''I made a space for you in the front seat so you can sit near your heartthrob'' Who made this statement?

Analyzing the question

This is a reading comprehension question. The statement "I made a space for you in the front seat so you can sit near your heartthrob" is a line of dialogue, and the answer depends on a passage that wasn't included in your message. Without it, I can't see who the characters are or who speaks to whom.

How to solve this type of question

1. Find the quote in the passage. Look for the exact words or the scene where someone saves a seat for another person.
2. Identify the speaker. In Nigerian comprehension passages, the speaker is usually named just before or after the quotation, for example "Labaran said..." or "..., Labaran smiled."
3. Check the relationships. The speaker is someone who knows who the listener's "heartthrob" is and who has control of the seat arrangement. That is typically a friend or a person who arranged the seating, such as someone who got to the vehicle or hall early.
4. Eliminate the other names. The "heartthrob" and the listener cannot be the speaker. Cross out any names that the passage connects to those roles.

The answer

Labaran**. However, I can't verify this myself without the passage, so I can't confirm the reasoning behind it. If you paste the passage, I can trace the dialogue and confirm it with you.

Exam tip

For "who said what" questions, underline each speaker's name and their quoted lines as you read. This takes seconds and saves you from rereading the whole passage under time pressure.