Stream of consciousness rationale: Getting attention means making everyone around look at oneself. When a person shouts, everyone around looks at him. When one shouts, people from a distance can also hear them. A person usually shouts when he wants to get the attention of a person across the room.
The question and answer pair are described below.
Q: How can you get the attention of a person across the room?
Options:
- board ship
- shout at
- smile at
- cross street
- feel happy
A: shout at