Question

aisha’s dilemma
\everyone is going to be there, you have to come!\
miranda said to aisha, as they walked out of the classroom
and headed toward the school gate. their friend sheldon was
having a birthday party later that night, and everyone was
invited, but aisha did not think she would be able to convince
her parents to let her attend sheldon’s birthday party. she
had been getting poor grades in math, and she had promised
her parents to work hard to improve her performance. that
whole week she had rushed back home after school, and
spent a few hours practicing math equations. she knew her
parents would not be too happy if she asked to go to
sheldon’s party.

\i can’t, miranda, because i know that my parents won’t let
me come,\ aisha said to her friend, looking disappointed.

\so don’t tell them you’re going to a party, just say you
have a debate club meeting in school!\ miranda said, before
she left to go home and get ready for the party.

as aisha walked back home, her friend’s advice kept
playing in her mind. \it does seem like a good idea. i’ve been
working hard all week, and it’s only fair that i get to have
some fun,\ she thought to herself. but aisha hated lying to
her parents, and always believed in being open and honest
with them. torn between the two prospects, aisha reached
home and found her parents in the living room.

she mustered her courage and decided to tell her parents
the truth. \mom, dad, my friend, sheldon, is having a birthday
party today and i really want to go. i know i’m supposed to be
working on my math, but i promise i’ll put in a few extra hours
tomorrow to make up for today. please let me go!\

much to her surprise, aisha’s parents smiled at her, and
the author shows that aisha does not like lying to her parents. the author does this in order to
a. build suspense about what aisha would finally choose to do.
b. provide more information about aisha’s personality.
c. make the readers more sympathetic toward aisha.
d. suggest that aisha will lie to her parents for the first time.

Explanation:

• Option A: Building suspense would involve actions like cliffhangers or unknown outcomes, but showing Aisha dislikes lying is about her traits, not suspense.
• Option B: Showing Aisha dislikes lying reveals her personality (honest, values openness), so this provides personality info.
• Option C: Sympathy would come from showing her struggle, but the focus here is on her attitude toward lying, not evoking sympathy.
• Option D: The text says she hates lying, so suggesting she'll lie for the first time is incorrect.

Answer:

B. provide more information about Aisha’s personality.