Read the passage and answer the questions given below it.
While I waited expectantly, Madame came in and told me that there was no room at all for me in the hotel, not a bed, not a corner. She was extremely friendly and seemed to find a fund of secret amusement in the fact; she looked at me as though expecting me to break into delighted laughter. “Tomorrow,” she said, “there may be. I am expecting a young gentleman who is suddenly taken ill to move from number eleven. He is at present at the chemist's. Perhaps you would care to see the room?”
“Not at all,” said I. “Neither shall I wish tomorrow to sleep in the bedroom of an indisposed young gentleman.” “But he will be gone,” cried Madame, laughing. “Perhaps you can recommend me another hotel?”
“Impossible!” She shook her head and turned up her eyes. “You see, it is the season in Bruges, and people do not care to let their rooms for a very short time.” Not a glance at my little suitcase lying between us, but I looked at it gloomily, and it seemed to dwindle before my desperate gaze. “My large box is at the station,” I said coldly, buttoning my gloves.
Madame started. “You have more luggage. Then you intend to make a long stay in Bruges, perhaps?” “At least a fortnight, perhaps a month.” “One moment,” said Madame. “I shall see what I can do.” She disappeared, I am sure not further than the other side of the door, for she reappeared immediately and told me I might have a room at her private house, “just round the corner and kept by an old servant who has been in our family for fifteen years. The porter will take you there, and you can have supper before you go.”
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Madame suggested another hotel to the narrator
This statement is not true.
- The narrator asks, “Perhaps you can recommend me another hotel?”
- Madame answers, “Impossible!” and shakes her head. She does not suggest any other hotel.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The narrator refused to see the room of the sick young gentleman — Incorrect. True in the passage: Madame asks if the narrator would care to see the room. The narrator replies, “Not at all”.
Option 2: Madame said it was the busy season in Bruges — Incorrect. True in the passage: She says, “it is the season in Bruges”. This means the time when many visitors come.
Option 4: Madame said that a porter would show the way to her private house — Incorrect. True in the passage: She says, “The porter will take you there”.