After five minutes, what was poured into the cups?

After five minutes, what was poured into the cups?

• A. The tea
• B. Water
• C. Milk
• D. Sugar

Answer: (A)

Understanding sequence in a tea-service scene helps explain why the liquid poured into the cups is tea. In typical preparation, you boil water and brew the tea, then pour the finished drink into cups for serving. Water would usually be used to make the tea or poured earlier, not poured into the cups as the final act described. Milk is often added after the tea is poured, and sugar isn’t a liquid you pour into cups—the granules are added to taste. So the action described fits the moment when the brewed tea itself is being poured into the cups.

Understanding sequence in a tea-service scene helps explain why the liquid poured into the cups is tea. In typical preparation, you boil water and brew the tea, then pour the finished drink into cups for serving. Water would usually be used to make the tea or poured earlier, not poured into the cups as the final act described. Milk is often added after the tea is poured, and sugar isn’t a liquid you pour into cups—the granules are added to taste. So the action described fits the moment when the brewed tea itself is being poured into the cups.