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Read the questions and answers before reading this text. This is a strategy to help you locate the answers more easily. After you read the exchange of emails, answer the questions.

1.

Scan the four emails in this exchange. Which statement is true?

  1. Roshan usually emails his mom in the morning.
  2. Roshan’s mother usually responds immediately.
  3. Roshan emails several times a day.
  4. Roshan expects a reply in a day or so.

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2.

Choose the best answer. If Priya “has a lot on her plate,” she is

  1. eating too much food
  2. doing a lot of cooking
  3. feeling too busy
  4. learning how to make new dishes

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3.

Choose the best answer. Who may be withholding information?

  1. Roshan, Priya, and their mother
  2. Priya and their mother
  3. Priya
  4. Roshan’s mother

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4.

Choose the best answer. Why did Roshan’s mother write, “Are you eating well?”

  1. She is thinking about sending more sweets.
  2. She is offering indirectly to give Roshan cooking lessons.
  3. She is indirectly criticizing Roshan’s cooking.
  4. She is changing the topic.

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5.

Choose the best answer. The main idea of this reading is

  1. cooking is important to the Mehta family
  2. sharing dinner shows how important a relationship is
  3. families aren’t comfortable sharing all intimate topics
  4. Roshan’s sister and mother are not comfortable emailing Roshan

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