Why were the papers torn by Kezia important?

Correct answer: They were her father’s important papers

The papers were important because they contained the speech that Kezia’s father had prepared. He needed those sheets, so finding them torn and used as pincushion stuffing made him angry. Kezia did not know their value and had no intention of damaging his work; she believed that the papers were available for her small craft project. This distinction between intention and consequence is central to the episode. The papers were not blank sheets, old newspapers, or drawing paper. Option A is therefore correct. The incident shows how a child’s innocent action can be misunderstood by an adult and how the father’s punishment deepens Kezia’s fear before she later recognises his hidden affection.