Question

Select the correct text in the passage. Which two sentences in this excerpt from The Time Machine by H. G. Wells suggest that the Morlocks possess a degree of intelligence comparable to that of humans? Within was a small apartment, and on a raised place in the corner of this was the Time Machine. I had the small levers in my pocket. So here, after all my elaborate preparations for the siege of the White Sphinx, was a meek surrender. I threw my iron bar away, almost sorry not to use it. A sudden thought came into my head as I stooped towards the portal. For once, at least, I grasped the mental operations of the Morlocks. Suppressing a strong inclination to laugh, I stepped through the bronze frame and up to the Time Machine. I was surprised to find it had been carefully oiled and cleaned. I have suspected since that the Morlocks had even partially taken it to pieces while trying in their dim way to grasp its purpose. Now as I stood and examined it, finding a pleasure in the mere touch of the contrivance, the thing I had expected happened. The bronze panels suddenly slid up and struck the frame with a clang. I was in the dark—trapped. So the Morlocks thought. At that I chuckled gleefully. I could already hear their murmuring laughter as they came towards me. Very calmly I tried to strike the match. I had only to fix on the levers and depart then like a ghost. But I had overlooked one little thing. The matches were of that abominable kind that light only on the box.

Answer 1

Answer:

The first sentence is " For once, at least, I grasped the mental operations of the Morlocks."

The second sentence is " I was surprised to find it had been carefully oiled and cleaned."

Explanation:

1. The first sentence suggests that the Morlocks possessed mental operations which were hard to grasp by the author. This brings us to conclude that Morlocks did possess a degree of comparable intelligence to humans.
2. The second sentence says that the author was surprised to find the Time machine carefully oiled and cleaned, which shows hoe Morlocks put thought into human activities like cleaning.

Thus these are the two required sentences.

#SPJ3

Answer 2

"For once, at least, I grasped the Morlocks' brain functions," says the first sentence.

"I was surprised to see it had been meticulously oiled and cleaned," says the second sentence.

Explanation :

• The first statement implies that the Morlocks had mental operations that were difficult for the author to comprehend. As a result, we can conclude that Morlocks had a level of intelligence comparable to humans.
• The author was shocked to discover the Time machine meticulously oiled and cleaned in the second phrase, demonstrating how Morlocks put consideration into mundane tasks like cleaning.

As a result, these are the two sentences that must be written.

#SPJ2