Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: He would have preferred not to have to outfit her with one of the school brooms since they would have been all but useless in an actual match , but there was nothing for it . To his surprise , however , she reached for George 's Cleansweep instead . His surprise must have shown on his face . 
Question: What may be the reason the school brooms would be useless ?
Output (English): They were too old to be able to be used properly .