Read the excerpt from “George Washington.” Washington enjoyed less than three years of retirement at Mount Vernon, for he died of a throat infection December 14, 1799. For months the Nation mourned him. Which provides the best objective summary of this excerpt?
Answer
A
Washington developed a throat infection and died in 1799, less than three years after he retired at Mount Vernon.
B
Washington spent his retirement at Mount Vernon. However, this retirement lasted less than three years. Washington developed a throat infection that caused his death on December 14, 1799. The people of America grieved his loss for many months.
C
Washington was unlucky and developed a throat infection after his retirement. He died on December 14, 1799. I think his disappointment with politics caused him to get sick.
D
Washington enjoyed less than three years of retirement at Mount Vernon before he died of a throat infection.
Explanation
An objective summary includes the excerpt’s main facts without adding opinions or unsupported ideas. Choice B states that Washington’s retirement at Mount Vernon lasted less than three years, that a throat infection caused his death in 1799, and that the nation mourned him for months. Choice A and D leave out the mourning, while C adds an unsupported opinion about politics causing his illness.
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