Question
Saturday Matinee
by T. Herlinger
Valencia Torres and her classmates noisily took their seats in the front row of the theater, their English teacher, Mr. Thurmon, trying in vain to hush them. But when the lights went down and the orchestra in the pit in front of them launched into the overture, no one moved. Valencia was hardly breathing as the stage lights came up on a square in Seville, Spain, and a nearby cigarette factory. When the girls emerged from the factory at the end of their shift, Valencia imagined she herself was the fiery Carmen, singing to the men that love cannot be tamed. At the end of the first act, the audience applause broke her reverie, and she sat back in her seat, blinking as the house lights came up for a short intermission.
Later that evening, Valencia recounted her first opera experience to her parents. Though the opera had been sung in French, the actors made the meaning of the romantic story clear, and she retold it to the best of her memory. She had kept the theater program, which had many interesting notes about the cast members and the opera, and she translated it for her parents. Lupe and Juan Torres watched their animated daughter with curiosity and admiration. She was growing up fast, learning about things they had never had access to in Mexico. New York City had been the right choice for raising their family. Valencia and her brothers would thrive here, and who knows? Maybe Valencia would go to acting school, and someday, dazzle the Saturday Matinee crowd with her own fiery Carmen.
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Which sentence from the passage above supports the inference that Valencia's parents did not speak English?
A.
She had kept the theater program, which had many interesting notes about the cast members and the opera, and she translated it for her parents.
B.
Lupe and Juan Torres watched their animated daughter with curiosity and admiration.
C.
Valencia was hardly breathing as the stage lights came up on a square in Seville, Spain, and a nearby cigarette factory.
D.
Though the opera had been in French, the actors had made the meaning of the romantic story clear, and she retold it to the best of her memory.
by T. Herlinger
Valencia Torres and her classmates noisily took their seats in the front row of the theater, their English teacher, Mr. Thurmon, trying in vain to hush them. But when the lights went down and the orchestra in the pit in front of them launched into the overture, no one moved. Valencia was hardly breathing as the stage lights came up on a square in Seville, Spain, and a nearby cigarette factory. When the girls emerged from the factory at the end of their shift, Valencia imagined she herself was the fiery Carmen, singing to the men that love cannot be tamed. At the end of the first act, the audience applause broke her reverie, and she sat back in her seat, blinking as the house lights came up for a short intermission.
Later that evening, Valencia recounted her first opera experience to her parents. Though the opera had been sung in French, the actors made the meaning of the romantic story clear, and she retold it to the best of her memory. She had kept the theater program, which had many interesting notes about the cast members and the opera, and she translated it for her parents. Lupe and Juan Torres watched their animated daughter with curiosity and admiration. She was growing up fast, learning about things they had never had access to in Mexico. New York City had been the right choice for raising their family. Valencia and her brothers would thrive here, and who knows? Maybe Valencia would go to acting school, and someday, dazzle the Saturday Matinee crowd with her own fiery Carmen.
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Which sentence from the passage above supports the inference that Valencia's parents did not speak English?
A.
She had kept the theater program, which had many interesting notes about the cast members and the opera, and she translated it for her parents.
B.
Lupe and Juan Torres watched their animated daughter with curiosity and admiration.
C.
Valencia was hardly breathing as the stage lights came up on a square in Seville, Spain, and a nearby cigarette factory.
D.
Though the opera had been in French, the actors had made the meaning of the romantic story clear, and she retold it to the best of her memory.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence that supports the inference that Valencia's parents did not speak English is:
A. She had kept the theater program, which had many interesting notes about the cast members and the opera, and she translated it for her parents.
This indicates that Valencia needed to translate the program for her parents, suggesting that they may not understand English themselves.
A. She had kept the theater program, which had many interesting notes about the cast members and the opera, and she translated it for her parents.
This indicates that Valencia needed to translate the program for her parents, suggesting that they may not understand English themselves.