I went to the bank this morning

AnonymousMy choice is C. Am I right?

Yes, you are.

Hi

Answer A seems natural too

- I went to the bank this morning.
- Where did you go?
- Well, I like the staff at the one on South Lane but I was in a hurry, so I went to the High Street branch

Dave

dave_anonAnswer A seems natural too

Ouch!

Then B 'works' too—

A. I went to the bank this morning.
B: I'm afraid not. I saw you sleeping in your rocker all morning

This kind of language proficiency test question requires the answer that most reasonably completes the dialogue without further supposition.

Hi

I understand what you say and, yes, B works too!

If it's a sit-down exam test, C must be right. But if there are also answers that aren't blatantly wrong, I sometimes think it's unfair to penalise students who see other possibilities

Dave

dave_anonI sometimes think it's unfair to penalise students who see other possibilities

Oh, I agree. The trouble with tests is that they're never perfect, and we always have students here (as do I at home) asking 'Why isn't this right?' when it can indeed be right. Presumably those asking about proficiency test questions are actually taking a proficiency tes