Question

excerpt from \the adventure of silver blaze\
by arthur conan doyle

\those are the main facts of the case, stripped of all surmise, and stated as baldly as possible. i shall now recapitulate what the police have done in the matter.

\inspector gregory, to whom the case has been committed, is an extremely competent officer. were he but gifted with imagination he might rise to great heights in his profession. on his arrival he promptly found and arrested the man upon whom suspicion naturally rested.\

which of the following is the best summary of the excerpt from \the adventure of silver blaze?\

inspector gregory is skillfully leading the silver blaze investigation.
inspector gregory is beginning to train as a detective.
inspector gregory is competing with holmes in the investigation.

Explanation:

Analyze the excerpt

The narrator states that "Inspector Gregory... is an extremely competent officer" and that "On his arrival he promptly found and arrested the man upon whom suspicion naturally rested." This highlights Gregory's competence and active leadership in the investigation.

Evaluate the options

• Option 1: "Inspector Gregory is skillfully leading the Silver Blaze investigation." This matches the text's description of him as "extremely competent" and taking prompt action.
• Option 2: "Inspector Gregory is beginning to train as a detective." This is incorrect because he is already described as an "extremely competent officer" committed to the case.
• Option 3: "Inspector Gregory is competing with Holmes in the investigation." There is no mention of competition or Holmes in this specific excerpt.

Answer:

• (A) Inspector Gregory is skillfully leading the Silver Blaze investigation. (Correct answer)
• (B) Inspector Gregory is beginning to train as a detective.
• (C) Inspector Gregory is competing with Holmes in the investigation.