QUESTION: The stream had not had a flow in months, the drought had left the water levels what?
Options:
- lowered
- stagnant
- stagnate
- hold up
- stopping
ME: The answer is stagnant
CoT: Water level can be stagnant if the water does not get replineshed. Drought can leave water levels upto a limit which may result in stream not flowing..

QUESTION: The man had spent all day collecting old appliance and such, he took the metal to get scrapped where?
Options:
- car
- junkyard
- instruments
- ore
- farm
ME: The answer is junkyard
CoT: Junkyard is a place with variety of junk stuff like old appliances etc. Metals are scrapped at junkyard..

QUESTION: A reaching advantage can help a boxer achieve what?
Options:
- being ahead
- fall
- speed.
- victory
- new option
ME: The answer is victory
CoT: A boxer can achieve victory with help of a reaching advantage..

QUESTION: Why do people read non fiction?
Options:
- having fun
- it's more relatable
- learn new things
- becoming absorbed
- falling asleep
ME:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
user
The answer is learn new things
CoT: Non fiction contains many new things. For the purpose of learning new and informative things, people used to read non fiction..