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Difficulty: MediumDrawing Inferences and Deductions from Unseen Passages

Read the unseen dramatic extract below carefully:

EBI: (Examining the overturned wooden crate) The iron hinges were snapped from the outside, yet the brass padlock remains completely locked.
KALE: And the night guard swears he slept with the key strung around his neck all night.
EBI: Then whoever opened this chest did not use a key; they forced it open with heavy tools.

Based on the extract above, it can be deduced that the intruder gained access to the crate by secretly stealing the night guard's key.

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False. The physical evidence presented in the dialogue (snapped hinges and an intact locked padlock) indicates that brute force was used to break into the crate, contradicting the claim that the intruder used the guard's key.
The statement is false because the extract explicitly highlights that the brass padlock remained locked while the hinges were snapped from the outside, showing that the intruder used heavy tools to force the chest open rather than using the guard's key.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the physical evidence described in the extract.
Ebi points out that the iron hinges were snapped from the outside, but the brass padlock remained locked.
Identifying the physical condition of the crate reveals how access was gained.
2
Evaluate the statement against the textual evidence.
The statement asserts that the key was stolen and used, but the unbroken padlock and snapped hinges directly contradict key usage.
Valid inferences and deductions must align with the passage's evidence without introducing unwarranted assumptions.
3
Determine the truth value of the statement.
The statement is false.
The evidence shows forced entry with tools, not entry via a stolen key.

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Drawing Inferences and Deductions from Unseen Passages
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