Question
Read the following texts and answer the question.
Text 1
The Meester Stoorworm by Katharine Pyle
The old witch shook her head. “It will be a hard thing to rescue her,” she said. “Koshchei is very powerful. Only in one way can you overcome him. Not far from here stands a tree. It is as hard as rock, so that no axe can dent it, and so smooth that none can climb it. On the top of it is a nest. In the nest is an egg. A duck sits over the egg to guard it. In that egg is a needle, and only with that needle can you kill Koshchei the Deathless.”
Text 2
The Child’s Story by Charles Dickens
Once upon a time, a good many years ago, there was a traveler, and he set out upon a journey. It was a magic journey, and was to seem very long when he began it, and very short when he got half way through.
He travelled along a rather dark path for some little time, without meeting anything, until at last he came to a beautiful child. So he said to the child, "What do you do here?" And the child said, "I am always at play. Come and play with me!"
So, he played with that child, the whole day long, and they were very merry. The sky was so blue, the sun was so bright, the water was so sparkling, the leaves were so green, the flowers were so lovely, and they heard such singing-birds and saw so many butteries, that everything was beautiful. This was in fine weather. When it rained, they loved to watch the falling drops, and to smell the fresh scents. When it blew, it was delightful to listen to the wind, and fancy what it said, as it came rushing from its home -- where was that, they wondered! -- whistling and howling, driving the clouds before it, bending the trees, rumbling in the chimneys, shaking the house, and making the sea roar in fury. But, when it snowed, that was best of all; for, they liked nothing so well as to look up at the white flakes falling fast and thick, like down from the breasts of millions of white birds; and to see how smooth and deep the drift was; and to listen to the hush upon the paths and roads.
What is the difference between the characters in the two stories?
In text 1, the characters are human beings; whereas in text 2, they are not.
In text 1, the character is a witch; whereas in text 2, the characters are human beings.
In texts 1 and 2 the characters are human beings.
Text 1
The Meester Stoorworm by Katharine Pyle
The old witch shook her head. “It will be a hard thing to rescue her,” she said. “Koshchei is very powerful. Only in one way can you overcome him. Not far from here stands a tree. It is as hard as rock, so that no axe can dent it, and so smooth that none can climb it. On the top of it is a nest. In the nest is an egg. A duck sits over the egg to guard it. In that egg is a needle, and only with that needle can you kill Koshchei the Deathless.”
Text 2
The Child’s Story by Charles Dickens
Once upon a time, a good many years ago, there was a traveler, and he set out upon a journey. It was a magic journey, and was to seem very long when he began it, and very short when he got half way through.
He travelled along a rather dark path for some little time, without meeting anything, until at last he came to a beautiful child. So he said to the child, "What do you do here?" And the child said, "I am always at play. Come and play with me!"
So, he played with that child, the whole day long, and they were very merry. The sky was so blue, the sun was so bright, the water was so sparkling, the leaves were so green, the flowers were so lovely, and they heard such singing-birds and saw so many butteries, that everything was beautiful. This was in fine weather. When it rained, they loved to watch the falling drops, and to smell the fresh scents. When it blew, it was delightful to listen to the wind, and fancy what it said, as it came rushing from its home -- where was that, they wondered! -- whistling and howling, driving the clouds before it, bending the trees, rumbling in the chimneys, shaking the house, and making the sea roar in fury. But, when it snowed, that was best of all; for, they liked nothing so well as to look up at the white flakes falling fast and thick, like down from the breasts of millions of white birds; and to see how smooth and deep the drift was; and to listen to the hush upon the paths and roads.
What is the difference between the characters in the two stories?
In text 1, the characters are human beings; whereas in text 2, they are not.
In text 1, the character is a witch; whereas in text 2, the characters are human beings.
In texts 1 and 2 the characters are human beings.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct statement regarding the difference between the characters in the two stories is:
In text 1, the character is a witch; whereas in text 2, the characters are human beings.
Text 1 features a witch and Koshchei, who is a powerful figure, while Text 2 primarily involves human characters, specifically the traveler and the child.
In text 1, the character is a witch; whereas in text 2, the characters are human beings.
Text 1 features a witch and Koshchei, who is a powerful figure, while Text 2 primarily involves human characters, specifically the traveler and the child.