Instructions
Read the statement or passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question on the basis of what is stated or
implied in the statement or passage.
Passage
Researchers in Colorado recently discovered a collection of Stone Age tools believed to be 13,000 years
old. The tools were not found at an archaeological dig site or among the remains of some historic city--they
were found in a suburban backyard! The owner of the home where the tools were discovered commented,
"They fit perfectly in your palm, and your fingers curl over just where they should."
Question
The author uses the quotation from the homeowner to suggest that
o the ancient tools were cleverly designed for people to use
o the homeowner would like to keep the tools in his or her backyard
o the tools are probably not as old as researchers are claiming

In the passage given above, the author has used the quotation of homeowner to suggest that the tools are probably not as old as researchers are claiming. Hence, option C holds true.

What is the significance of a quotation?

A quotation is referred to as such part of literary composition, when the things spoken by someone are highlighted by inverted commas in order to symbolize the importance of what is being told or is being spoken in the composition.

When the author mentions the quotation of homeowner, it refers with the fact that researchers might be wrong and the tools that they have found in the backyard of the homeowner are not as old as they are claiming them to be.

Hence, option C holds true regarding the significance of a quotation made by the author.

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