The Red Dot in the Photographs
Written by Studio AM.
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On the final evening of her museum internship, Salma found a red dot on every photograph from Camera Four. The dot seemed to hover beside an old clock. Her teammate Leon thought it was a reflected light. Salma wanted one more test before naming it.
They cleaned the camera lens and photographed a blank wall. The dot remained. They moved the camera, but the dot stayed at the same position in each image. At last, they took a photograph with the lens cap on. Even in that dark image, the dot appeared.
They had traced the problem to the camera, but not to a particular fault inside it. Salma wrote both findings in the log and attached the test photographs. The next morning, the curator praised her clear record and lent them another camera. A technician later confirmed a faulty sensor pixel in Camera Four. Salma added the diagnosis to the log. The team now had a useful sequence: an observation, tests that narrowed the cause, and a repairer's confirmed diagnosis.
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Question 1 of 4
What is the main idea of the story?
The answer is A: Salma and Leon test an unwanted dot, record what they find, and leave the exact camera fault for a technician to diagnose.
The tests trace the dot to the camera. Salma records that finding, then adds the technician's later sensor diagnosis.
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Question 2 of 4
Why does the curator praise Salma's record?
The answer is B: It separates what the tests show from the exact fault still needing diagnosis.
The camera is implicated by the tests, but identifying the particular internal fault still needs a technician.
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Question 3 of 4
What does “hover” mean in the first paragraph?
The answer is C: Appear to remain suspended in one place
The dot seems to stay beside the old clock in repeated photographs, so “hover” describes appearing suspended near one location.
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Question 4 of 4
Which test still shows the dot even though the scene is hidden?
The answer is D: Taking a photograph with the lens cap on
The capped-lens photograph is dark, yet the dot still appears in the image.
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