Question

Read the passage from The Phantom Tollbooth. "For instance, from here that looks like a bucket of water," he said, pointing to a bucket of water; "but from an ant's point of view it's a vast ocean, from an elephant's just a cool drink, and to a fish, of course, it's home. So, you see, the way you see things depends a great deal on where you look at them from. Now, come along and I’ll show you the rest of the forest." What conclusion about Alec's perspective does the passage support? He spends very little time thinking about his own perspective or other people's perspectives. He spends a lot of time thinking about his own perspective as well as other people's perspectives. He spends most of his time thinking about his own perspective and ignoring other people’s perspectives. He spends an equal amount of time thinking about his own perspective and other people's perspectives.

Answer 1

Answer:

He spends a lot of time thinking about his own perspective as well as other people's perspectives.

Explanation:

In this passage, we learn about the way in which the speaker, Alec, thinks. When he describes his thinking, he tells us that most things are not "objective," but that instead depend on how you look at them. For example, a bucket of water might be seen in many different ways depending on who the viewer is. The text suggests that Alec spends a lot of time thinking about perspective in general. However, it also suggests that he thinks about his own perspective as well as that of others.

Answer 2

The conclusion that the passage supports about Alec's perspective is "He spends an equal amount of time thinking about his own perspective and other people's perspectives."

What is a perspective?

Perspective refers to the point of view of a person to look any object or a situation. It refers to the opinion a person makes in regards to the circumstance.

In the given passage, the speaker, pointing towards the bucket of water says that it means different to different persons/animals. To an ant, it is an ocean, to an elephant, it is a cool drink, and to a fish it is home.

Therefore, he consider everyone's perspective along with the perspective of himself. Hence the correct option is d.

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