Question 10.

Which one of the following observations is a valid conclusion to draw from the statement, “From out of the primal darkness of Mankind’s earliest years, come whispers of eerie creatures, not quite alive (or alive in a way which we can understand), yet not quite dead either.”?

A
Mankind’s early years were marked by a belief in the existence of eerie creatures that were neither quite alive nor dead.
B
Long ago, eerie creatures used to whisper in the primal darkness that they were not quite dead.
C
Mankind’s primal years were marked by creatures alive with eerie whispers, but seen only in the darkness.
D
We can understand the lives of the eerie creatures in Mankind’s early years through their whispers in the darkness.

Question Explanation

Text Explanation

Option A is a valid conclusion to draw from the lines - "From out of the primal darkness of Mankind's earliest years, come whispers of eerie creatures, not quite alive (or alive in a way which we can understand), yet not quite dead either."

The statement mentions that in Mankind's earliest years, there were whispers of eerie creatures that were not quite alive or dead. This suggests that in these early years, there was a belief in the existence of such creatures. Option A accurately captures this idea. Option B is not a valid conclusion as the given statement does not mention anything about eerie creatures whispering about their own death. Option C is also incorrect since the passage does not mention that the creatures were only seen in the darkness. Similarly, Option D is not a valid conclusion as the given statement offers no information on how we can understand the lives of the eerie creatures. 

Hence, Option A is the correct choice. 

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