Question
Read the passage.
from Around the World in Eighty Days
This question has two parts, Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.
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Phileas Fogg was, indeed, exactitude personified, and this was
Part A
betrayed even in the expression of his very hands and feet; for in
men, as well as in animals, the limbs themselves are expressive of
the passions.
He was so exact that he was never in a hurry, was always ready,
and was economical alike of his steps and his motions. He never
took one step too many, and always went to his destination by the
shortest cut; he made no superfluous gestures, and was never seen
to be moved or agitated. He was the most deliberate person in the
world, yet always reached his destination at the exact moment.
What does the word superfluous mean in paragraph 27
• 1. confusing
• 2. emotional
• 3. incomplete
• 4. unnecessary
(from Around the World in Eighty Days by lies Verne)
Part B
Which detail from paragraph 2 best supports the correct answer
from Part A?
• 1. was always ready
O 2. never took one step too many
O 3. 'never seen to be moved or agitated*
• 4. "always reached his destination"
Answer
Part A: The word superfluous means unnecessary in paragraph 27.
Part B: The detail "never took one step too many" from paragraph 2 best supports the answer in Part A.