasha's current reading material, and the most appropriate choice is option (a) "a modern novel". The other options could be subsumed under a modern novel. Besides. the question starts with a phrase 'At the moment' which signals the modernism of the time.