Question

During morning announcements, your school's principal has announced that your favorite teacher has received an award for teaching. "Mrs. Smith goes out of her way to make learning fun," he says, his voice crackling over the loud speaker. "Mrs. Smith wears a different hat to teach each subject. She wears a hat with lab equipment to teach science, a hat with nouns and verbs to teach grammar, and a high top hat to teach history."
Why does the principal describe the hats?

The principal uses the hat story as an anecdote to introduce the teacher.
The principal provides an example to inspire other teachers at the school.
The principal presents details to illustrate the teacher's tendency for drama.
The principal adds more details to the example of a way to make learning fun.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) The principal adds more details to the example of a way to make learning fun.

The principal introduces Mrs. Smith by announcing that she has won the award and already begins to describe her teaching style, so answer A isn't applicable. Answers B and C don't apply either because these ideas aren't introduced at all and frankly don't make sense in this scenario. The answer is D because the principal makes a claim (that the teacher makes learning fun), and afterwards uses supporting details as evidence to support this claim by telling the story about the hats.

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