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Multiple Choice Question:
What is the significance of four o'clock?
Options
The teachers go to the market
The teachers give tuitions to their students
The school closes for the day and the teachers go to their homes
The school starts for second shift.
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Solution
The school closes for the day and the teachers go to their homes
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