The statement below is followed by four options. Each option is related to the item in the statement, but only one is always true. Select the option that always holds and makes the statement true.
"An umbrella always has ______."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A cover (canopy)
The answer must hold for every umbrella, without exception. An option that is present in most cases but can be missing in even one case is not always true.
Option (1) Black cloth — umbrellas come in many colours, such as red, blue or printed ones.
Option (2) A cover (canopy) — an umbrella shelters a person from rain or sun with a cover spread over a frame; a frame without a cover gives no shelter and is not an umbrella, so this is always true.
Option (3) A hooked handle — many umbrellas have straight handles.
Option (4) An automatic open button — many umbrellas are opened by hand, with no button.