Answers CSD Summer 2026 English 10 Unit TestQuestion 3

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Unit Test

Question 3 • CSD Summer 2026 English 10

Which line from the passage best supports the description of Benjamin as "cynical”?

Answer

A

“Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm, and the worst tempered.”

B

“He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies.”

C

“Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer.”

D

“The two of them usually spent their Sundays together in the small paddock beyond the orchard.”

Explanation

A cynical person tends to express distrust or dissatisfaction, often with a bleak or sarcastic attitude. In choice B, Benjamin grumbles that he would rather have had neither a tail nor flies, dismissing the supposed benefit of his tail with a pessimistic joke. The other lines describe his temperament, affection, or routine but do not show cynicism as clearly.

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