Multiple choice

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

PassageOn the afternoon of the following day a wagon stopped before a Belgian Refugee Camp in Holland. Slowly and stiffly a small boy slid to the ground. He had been picked up just over the border by a friendly farmer and driven to camp. He was dirty, untidy and footsore. Very kindly the ladies' committee received him. He was placed at a table and a bowl of hot soup was set before him. He ate awkwardly with his left hand. His right hand held something beneath his coat. The women tried to get his story, but he remained strangely silent. He seemed to be examining to faces of the women. Not for an hour, not until there was a faint stirring in his coat, did he disclose his burden. Then going to her whom he had chosen as most to be trusted, he opened his coat. In a dirty towel lay a naked, miserably thin, three-day-old baby. The woman at once took the tiny bundle lovingly. It was only then that boy relaxed and allowed himself to be taken to bed.

What was the condition of the little boy when he reached the camp?

  1. The little boy was neat and clean.

  2. The little boy was healthy and happy.

  3. The little boy was dirty, untidy and footsore.

  4. The little boy was sad but neat and clean.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The passage explicitly states 'He was dirty, untidy and footsore' when describing the boy's condition upon arrival at the camp. This is presented as direct evidence of his difficult journey. Options A, B, and D incorrectly describe him as neat/clean or healthy, which directly contradicts the passage's clear description.

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