Little Learnersplay. practice. discover.Grade 10 · Reading & language
Restate a short source while preserving its quantities, limits, uncertainty, and attribution.
8 authored questions + worked example
In one classroom trial, six of eight bean seeds had germinated by day seven. The class did not test a second batch.
Answer: Six of the eight seeds in this single trial germinated within seven days.
The source reports six of eight in one trial by day seven. It does not establish a universal rate or the first day of growth.
All 8 authored questions for this skill.
Question 1
The proposal estimates that the repairs would cost about 400 tokens. No work has been approved or paid for.
Check the source’s quantities, time limits, uncertainty words, and named speaker before choosing.
Answer: The unapproved repair proposal gives an estimated cost of about 400 tokens.
The amount is an approximate estimate for proposed work, not an approved payment or a guaranteed ceiling.
Question 2
In her review, Lena calls the diagrams clear. The review does not report a study of other readers.
Check the source’s quantities, time limits, uncertainty words, and named speaker before choosing.
Answer: Lena’s review describes the diagrams as clear.
The judgment belongs to the named reviewer. No study or agreement among all readers is reported.
Question 3
In one classroom trial, six of eight bean seeds had germinated by day seven. The class did not test a second batch.
Check the source’s quantities, time limits, uncertainty words, and named speaker before choosing.
Answer: Six of the eight seeds in this single trial germinated within seven days.
The source reports six of eight in one trial by day seven. It does not establish a universal rate or the first day of growth.
Question 4
Of the twelve volunteers who returned the survey, nine preferred a shorter weekly meeting. The other volunteers did not return a survey.
Check the source’s quantities, time limits, uncertainty words, and named speaker before choosing.
Answer: Nine of the twelve respondents preferred a shorter weekly meeting.
The denominator is the twelve respondents, rather than everyone invited or the whole town.
Question 5
The notice says the exhibition will be postponed until the hall’s floor repairs are complete. It gives no revised opening date.
Check the source’s quantities, time limits, uncertainty words, and named speaker before choosing.
Answer: The exhibition is delayed until repairs finish, and a new date is not supplied.
Postponement is a delay linked to completed repairs. The notice supplies neither a permanent cancellation nor a new date.
Question 6
The design note states that adding shade may reduce afternoon heat in the courtyard. No measurements have yet been taken.
Check the source’s quantities, time limits, uncertainty words, and named speaker before choosing.
Answer: The proposed shade might reduce afternoon courtyard heat, but measurements are not yet available.
May expresses a possibility. The source explicitly says measurements have not yet been collected.
Question 7
The earliest meeting recorded in this surviving notebook is dated 1950. Several older notebooks are missing.
Check the source’s quantities, time limits, uncertainty words, and named speaker before choosing.
Answer: The surviving notebook records a meeting in 1950, but the missing older records leave earlier meetings uncertain.
Earliest in the surviving notebook does not mean earliest ever; the older records are unavailable.
Question 8
During a pilot, the library stayed open later on two Mondays. Staff counted twenty evening visits across those two openings.
Check the source’s quantities, time limits, uncertainty words, and named speaker before choosing.
Answer: Staff recorded twenty evening visits during two later Monday openings in the pilot.
The source counts visits across two Mondays. It does not identify unique people, a year-long result, or preferences.