Question 24
A, B, C, D and E sit in a row at the SEAMO X Gala Dinner & Awarding Ceremony. Their printed statements are:
A: “Nobody sits to either my left or my right.”
B: “I am not seated in the centre.”
C: “I am seated to Eric’s immediate right.”
D: “There are two people between Joan and me.”
E: “There is someone between Dawn and me.”
What is their seating arrangement from left to right?
The source does not identify Eric, Joan or Dawn with A–E, and A’s statement is ambiguous or impossible literally. Do not invent a name mapping. Explain whether the printed clues determine an arrangement and what clarification is needed. This is a manually assessed source-analysis task.
A: “Nobody sits to either my left or my right.”
B: “I am not seated in the centre.”
C: “I am seated to Eric’s immediate right.”
D: “There are two people between Joan and me.”
E: “There is someone between Dawn and me.”
What is their seating arrangement from left to right?
The source does not identify Eric, Joan or Dawn with A–E, and A’s statement is ambiguous or impossible literally. Do not invent a name mapping. Explain whether the printed clues determine an arrangement and what clarification is needed. This is a manually assessed source-analysis task.