Question

read the excerpt from \george washington.\

from 1759 to the outbreak of the american revolution, washington managed his lands around mount vernon and served in the virginia house of burgesses. married to a widow, martha dandridge custis, he devoted himself to a busy and happy life. but like his fellow planters, washington felt himself exploited by british merchants and hampered by british regulations. as the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately but firmly voiced his resistance to the restrictions.

which provides the best objective summary of this excerpt?

washington took care of his lands in virginia, where he led a good life married to a widow named martha dandridge custis.

as an established planter in virginia, washington began to feel that british rules and policies were unfair and he started to speak out against them.

washington was right to speak out against the unfair rules and policies that were forced on the colonies by the british.

washington felt himself exploited by british merchants and hampered by british regulations. as the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately but firmly voiced his resistance to the british restrictions.

Explanation:

Analyze the excerpt

The excerpt describes George Washington's life from 1759 to the outbreak of the American Revolution. It mentions his management of lands, service in the House of Burgesses, marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis, and his growing frustration with British regulations, leading to his moderate but firm resistance.

Define objective summarizing

Using the Objective Summarizing knowledge point, an objective summary must be completely neutral, factual, and free of personal opinions, judgments, or biased language (such as "good life," "right to speak out," or "unfair"). It must accurately condense the main points of the source text.

Evaluate option 1

"Washington took care of his lands in Virginia, where he led a good life married to a widow named Martha Dandridge Custis."
This option is not objective because it uses the subjective evaluation "led a good life." It also omits the major historical focus of the second half of the passage regarding his resistance to British regulations.

Evaluate option 2

"As an established planter in Virginia, Washington began to feel that British rules and policies were unfair and he started to speak out against them."
This option uses the subjective word "unfair" to describe the rules, which introduces an evaluative opinion not framed strictly as the text's objective reporting.

Evaluate option 3

"Washington was right to speak out against the unfair rules and policies that were forced on the colonies by the British."
This option is highly subjective, stating "Washington was right" and calling the rules "unfair." This represents an opinion and is not an objective summary.

Evaluate option 4

"Washington felt himself exploited by British merchants and hampered by British regulations. As the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately but firmly voiced his resistance to the British restrictions."
Using the Reading Comprehension knowledge point, this option directly uses the factual reporting and neutral framing from the source text to summarize his feelings and actions without adding external opinions or biased commentary. It accurately captures the core conflict described in the second half of the excerpt.

Answer:

• (A) Washington took care of his lands in Virginia, where he led a good life married to a widow named Martha Dandridge Custis.
• (B) As an established planter in Virginia, Washington began to feel that British rules and policies were unfair and he started to speak out against them.
• (C) Washington was right to speak out against the unfair rules and policies that were forced on the colonies by the British.
• (D) Washington felt himself exploited by British merchants and hampered by British regulations. As the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately but firmly voiced his resistance to the British restrictions. (Correct answer)