Question

as the belated traveller makes his way through the monotonous plains of australia, through the bush, with its level expanses and clumps of grey-blue gum trees, he occasionally hears a singular sound. beginning low, with a kind of sharp tone thrilling through a whirring noise, it grows louder and louder, till it becomes a sort of fluttering windy roar. if the traveller be a new comer, he says to himself, why, that is the bull - roarer. ... the instrument which produces the sounds that warn women to remain afar is a toy familiar to english country lads. they call it the bull - roarer. the common bull - roarer is an inexpensive toy which anyone can make. i do not, however, recommend it to families, for two reasons. in the first place, it produces a most horrible and unexampled din, which endears it to the very young, but renders it detested by persons of mature age. in the second place, the character of the toy is such that it will almost infallibly break all that is fragile in the house where it is used, and will probably put out the eyes of some of the inhabitants. (from the bush by andrew lang) which phrases from the passage most effectively show the author’s bias toward adults? 1 monotonous plains, level expanses 2 sharp tone, whirring noise 3 new comer, probably puzzled 4 most horrible, detested by

Explanation:

To determine the phrase showing the author’s bias toward adults, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: "monotonous plains, level expanses" describes the landscape, not bias toward adults.
• Option 2: "sharp tone, whirring noise" describes the sound of the bull - roarer, not related to adult bias.
• Option 3: "new comer, probably puzzled" describes a newcomer’s reaction, not adult bias.
• Option 4: "most horrible, detested by" (from the passage: the bull - roarer’s din is "most horrible" and it is "detested by persons of mature age") shows the author’s negative view (bias) toward the toy from an adult’s perspective, as it emphasizes adults’ dislike.

Answer:

1. most horrible, detested by