CGP English Comprehension Question
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CGP English Comprehension Question
MY DD just started CGP English practice book 9 to 10. In the first assessment, there is a comprehension question and I am little bit confused between two answers. Wondering if anyone in this forum can please explain me.
If you do not have the book, the text summary is: In 1975, a person called Gary Dahl from California started selling rocks as pets. It was a huge success over Christmas, but they were destines to be a fad. Despite Dahl's best efforts they soon became a thing of the past and, after 1975, sales dried up.
Now the question is:
Why did Pet Rocks stop selling.
(a) They were illegal
(b) Dahl ran out of rocks
(c) They were old-fashioned
(d) People lost interest in them
(e) They were too expensive
Answer is: D because the passage says 'they were destines to be a fad'. This means people lost interest in them.
My confusion is: Why not old-fashioned? The passage also says 'they became a thing of the past'.
If you do not have the book, the text summary is: In 1975, a person called Gary Dahl from California started selling rocks as pets. It was a huge success over Christmas, but they were destines to be a fad. Despite Dahl's best efforts they soon became a thing of the past and, after 1975, sales dried up.
Now the question is:
Why did Pet Rocks stop selling.
(a) They were illegal
(b) Dahl ran out of rocks
(c) They were old-fashioned
(d) People lost interest in them
(e) They were too expensive
Answer is: D because the passage says 'they were destines to be a fad'. This means people lost interest in them.
My confusion is: Why not old-fashioned? The passage also says 'they became a thing of the past'.
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I remember DD doing this one! Look at the dates - it all happened over one Christmas so not long enough to become old-fashioned, just a passing fad (much like, I hope, Pokemon Go - just about to go out on another hunt!).
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People still buy things that are old-fashioned. They don't buy things they've lost interest in.
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People lost interest before it was deemed old fashion
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Sorry for the delay in my response, was away over the week-end.
Thank you for the reply. Makes sense...just thinking if DD can think radically like this in the exam.
Thank you for the reply. Makes sense...just thinking if DD can think radically like this in the exam.