Read the poem. Then, review the bolded text in the second stanza.
My Model Car
The hours piled on,
As I sprawled out on my carpet,
Tinkering with tweezers,
Fiddling with rubber bands,
Trying to make my model car come to life.
Finally, eyes bleary, I went for a walk,
Leaving the car parts behind.
I took in the details of the neighborhood,
The trills and chirps of birds in the trees,
The thick, smoky smell of a grill
Fired up in my neighbor's yard.
I came back and opened my door.
Hoping the car had assembled itself. No, but—
I suddenly saw the parts with new eyes,
My mind clear and ready.
My tools bent and twisted the pieces
Like they'd always known what to do.
The bolded text requires an inference, or a guess, about missing details.
Based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?
A. The sounds and smells of the neighborhood distract the narrator from her problem.
B. The smell of her neighbor's grill makes the narrator realize that she is hungry.
C. The narrator wishes she could fly away like a bird.
D. The narrator's mind is refreshed after her walk, and she is able to finish her model car.
To understand which sentence is most likely to be true based on the bolded text in the second stanza, we need to make an inference or guess about the missing details. The bolded text states, "I suddenly saw the parts with new eyes, My mind clear and ready. My tools bent and twisted the pieces like they'd always known what to do." This suggests that something happened during the narrator's walk that had a positive impact on her ability to work on her model car.
Option A, "The sounds and smells of the neighborhood distract the narrator from her problem," does not align with the idea that the narrator's mind became clear and ready. It implies that the neighborhood distractions hindered the progress.
Option B, "The smell of her neighbor's grill makes the narrator realize that she is hungry," is not supported by the text. While the smell of the grill is mentioned, it does not indicate that the narrator felt hungry.
Option C, "The narrator wishes she could fly away like a bird," is not hinted at or implied in the text. There is no connection made between the narrator's wish to fly away like a bird and the impact of the walk on her ability to work on the model car.
Therefore, based on the information provided, the most likely true sentence is: A. The sounds and smells of the neighborhood distract the narrator from her problem.