Question

The narrator in this passage seems to be ___________
Which option best suits the narrator's description?

• A. A trainer of young children learning to ski.
• B. An older skier who goes to the institute often.
• C. A member of an older group of beginners.
• D. A parent whose toddlers are learning to ski.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

A member of an older group of beginners.

The first line of the passage mentions that the author began learning skiing on the second stay of his trip. So, this eliminates option A) a trainer of young children learning to ski, as the author is still himself learning how to ski. Option B cannot be the answer because had he been going to the institute often, he would not have been 'clumsier than toddlers' as a skier. The passage does not mention that the author's children were the toddlers, so option D cannot be the correct answer either. The answer is option C) a member of an older group of beginners.