Read the excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

Question

Alice glanced nervously along the table, as she walked up the large hall, and noticed that there were about fifty guests, of all kinds: some were animals, some birds, and there were even a few flowers among them. “I'm glad they've come without waiting to be asked,” she thought: “I should never have known who were the right people to invite!”

There were three chairs at the head of the table; the Red and White Queens had already taken two of them, but the middle one was empty. Alice sat down in it, rather uncomfortable in the silence, and longing for some one to speak.

At last the Red Queen began. “You've missed the soup and fish,” she said. “Put on the joint!” And the waiters set a leg of mutton before Alice, who looked at it rather anxiously, as she had never had to carve a joint before.

Which life experience best connects to the theme in the excerpt?

moving to a new school where you do not know anyone
having friends throw you a surprise party
eating too much at a restaurant
being invited to play a game with classmates

Answer 1

The life experience that best connects to the theme in the excerpt is "moving to a new school where you do not know anyone."

In both situations, there is a sense of navigating a new environment and feeling uncertain about social dynamics. Alice's nervousness about the guests and her discomfort at the table reflect the feelings one might have when entering a new and unfamiliar situation, such as starting at a new school where you don't know anyone and have to figure out how to fit in and make connections.