Question

which quotation best supports the correct answer to part 1?

\there were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones.\

\there was always something about them that was not as it should be.\

\and yet she said that she was a real princess.\

obody but a real princess could be as sensitive.\

Explanation:

Analyze the question prompt

The question asks: "Which quotation best supports the correct answer to Part 1?"
This is a standard textual evidence question. Since Part 1 is not fully visible, we must analyze the context of the story "The Princess and the Pea" by Hans Christian Andersen, which is shown on the left.

Examine the story context

The visible text on the left describes:

1. A prince who wanted to marry a real princess. He travelled the world but could not find one because "it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones."
2. "There was always something about them that was not as it should be."
3. He came home sad because he wanted a real princess.
4. A storm comes, a girl knocks at the gate claiming to be a real princess despite her rain-soaked appearance: "And yet she said that she was a real princess."
5. The last visible option at the bottom mentions: "Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive..." which refers to the resolution where she feels the pea through twenty mattresses.

Evaluate the selected option

The cursor is hovering over the second option: "There was always something about them that was not as it should be."
This quote directly explains why the prince could not find a real princess during his travels, supporting an inference about his difficulty in identifying a genuine princess or his high standards.

Using the Making Inferences knowledge point, we connect the prince's internal conflict and his journey to the specific evidence in the text. The quote highlighted by the cursor provides the direct reason for his disappointment during his travels.

Answer:

• (A) "There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones."
• (B) "There was always something about them that was not as it should be." (Correct answer)
• (C) "And yet she said that she was a real princess."
• (D) "Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive..."