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Which excerpt from Matilda is an implicit detail that best demonstrates Miss Honey's concern for all her students?
Their teacher was called Miss Honey, and she could not have been more than twenty-three or twenty-four.
She had a lovely pale oval madonna face with blue eyes and her hair was light-brown.
“Don’t worry, Lavender, you’ll soon catch up,” Miss Honey said, lying through her teeth.
She was considerably shaken by this exchange but took care not to show it.
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Answer: "She was considerably shaken by this exchange but took care not to show it."
Why: This detail doesn't state outright that Miss Honey cares for the whole class, but it implies it — she hides her upset so the students won't be disturbed, showing she puts their emotional well‑being ahead of her own. The other lines describe her age or appearance or a single reassuring remark to Lavender (which is even marked as insincere), so they don't implicitly convey concern for all her pupils in the same way.
Why: This detail doesn't state outright that Miss Honey cares for the whole class, but it implies it — she hides her upset so the students won't be disturbed, showing she puts their emotional well‑being ahead of her own. The other lines describe her age or appearance or a single reassuring remark to Lavender (which is even marked as insincere), so they don't implicitly convey concern for all her pupils in the same way.
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