Question

(1) a ragged t - shirt, two plastic bags, intense nausea, worm - empathy, and oppressive boredom—this list comprises my total haul from around a half - dozen or so fishing trips that i was conned into attending during my otherwise happy terrestrial life. (2) counterbalancing my trifling fishing misadventures are those of dorien schroder and crew, for whom fish quite literally jumped aboard; however, it is likely worth noting that at the time, schroder’s team was researching carcharodon carcharias, known colloquially as the great white shark. (3) schroder and her crew of six from the oceans research organization were chumming the waters around seal island off the coast of cape town in south africa when the researcher noticed a 10 - foot, 1,100 - pound great white shark just above one of her interns on the port side of the boat. (4) thinking fast, schroder grabbed the internet moments before the half - ton shark landed in the boat. (5) the crew radioed for help and began pouring buckets of water on the thrashing animal to keep it alive. (6) fifteen minutes later, a second ship towed the damaged vessel to port and fixed a hosepipe to the shark’s mouth to keep it ventilated. (7) the shark was lifted out of the boat via a crane and placed back into the harbor where it promptly beached itself once more. (8) the animal was finally towed to deeper
which of the following is where most of the action in this selection takes place?
a near seal island
b on the author’s fishing boat
c in cape town, south africa
d inside the oceans research organization

Explanation:

To determine where most of the action takes place, we analyze the text:

• Sentence (3) states "Schröder and her crew... were chumming the waters around Seal Island off the coast of Cape Town... when the researcher noticed... a great white shark just above one of her interns on the port side of the boat."
• Sentences (4)-(8) describe actions (grabbing intercom, radioing for help, pouring water, towing the boat, lifting the shark, etc.) that occur on the boat near Seal Island.
• Option A: "Near Seal Island" matches the location of the boat where the main events (shark boarding, crew actions, rescuing the shark) happen.
• Option B: The author’s fishing boat is only mentioned in the first part (author’s misadventures), not the main action.
• Option C: "In Cape Town" is too broad; the action is at sea near Seal Island, not in the city.
• Option D: "Inside the Oceans Research organization" is incorrect, as the action is at sea/on the boat.

Answer:

A. Near Seal Island