Model answer: Eva was dwelling on the comment because she wasn't satisfied with anything other than perfection. It bothered her that her report only said that she liked music lessons — it suggests that 'like' wasn't good enough.
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Eva's report was, as it always was, first rate and outstanding. She had worked hard in her first school and now she was proving to be a big hit too at her new secondary school. Eva liked to show off and brag about her grades. You could never say that Eva or her work was inconspicuous.
The trouble was, Eva was not impressed with her report. She always focused on things she didn't do so well and now she was dwelling on the comment, 'Eva likes music lessons.' To Eva, 'like' wasn't good enough!
Use evidence from the text to explain why Eva was dwelling on the comment.
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