Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows. When Mr.…
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Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
When Mr. Deepak Gupta went to a restaurant one day to have coffee, he left his coat near the door. There was nothing in the pockets of the coat when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the pockets full of jewelry. There was a waiter near the door. So Mr. Gupta said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some jewelry in my coat. Take it and when he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a coat just like Mr. Gupta’s. “I made a mistake”, said the man. “I took your coat. Please give me my coat and the jewelry.” Mr. Gupta answered, “I gave the jewelry to the waiter. He will give it to you.”
Why did Mr. Gupta go to the restaurant?
Answer: B. To have a cup of coffee — ConceptIn a reading-comprehension question about purpose, use the passage’s explicit statement of why an action began. Separate that initial purpose from…
- A.
To have a meeting with the other man
- B.
To have a cup of coffee
- C.
To meet the waiter
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: B
Concept
In a reading-comprehension question about purpose, use the passage’s explicit statement of why an action began. Separate that initial purpose from people or events encountered later in the narrative.
Application
The opening sentence says that Mr. Deepak Gupta went to the restaurant ‘to have coffee.’ This clause directly states the purpose of his visit.
The waiter and the other man enter the story only after Mr. Gupta has finished his meal and the coat-and-jewelry mix-up has begun.
Those later encounters belong to the consequence of the coat mix-up, not to the reason the restaurant visit began.
Contrast
A meeting with the other man occurs later and is not presented as a planned purpose.
Meeting the waiter is incidental to returning the jewelry.
The combined and catch-all choices conflict with the single purpose stated in the opening sentence.
Result
Mr. Gupta went to the restaurant to have a cup of coffee.