Read the two statements from the short story, There Will Come Soft Rains, and choose the correct…
Read the two statements from the short story, There Will Come Soft Rains, and choose the correct option from the ones given below.
Statement I: ‘...the solvent spread on the linoleum, licking, eating, under the kitchen door, while the voices took it up in chorus: “Fire! fire! fire!”’
Statement II: ‘While scurrying water rats squeaked from the walls, pistolled their water, and ran for more. And the wall sprays let down showers of mechanical rain.’
- (a)Statements I and II are similar.
- (b)Statements I and II are not related to each other.
- (c)Statement I is the reason for Statement II.
- (d)Statement II is the reason for Statement I.
Answer
Answer
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Correct option: (c)
Answer: (c) Statement I is the reason for Statement II.
Statement I describes the outbreak and spread of the fire, which triggers the automated house's firefighting defense system described in Statement II.
From ISC 2026 English Literature Paper 1, question 1(v).