Read the adapted excerpt from Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
Soon after, I heard a general shout, with frequent repetitions of the words Peplom selan, and I felt great numbers of people on my left side, relaxing the cords to such a degree that I was able to turn upon my right, and to get a little ease. But, before this, they had daubed my face and both my hands with a sort of ointment very pleasant to the smell, which, in a few minutes, removed all the smart of their arrows. These circumstances, added to the refreshment I had received by their victuals and drink, which were very nourishing, disposed me to sleep. I slept about eight hours, as I was afterwards assured; and it was no wonder, for the physicians, by the emperor's order, had mingled a sleepy potion in the drink.
Which choice best identifies the main idea for a summary of the excerpt?
A.
There is a lot of commotion as they all rush to care for the narrator.
B.
The narrator gets some relief and care by those who had bound him.
C.
The narrator is injured and ends up sleeping due to the tonic he drinks.
D.
There are several people untying the cords and bringing food and drink.
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--> Text: It would not be proper, for some reasons, to trouble the reader with the particulars of our adventures in those seas. Let it suffice to inform him, that, in our passage from thence to the East Indies, we were driven by a violent storm, to the northwest of Van Diemen's Land. . . .
On the fifth of November, which was the beginning of summer in those parts, the weather being very hazy, the seamen spied a rock within half a cable's length of the ship; but the wind was so strong, that we were driven directly upon it, and immediately split. Six of the crew, of whom I was one, having let down the boat into the sea, made a shift to get clear of the ship and the rock. We rowed, by my computation, about three leagues, till we were able to work no longer, being already spent with labor, while we were in the ship. We, therefore, trusted ourselves to the mercy of the waves; and, in about half an hour, the boat was overset by a sudden flurry from the north. What became of my companions in the boat, as well as those who escaped on the rock, or were left in the vessel, I cannot tell, but conclude they were all lost.
For my own part, I swam as fortune directed me, and was pushed forward by wind and tide. I often let my legs drop, and could feel no bottom; but, when I was almost gone, and able to struggle no longer, I found myself within my depth; and, by this time, the storm was much abated.
--> Answers: Which two details are most important to include in a summary of the excerpt?
The voyage was headed to the East Indies.
The narrator was tossed about in the sea.
All except the narrator were lost at sea.
Fortunately for the narrator, the storm calmed.
The ship crashed upon a rock in a storm.
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Text: This is the most favorable period for travelling in Russia. They fly quickly over the snow in their sledges; the motion is pleasant, and, in my opinion, far more agreeable than that of an English stagecoach. The cold is not excessive, if you are wrapped in furs—a dress which I have already adopted, for there is a great difference between walking the deck and remaining seated motionless for hours, when no exercise prevents the blood from actually freezing in your veins. I have no ambition to lose my life on the post-road between St. Petersburgh and Archangel.
Answers: Which two details are most important to include in a summary of the text?
It’s much colder to sit still than to move around on deck.
The narrator does not want to freeze before getting to Archangel.
It is a good time to be traveling in Russia.
Furs are the best to wear for cold weather.
The narrator thinks sledges are better than riding in a stagecoach.
