Father : Why did you return home late today? Son : My motorbike brakes failed on the way.

Question

This is a conversation between a father and his son. After reading the conversation report the conversation in your own words.

Father : Why did you return home late today? 

Son : My motorbike brakes failed on the way. 

Father : Why didn’t you check your brakes before starting? 

Son : I was in a hurry. I didn’t have the time. 

Father : It shows how careless you are. If you keep your bike in a good condition, you will save yourself a lot of trouble and time.

Answer 1

The father asked (a) his son why he had returned home late that day. The boy replied (b) that his motorbike brakes had failed on the way. On hearing this, the father (c) asked him why he hadn’t checked his brakes before starting. The boy said that as (d) he was in a hurry he had had no time. Disappointed on hearing this, the father observed that it showed how careless he was. He added that if (e) he kept his bike in a good condition, he would save himself a lot of trouble and time.