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Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statement 1 and Statement 2 based on the poem, ‘A Considerable Speck’. Statement 1: The mite on the paper ran, crept, faltered, hesitated and cowered. Statement 2: The poet-narrator realised that it was an intelligent living creature.
Topic: Statement-relationship
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Answer
Exam answer
(c) Statement 1 is the reason for Statement 2..
Explanation
Both statements are true, so options (a), (b) and (d) fall away at once — the question is how they relate. The mite’s hesitation and cowering are precisely the evidence from which Frost infers mind: he watches the behaviour and concludes "it was no dust speck… but unmistakably a living mite". Cause and effect, not contradiction.
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Statement 1 is the reason for Statement 2..
Example
Statement 1 is the reason for Statement 2.
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