Question

passage 1:

erve, nerve, nerve!\ he panted, as he dashed along. a blue gap showed between the trees dead ahead. ever nearer drew the hounds. rainsford forced himself on toward that gap. he reached it. it was the shore of the sea. across a cove he could see the gloomy gray stone of the chateau. twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed. rainsford hesitated. he heard the hounds. then he leaped far out into the sea.

• \the most dangerous game,\

richard connell
based on the first passage, a reader can logically predict that rainsford will
swim to another island
die in the rough waters
be caught by the general
age, the reader must revise
sford

Explanation:

In the passage, Rainsford is being chased by hounds. He reaches the shore and then leaps into the sea. Given that he is a skilled hunter (from the context of "The Most Dangerous Game") and the story's narrative, it is logical to predict he will swim to another island rather than die (as he is a main character and the story would likely continue) or be caught (as the action of leaping into the sea suggests an attempt to escape).

Answer:

swim to another island