Question

which sentence can best follow and support sentence 14?
a he suddenly realized that his phone was still on his grandfather’s kitchen table.
b his other pockets were usually full, with items such as change, paper clips, and rubber bands.
c amir began to wonder if the street signs in this town would be large and clear.
d his phone had the latest version of a navigation app, and he was quite eager to try it out.

(13) after amir picked up his grandfather for the drive, amir spotted the first road sign announcing the reason, so he pulled to the side of the road and reached for his cell phone, in order to enter the address of his grandfather’s friend. (14) finding his pocket empty of his phone, he immediately checked his other pockets—nothing.
(15) “grandpa, do you know how to get to your friend’s house?”
(16) his grandfather chuckled and said, “no, i’m afraid i’ve never been to his house, but i do have his address on a piece of paper.”
(17) amir took a deep breath to quell the rising sense of panic as he realized that he felt utterly lost without the use of the navigation app on his phone.
(18) “is everything wrong?” his grandfather inquired, a note of concern in his voice.
(19) with a desperate tone, amir explained that he didn’t know how to get to his grandfather’s friend’s house without his phone.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context of sentence 14 ("Finding his pockets—nothing."). We need a sentence that logically follows this, showing what Amir found (or didn't find) in his pockets.

• Option A: Talks about a phone on the grandfather’s table, which doesn’t connect to Amir’s pockets being empty. Eliminate.
• Option B: Describes Amir’s other pockets being full of small items. This directly follows the action of checking his other pockets (after finding nothing in the first), so it’s a logical continuation.
• Option C: Discusses street signs in town, which is unrelated to the pocket - checking context. Eliminate.
• Option D: Focuses on a navigation app on Amir’s phone, which doesn’t follow the pocket - checking narrative. Eliminate.

The context is Amir checking his pockets and finding nothing initially, then checking other pockets. Option B describes his other pockets being full of items, which logically follows the action of checking other pockets after the first was empty. Other options are unrelated to the pocket - checking sequence.

Answer:

B. His other pockets were usually full, with items such as change, paper clips, and rubber bands.