Question

Read the excerpt from Holes.
"That's a lot of sunflower seeds," the bus guard said.
Stanley noticed a burlap sack filled with sunflower seeds on the floor next to the desk.
"I quit smoking last month," said the man in the cowboy hat. He had a tattoo of a rattlesnake on his arm, and as he signed his name, the snake's rattle seemed to wiggle. "I used to smoke a pack a day. Now I eat a sack of these every week."
The guard laughed.
Which sentence from the excerpt contains a stated physical trait?
"That's a lot of sunflower seeds," the bus guard said.
Stanley noticed a burlap sack filled with sunflower seeds on the floor next to the desk.
He had a tattoo of a rattlesnake on his arm, and as he signed his name, the snake's rattle seemed to wiggle.
The guard laughed.

Answer 1

The answer to the given question is :- He had a tattoo of a rattlesnake on his arm, and as he signed his name, the snake's rattle seemed to wiggle.

The term "physical trait" itself suggests a certain characteristic of the physique. In other words, the question pertains to the mention of a physical feature from among the given options.

The first sentence - "That's a lot of sunflower seeds," the bus guard said. - states specifically what the bus guard said.

The second option - Stanley noticed a burlap sack filled with sunflower seeds on the floor next to the desk. - is merely Stanley's observation of the room.

The third sentence - He had a tattoo of a rattlesnake on his arm, and as he signed his name, the snake's rattle seemed to wiggle. - describes a tattoo on the arm, and how it seems to wiggle when the muscles move to facilitate the arm's movements.

The final sentence - The guard laughed. - describes the guard's reaction or expression only.

Thus, among the given options, the third sentence mentions a physical trait.

Answer 2

Reading Comprehension

'He had a tattoo of a rattlesnake on his arm, and as he signed his name, the snake's rattle seemed to wiggle.'

Explanation:

• A physical trait is a special mark on a person that makes the person prominent.
• It can be taken as a distinguishing feature that helps the person to stand out in a crowd.
• A physical trait usually helps in the identification of a person.
• A physical trait may be natural or artificial.
• An artificial one conveys the characterial traits of  a person.
• It often relates to the taste or personality of a person.
• A tattoo  is an artificial physical trait.
• The tattoo of a rattlesnake relates to some kind of addiction  or oddness in the character as a snake's tattoo is not an ordinary one.
• Hence the sentence that contains a stated physical trait is: 'He had a tattoo of a rattlesnake on his arm, and as he signed his name, the snake's rattle seemed to wiggle.'

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