Identifying Opinions in a Conversation
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9. April and Brook are talking about smartphones, but their opinions are different. April thinks smartphone is the most important invention of the $20^{th}$ century while Brook believes that life without smartphones was better. Which of the following CANNOT be Brook's speech bubble? A) Children may become addicts to the smartphones. B) Smartphones save time because you can reach information easily. C) It's very expensive to buy a smartphone. D) People waste time by using the applications on the smartphones.
This question includes visual content: The image displays a multiple-choice question labeled 9. There are four speech bubbles arranged in a 2x2 grid representing options A, B, C, and D. Each bubble contains a statement about smartphones. A handwritten checkmark is visible near option D, and there is some scribbled handwriting near the question stem and option B.
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Hi Esma, let's solve this English question together by analyzing the different opinions about smartphones.
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The text tells us that April and Brook have different opinions. April thinks smartphones are the most important invention of the twentieth century.
April's View: Positive (Most important invention)
On the other hand, Brook believes that life without smartphones was better. This means Brook has a negative or critical view of smartphones.
Brook's View: Negative (Life was better without them)
We need to find which bubble cannot be Brook's speech. This means we are looking for a positive statement about smartphones.
Evaluating the Speech Bubbles
| Option | Opinion Type | Statement |
|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- |
| A | Negative | Children may become addicts |
| B | Positive | Save time and reach information easily |
| C | Negative | Very expensive |
| D | Negative | People waste time |
Let's check option A. Saying children become addicts is a negative point, so Brook could say this.
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