JAMB English Language 2019 Objective — Question 2
Question 2 of 60 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) English Language 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Based on information in the third paragraph, which of the following statements about the interactions on the porch can be most reasonably inferred?
- A. The adults encouraged the author (as a child) to stay and tell stories.
- B. Men were more frequent participants than were women.Correct
- C. Most of the storytellers had not grown up in Eatonville.
- D. The author's parents sent her to the porch to hear the stories.
Explanation
The third paragraph's description of adults gathering the author into the storytelling on the porch supports the inference that she was welcomed and encouraged to stay and listen, rather than excluded — the other options introduce details (gender ratios, storytellers' origins, parental involvement) not supported by that part of the passage.
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