10 The following text is adapted from Edith Nesbit's 1906 novel The Railway Children. Mother did not spend all her time in paying dull [visits] to dull ladies,and sitting dully at home waiting for dull ladies to pay [visits] to her . She was almost always there,ready to play with the children,and read to them,and help them to do their home -lessons . Besides this she used to write stories for them while they were at school, and read them aloud after tea and she always made up funny pieces of poetry for their birthdays and for other great occasions. According to the text, what is true about Mother? A) She wishes that more ladies would visit her. B) Birthdays are her favorite special occasion. C) She creates stories and poems for her children. D) Reading to her children is her favorite activity.

## Step 1<br />The problem is a reading comprehension question. The text is an excerpt from Edith Nesbit's novel "The Railway Children". The question asks us to identify what is true about the character "Mother" based on the information provided in the text.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />We need to analyze each option in the question and compare it with the information given in the text.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Option A suggests that Mother wishes more ladies would visit her. However, the text does not provide any evidence to support this claim.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Option B suggests that birthdays are her favorite special occasion. While the text does mention that she creates funny pieces of poetry for their birthdays, it does not explicitly state that birthdays are her favorite special occasion.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />Option C suggests that she creates stories and poems for her children. This is directly supported by the text, which states that she writes stories for them while they are at school and reads them aloud after tea.<br /><br />## Step 6<br />Option D suggests that reading to her children is her favorite activity. While the text does mention that she reads to her children, it does not explicitly state that this is her favorite activity.