Question

1. which of these inferences is best supported by the passage below (paragraphs 55-58)?

b. wordsworth said, \stop crying, and we will go for a walk.\
i stopped crying, but i was breathing short. we went for a walk. we walked down st. clair avenue to the savannah and we walked to the race-course.
b. wordsworth said,
ow, let us lie on the grass and look up at the sky, and i want you to think how far those stars are from us.\
i did as he told me, and i saw what he meant. i felt like nothing, and at the same time i had never felt so big and great in all my life. i forgot all my anger and all my tears and all the blows.
a. b. wordsworth believes nature can help people solve their problems.
b. the boy doesn’t understand b. wordsworth’s suggestions.
c. b. wordsworth believes that if the boy’s mother keeps beating him, he should run away from home.
d. b. wordsworth believes that peace is more powerful than violence.

1. which of these sentences from the text best supports the correct answer to question 7?

a. “b. wordsworth said, ‘stop crying, and we will go for a walk.’”
b. “i stopped crying, but i was breathing short.”
c. “b. wordsworth said, ‘now, let us lie on the grass and look up at the sky, and i want you to think how far those stars are from us.’”
d. “i forgot all my anger and all my tears and all the blows.”

Explanation:

Question 7

• Option A: The passage shows B. Wordsworth using nature (walk, looking at stars) to help the boy feel better and forget his anger/tears, supporting that he believes nature solves problems.
• Option B: The boy “did as he told me” and “saw what he meant”, so he understood. Eliminate B.
• Option C: No mention of running away from home. Eliminate C.
• Option D: The passage focuses on nature’s effect, not peace vs. violence. Eliminate D.

• Option A: Just about going for a walk, not showing nature’s problem - solving effect.
• Option B: Describes the boy’s breathing, not related to nature’s impact.
• Option C: Suggests looking at stars (nature), but the key is the result.
• Option D: Shows the boy forgot his anger/tears/blows after following B. Wordsworth’s nature - related suggestions, directly supporting the idea that nature helped solve his problems (from Question 7’s answer).

Answer:

A. B. Wordsworth believes nature can help people solve their problems.

Question 8