HOTS English Primary 4 Comprehension

Read the passage and answer the question. Passage: "The relief workers arrived in the flood-affected village two days after the disaster struck. Before distributing food supplies, they first assessed the damage and registered the affected families. The medical team treated the injured while the engineers checked the structural safety of the remaining buildings. Only after the buildings were declared safe were the residents allowed to return to their homes." Question: What event had to occur BEFORE residents were allowed to return to their homes?

A Engineers declaring the buildings structurally safe
B Food supplies being distributed to all families
C The medical team completing treatment of all injured
D Relief workers completing the family registration
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Step 1: Find the explicit condition in the passage — "Only after the buildings were declared safe were the residents allowed to return to their homes." Step 2: The phrase "only after" states a required prerequisite. Step 3: The prerequisite = engineers declaring buildings structurally safe. Answer: Engineers declaring the buildings structurally safe

Correct answer: Engineers declaring the buildings structurally safe

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