Question

Anne says that there were so many dummies in the class that about a quarter of them shouldn’t be promoted. Is she being rude or brutally honest? Evaluate.
Class 10 NCERT

Answer 1

I feel she was trying to being honest when she made this statement. When the result day  approached closer, everyone in her class made bets regarding  who would go to the next class and who would not;  most of the students in her class were not confident of making it to the next class. Most of them feared they might fail. So, on the basis of this observation, Anne made this statement.

Answer 2

Answer:

Anne is being brutally honest. She said so because almost a quarter of students kept on betting throughout the year instead of studying. They remained anxious about being promoted to the next class and had spent their money on betting. Two boys CN and Jacques had even staked their entire holiday savings on the bet.