1) “Every compass needle in town now drifts toward the same stretch of sea.” a) The compasses are cheaply made. b) Magnetic storms are common. c) People stored compasses incorrectly. d) A powerful force is influencing them. 2) “The tide receded so far that even the oldest charts failed to mark what lay beneath.” a) The charts were badly drawn. b) The sea floor eroded naturally. c) The observer exaggerated the distance. d) Something long-hidden was revealed by an abnormal tide. 3) “Names scratched into the pier match townsfolk who insist they have never been there.” a) Visitors carved the names. b) The pier attracts vandals. c) The carvings are very old. d) People were present without remembering it. 4) “The reflection in the water showed stars that the sky itself did not.” a) Light reflected from nearby boats. b) The observer was tired. c) Clouds blocked the real stars. d) The reflection revealed something unseen above. 5) “My reflection smiled before I understood the joke.” a) The speaker reacted slowly. b) The lighting distorted the image. c) The mirror is old. d) The reflection is acting independently. 6) “Each night, the tide marks appear higher, though the moon remains unchanged.” a) The observer misjudged the markings. b) Waves damaged the harbour wall. c) Seasonal changes affected the sea. d) Something other than the moon is influencing the tides. 7) “No footprints led to the cellar door, yet the stairs down were soaked through with seawater.” a) Rain entered through a crack. b) The door was left open overnight. c) Someone cleaned the steps. d) Something reached the cellar without walking there. 8) “The map shows empty ground, but something casts a shadow there every evening.” a) The map is out of date. b) Nearby buildings caused the shadow. c) The speaker misunderstood the map. d) Something unseen occupies that space. 9) “The radio clock reset itself to the same time each night, moments before the signal changed.” a) The radio is poorly manufactured. b) Power cuts caused the reset. c) The announcer made a mistake. d) An external influence is controlling the broadcast. 10) “The foghorn sounded repeatedly, though the mechanism had been disabled.” a) Someone repaired it earlier. b) Wind pressure triggered the horn. c) The sound echoed from another port. d) The foghorn is acting strangely.

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