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A notice in a cinema hall reads, "Kindly switch off your mobile phones during the movie." Which of the following is an assumption implicit in this statement? (An assumption is something taken for granted.)

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  • AMobile phones cannot be switched off.
  • BMobile phone rings can disturb the audience during the movie.
  • CThe movie is not interesting enough.
  • DNo one carries a mobile phone to the cinema.

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The request to switch off phones assumes that phones left on would cause a disturbance; otherwise the notice would be pointless. The other options are not taken for granted by the notice.
Answer: B) Mobile phone rings can disturb the audience during the movie.

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