Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker. (As soon as they locate her voice they throng joyfully to her, speaking all at once;
ANNIE is down on her knees to the smallest, and the following are the more intelligible fragments in the general hubbub.) CHILDREN: There’s a present. We brought you a going-away present, Annie! ANNIE: Oh, now you shouldn’t have – CHILDREN: We did, we did, where’s the present? SMALLEST CHILD [MOURNFULLY]: Don’t go, Annie, away. Which of these statements provides the best summary of the scene? The girls, wearing their customary plain dresses, enter the room and encourage Annie to stay. The girls give Annie her present and crowd around her lovingly, with everyone sharing their thoughts. The girls greet Annie enthusiastically, eager to share their present and their desire for her to stay. The girls are disappointed that their friend is leaving, but they are kind and wish her well.
The girls greet Annie enthusiastically, eager to share their present and their desire for her to stay.
This is the best summary of the scene as it most accurately portrays what is happening. The first option could be incorrect because we aren't given details as to what the girls are wearing. Also, what they are wearing is not important to this scene so it can be left out of a summary. The second option is incorrect because it says that they gave Annie her present. In the excerpt, Annie is not actually given the present. One of the girls asks where it is, but we don't know if it was given yet. The last option is also incorrect because while we know that the girls are disappointed and kind, they don't wish her well in this excerpt. The third option is the best because the girls are excited, they want to share a present (even if they can't find it), and they want her to stay.
