But for that, David, I might believe that we were indeed come to the country beyond the Styx. The prospector renders that theory untenable—it, certainly, could never have gone to heaven. However I am willing to concede that we actually may be in another world from that which we have always known. If we are not ON earth, there is every reason to believe that we may be IN it.”
What do you mean, Perry?” I cried. “Do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven?” He smiled, and turning, pointing to the nose of the prospector protruding from the ground at our backs.
Which statement BEST reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt?
A) Humans desire to control nature.
B) Humans are frightened by nature.
C) Humans are fascinated by nature.
D) Humans cannot understand nature.
Answer:
C) Humans are fascinated by nature.
Explanation:
According to the given excerpt, there is a conversation between two people who are debating whether they were in another world or still on earth. One of the speakers wonders if they are dead and in heaven and seems fascinated by the idea as he smiles and points to the nose of the prospector.
From this excerpt, it is clear that humans are fascinated by nature and wonder about its many secrets.
Option B. absconded
absconded - leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as a theft.
Example: The cashier abscond the money secretly because her mother is seriously ill.
The correct answer is: Strict and unfair.
In paragraph 3 of "A women who went to Alaska," the narrator describes the Canadian Dominion governmen as "oppressive" because it imposed and strictly enforced arbitraty laws.
It charged miners a large amount of money to get a license for mining and a ten percent royalty on all of the gold digged.
Answer:The answer is (c)
Simple yes/no question s is not a quality of a productive discussion.
Explanation:Productive discussion is one which motivates the students and create opportunities for them to participate ,practice and sharpen their various skills.Large number of factors are taken into consideration while planning a discussion .But simple yes/no question cannot make our discussion productive.We can start a discussion with yes/no questions only if any particular question has follow question that requires explanation.
Otherwise simple yes /no question will become discussion stopper.it will badly influence the discussion.It makes the discussion monotonous.Listeners loose their interest.
Discussion provides an opportunity to students to explore new things.A detailed discussion will enable students to clear their doubts and get answers for their queries ,but if we limit our discussion to simple yes/no question then it will limit the ability of students to learn anything new from that discussion.Their knowledge will remain stable and it will not enhance .There will be no benefit of that discussion.
