Question

complete the summary for each paragraph as you read, using the key words highlighted where given.

a when the khan has spent the three months of december, january, and february in the city of which i have spoken, he sets off in march and travels southward to within two days journey of the ocean. he is accompanied by fully 10,000 falconers and takes with him fully 5,000 gerfalcons and peregrine falcons and sakers in great abundance, besides a quantity of goshawks² for hawking along the riversides.

b you must not imagine that he keeps all this company with him in one place. in fact he distributes them here and there, in groups of a hundred or two hundred or more. then they engage in fowling, and most of the fowl they take are brought to the great khan.

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______, accompanied by 10,000 falconers and 5,000 gerfalcons, peregrine falcons and sakers, and a quantity of goshawks. 2

b this company is not kept with the great khan in one place but is distributed here and there in groups, engaging in fowling and bringing most of the fowl they take to the great khan.

Explanation:

Analyze paragraph A

We need to fill in the missing summary for paragraph A.
The original text in A states: "When the Khan has spent the three months of December, January, and February in the city of which I have spoken, he sets off in March and travels southward to within two days' journey of the Ocean. He is accompanied by fully 10,000 falconers and takes with him fully 5,000 gerfalcons and peregrine falcons and sakers..."
The summary template for A starts with "A" and ends with ", accompanied by 10,000 falconers and 5,000 gerfalcons, peregrine falcons and sakers, and a quantity of goshawks."
By comparing the original text and the summary template, the missing part describes the Khan's departure and journey.
Using Reading Comprehension and Information Extraction, we extract the main action: In March, the Khan travels southward near the Ocean.
Thus, the summary can be completed as: "In March, the Khan travels southward to within two days' journey of the Ocean" or "In March, the Khan travels southward".

Analyze paragraph B

We need to fill in the blank in the summary for paragraph B.
The original text in B states: "You must not imagine that he keeps all this company with him in one place. In fact he distributes them here and there, in groups of a hundred or two hundred or more."
The summary template for B states: "This company is not kept with the Great Khan in one place but [blank] here and there in groups, engaging in fowling and bringing most of the fowl they take to the Great Khan."
Using Information Extraction and Text Summarization, we look for the word that fits the blank. The original text says "he distributes them here and there". The passive construction in the summary "is not kept... but [blank]" requires a verb in the past participle form to match "is".
The handwritten note in the image suggests "is distributed".
Therefore, the blank should be filled with "is distributed" or "distributed" (since "is" is already implied or can be written as "is distributed"). Looking closely at the template: "but [blank] here and there", "is distributed" fits grammatically and semantically.

Finalize the answers

For Question A, the reconstructed summary text is: "In March, the Khan travels southward to within two days' journey of the Ocean".
For Question B, the blank is filled with "is distributed".

Answer:

Question 1

A <blank>In March, the Khan travels southward to within two days' journey of the Ocean</blank>, accompanied by 10,000 falconers and 5,000 gerfalcons, peregrine falcons and sakers, and a quantity of goshawks.

Question 2

B This company is not kept with the Great Khan in one place but <blank>is distributed</blank> here and there in groups, engaging in fowling and bringing most of the fowl they take to the Great Khan.