Tools Select the correct answer
Read the adapted excerpt from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
But I should have mentioned that before the principal person began his oration, he cried out three times, Langro debul san these words,
and the former, were afterwards repeated, and explained to me), Whereupon immediately about ity of the inhabitants come and cut the
strings that fastened the left side of my head, which gave me the liberty of turning it to the right, and of observing the person and gesture of
him that was to speak. He appeared to be of a middle age, and taller than any of the other three who attended him, whereof one was a
page that held up his train, and seemed to be somewhat longer than my middle finger, the other two stood one on each side, to support
him. He acted every part of an orator, and I could observe many periods of threatenings, and others of promises, pity, and kindness
Which choice provides the best objective summary of the excerpt?
OA The narrator is bound but an orator comes out and orders histles to be cut. This orator seems to be the leader as he is
dressed formally and has others to support him. All follow his commands
OB. The narrator, tied down, watches as a leader of the group orders histles to be cut so that he can turn his head. This leader
seems to issue threats but also shows kindness,
OC. The narrator is very confused as he is tied and cannot move, the inhabitants are speaking a language he does not understand,
and now an oratoris both threatening him and showing pity
OD. The narrator is tied down and cannot move until a leader orders his ties be cut. This leader, whom the narrator cannot
understand, seems to show a variety of different moods,
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Read the adapted excerpt from Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.

But I should have mentioned that before the principal person began his oration, he cried out three times, Langro debul san (these words, and the former, were afterwards repeated, and explained to me). Whereupon immediately about fifty of the inhabitants came and cut the strings that fastened the left side of my head, which gave me the liberty of turning it to the right, and of observing the person and gesture of him that was to speak. He appeared to be of a middle age, and taller than any of the other three who attended him, whereof one was a page that held up his train, and seemed to be somewhat longer than my middle finger; the other two stood one on each side, to support him. He acted every part of an orator, and I could observe many periods of threatenings, and others of promises, pity, and kindness.

Which choice provides the best objective summary of the excerpt?

A.

The narrator is bound but an orator comes out and orders his ties to be cut. This orator seems to be the leader as he is dressed formally and has others to support him. All follow his commands.

B.

The narrator is very confused as he is tied and cannot move, the inhabitants are speaking a language he does not understand, and now an orator is both threatening him and showing pity.

C.

The narrator, tied down, watches as a leader of the group orders his ties to be cut so that he can turn his head. This leader seems to issue threats but also shows kindness.

D.

The narrator is tied down and cannot move until a leader orders his ties be cut. This leader, whom the narrator cannot understand, seems to show a variety of different moods.

A.

The narrator is bound but an orator comes out and orders his ties to be cut. This orator seems to be the leader as he is dressed formally and has others to support him. All follow his commands.

Explanation:

According to the adapted excerpt from Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, the narrator talks about being tied up but having an orator who seemed to be the leader order him to be set free.

Therefore, the choice that provides the best objective summary of the excerpt is that the narrator is bound but an orator comes out and orders his ties to be cut. This orator seems to be the leader as he is dressed formally and has others to support him and all follow his commands.

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.

in a place once known as north america, now known as panem, is a very rich city surrounded by twelve districts. every year because this very rich city, known as the capitol, is so rich and likes to think they control all the districts - which they do - there is something known as the hunger games! this is where two children, one boy and one girl from each district from the ages of twelve to eighteen, have to leave their families and compete in the hunger games, a live event that is aired on tv's all over panem. when katniss everdeen, aged sixteen from district 12, has to volunteer to take the place of her twelve-year-old sister prim after prim's name is called forth to become the 23rd member to compete in the 74th hunger games, she promises to prim that she will win! katniss doesn't believe she's coming out alive - but she's not going down without a fight.

because district 12 is so poor, katniss has been close to death many times from starvation but she's made it through it. but this is a different kind of close to death; this katniss doesn't know if she can survive.

she doesn't want to hurt, or kill anyone but when it comes down to it katniss' instinct is to survive. but when she starts to have confusing feelings about the boy from her district who is also her fellow contender, things get worse, and then she teams up with the girl from district 11 and only one person can survive. but who will it be? will her feelings get the better of her? will she let someone else win so they don't have to die? if katniss is going to win she's going to have to be brutal. she's going to have to kill!