Which is the best paraphrase of the first paragraph? A)
Miles Standish stole corn from the Indians, but it was
fine because he said he would pay it back. He found
it under the sand and figured out that the Indians
had buried it
B)
When the Pilgrims came to Cape Cod, they sent out
Miles Standish and some other men to look through
the country and find a good place for them to settle
Standish then found corn and stole it from its Indian
guardians
C)
When the Pilgrims arrived on Cape Cod, Miles
Standish and others sought a place to settle and
friendship with the Indians. Upon discovering some
buried corn, they took it in order to have corn to
grow for the coming year and vowed to repay the
Indians if they could find them and make contact
with them.
D)
When the Pilgrims came to Cape Cod, they sent out
Miles Standish and some other men to look through
the country and find a good place for them to settle
Standish tried to find some of the Indians in order to
make friends with them. They found recently moved
sand and they soon came to a little old basket full of
Indian corn. When they had dug further, they found a
very large new basket full of fine corn, which had
been lately gathered.