Question

Read the excerpt from Iqbal.

Karim, who was almost seventeen and whose fingers had grown too thick and awkward to make the thin, delicate knots of the carpets, had become a sort of overseer to us children.

Based on the words used to characterize Karim in this excerpt, what does the author reveal about him? Check all that apply.

1. Karim is a skilled carpet weaver.
2. Karim used to make carpets.
3. Karim is older than the other children.
4. Karim is bigger than the other children.
5. Karim makes decisions that affect the children.

Answer 1

Based on the words used to characterize Karim in this excerpt, what the author reveals about him is

2. Karim used to make carpets.

3. Karim is older than the other children.

4. Karim is bigger than the other children.

Explanation:

It says that his fingers have grown too much to keep on doing the delicate work he did in the past, that demonstrates point 2, at the end of the excerpt Karim is not mention as part of the kids which gives us the ides of the information in points 3 and 4.

Answer 2

The answer is

B. Karim used to make carpets.

C. Karim is older than the other children.

D.Karim is bigger than the other children.