Unilorin Post-UTME Use of English 2019 (Model questions) Question 2

Question 2

Comprehension
2019/2020 Passage I: adapted from Zora Neale Hurston, Mules and Men
The passage, as printed

Based on the information in the third paragraph, which of the following statements about the interactions on the porch can be most reasonably inferred?

  1. A.The adults encouraged the author (as a child) to stay and tell stories
  2. B.Men were more frequent participants than were women
  3. C.Most of the storytellers had not grown up in Eatonville
  4. D.The author's parents sent her to the porch to hear the stories
  5. E.One man in particular told most of the stories.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (Men were more frequent participants than were women)

Explanation

The men habitually gathered to swap stories, while the women only joined 'at times'.