A figurative expression in a work report
A short original account states “ಮೀನಾ ಕೆಲಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿಹೋಗಿದ್ದಳು. ಸಹೋದ್ಯೋಗಿ ಕರೆದಾಗ ಅವಳು ತಲೆ ಎತ್ತಿ ನೋಡಿದಳು.” A reader interprets the first sentence as a drowning incident and adds a rescue, although the second sentence describes an ordinary response to a colleague. The exercise asks how context supports an idiomatic interpretation and which details may be included in a faithful summary. It also asks the learner to distinguish a reasonable inference from invented events. No actual accident, medical advice or workplace hazard procedure is supplied by the passage. The answer should explain the relation between concentration on work and responding when called, while avoiding a new story about water that the text does not establish.
1. Explain the expression in context.
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It describes Meena being deeply absorbed in work. Her looking up when a colleague calls supports an ordinary workplace context rather than literal immersion.
2. What should the summary avoid?
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Do not add drowning, rescuers or an accident. A concise account can say that Meena was concentrating on work and looked up when called.