Comprehension - JSS1 English Language Lesson Note

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

HOW TALL WAS THE RUBBER?

Mr. Momodu and Mr. Mbama were two traders. They each had a shop in the centre of the town. The two were very good friends.
But people used to laugh when they saw them together, for while Mr. Momodu was exceptionally tall, MrMbama was exceptionally short. MrMomodu was 1.95m
tall while his friend was only 1.35m.
One day, the two men were talking together when a white Peugeot 504 stopped on the other side of the street. The driver got out, and started to walk towards them. Suddenly, a man dressed in a white T-shirt and brown
trousers ran out of a side-street and pulled out a pistol. "Give me your car keys, your cell phone and your wallet" he shouted, pointing the pistol at the driver's chest.
A few moments later, the thief had driven away towards the main road, leaving the driver standing in the road, too dazed to speak or move.A few minutes later, Mr Momodu and his friend were at the police station, helping the police in their enquiries.
The robber was very short....pegan
MrMomodu. "No, he wasn't, he was tall!
Interrupted Mr. Mbama. Sergeant Obi looked from one to the other as they started to argue. Just then Inspector James walked in.
He listened for a few minutes, and then called for silence. "I think I can solve this problem, he began. "it is clear that in comparison with MrMomodu the robber was short.
But in comparison with Mr. Mbama, he was tall. Can you agree therefore that as one of you is very tall, and the other very short, the wanted man is probably of average height?" the two friends were delighted with the simple solution. As a result of the interviews with the two friends, the police issued a description of the wanted man.