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.

Explanation:

• For option A: B. Wordsworth takes the boy for a walk (nature - related activity) and has him lie on grass to look at stars. After this, the boy forgets anger, tears, and blows. This shows nature (walk, sky, grass) helped the boy with his emotional problems, so this inference is supported.
• For option B: The boy “did as he told me, and I saw what he meant” shows he understood the suggestions, so B is incorrect.
• For option C: There is no mention of the boy’s mother beating him or running away in the passage, so C is incorrect.
• For option D: The passage focuses on nature’s role, not a comparison between peace and violence, so D is incorrect.

Answer:

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