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प्रश्न
Read the two statements from the short story, The Cookie Lady and choose the correct option from the ones given below.
Statement I: “Why don’t you read to me from your books? You know I don’t see too well anymore and it’s comfort to me to be read to.”
Statement II: “You don’t mind if I touch your arm, do you?”
विकल्प
Statement I and II are similar.
Statement I and II are not related to each other.
Statement II is the reason for Statement I.
Statement I is the reason for Statement II.
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उत्तर
Statement I is the reason for Statement II.
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