I believe the correct answer is: “Dipping his fingers languidly into the cool pond, he delicately plucked out an oval-shaped purple leaf…”
The setting of the narrative represents the place where narrative is being unfolded – its surroundings, position. This quotation is the best contribution to the setting as it describes the place where the story begins or where story happens (at the edge of the wide, sloping lawn, the tall, green fronds of bamboo waved, as mild as grazing sheep, and the politely clicking melody of wooden wind chimes wafted from the weathered pine balcony of his twelve-bedroom cottage).
Therefore, the excerpt from the text best establishes the setting of this passage is:
"Dipping his fingers languidly into the cool pond, he delicately plucked out an oval-shaped purple leaf with fine-toothed edges, then let it drop so he could capture a newer one, a larger, brilliantly red leaf whose crinkled surface curled like the palm of a hand. Behind him, at the edge of the wide, sloping lawn, the tall, green fronds of bamboo waved, as mild as grazing sheep, and the politely clicking melody of wooden wind chimes wafted from the weathered pine balcony of his twelve-bedroom cottage."
Question with options:
PART A: Which statement best describes the relationship between the two newspaper articles?
A
The first article includes correct information about why the ship sank while the second article incorrectly claims the ship did not sink.
B
Both articles included information about the trouble the ship had when it first left harbor.
C
The first article includes more details about the passengers on the ship than does the second article.
D
Both articles incorrectly claim that the ship did not sink after hitting the iceberg.
Answer: B
Both articles included information about the trouble the ship had when it first left harbor.
Explanation:
- In the articles, we can see that the Titanic was one of the largest and most luxurious vessels in history. It was impossible for people to see or think that the Titanic is can have any difficulty so it became the transport for the most reputable people at that time.
- Then, the articles are describing the situation when the Titanic began to sink. How people on it have found that they are having problem ''Captain E. S. Smith, admiral of the White Star fleet of liners and in command of the Titanic, realized acutely the danger to his passengers.'' They included names of the people that were on the Titanic and what messages were sent by the people.
