Passage- I He walked several miles that day but could not get anything to eat or drink except some dry bread a

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Passage- I He walked several miles that day but could not get anything to eat or drink except some dry bread and some water, which he got from cottagers and farmers. As night fell, he slept under a haystack lying in a meadow. He felt frightened at first, for the wind blew awfully over the empty fields. He felt cold and hungry, and was feeling more lonely than he had ever felt before. He however, soon fell asleep, being much tired with his long walk. When he got up next day, he was feeling terribly hungry so he purchased a loaf of bread with a few coins that he had.

He soon fell asleep because

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The passage states, "He however, soon fell asleep, being much tired with his long walk." This directly indicates that exhaustion from his long walk was the reason he fell asleep.

Analyzing the options:
A) he was exhausted: This is directly supported by "being much tired with his long walk."
B) he was all alone: While he was alone and felt lonely, the passage explicitly attributes his sleep to being tired, not loneliness. Loneliness was a feeling he experienced, but not the cause of sleep.
C) he had not slept for days: The passage does not provide any information about his sleep patterns in previous days. There is no evidence to support this.
D) he was very frightened: The passage says "He felt frightened at first," but then immediately states he fell asleep because he was tired. Fright would more likely hinder sleep, and the passage presents tiredness as the overriding factor.

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he was exhausted

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he was all alone

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he had not slept for days

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he was very frightened

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