Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question. But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied…
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Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.
But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.
But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.
The author did not want to shoot the elephant because he
- was afraid of it
- did not have the experience of shooting big animals
- did not wish to kill an animal which was not doing anybody any harm
- did not find the elephant to be ferocious
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - did not wish to kill an animal which was not doing anybody any harm
The elephant was peacefully eating and harmless if left alone, and to the author killing it would be 'murder'. He did not want to kill an animal that was harming no one.
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