Question

Read the passage.

Then Sir Bedivere departed and went to the sword and lightly took it up, and so he went to the water’s side; and there he bound the girdle about the hilts, and threw the sword as far into the water as he might. And there came an arm and a hand above the water and took it and clutched it, and shook it thrice and brandished; and then vanished away the hand with the sword into the water.

What is the main idea of this passage from Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory?


Sir Bedivere shows a hatred for King Arthur.


Sir Bedivere pretends to throw the sword into the water.


An arm appears out of the water and shakes the sword three times.


The sword falls down to the bottom of the lake.

Answer 1

An arm appears out of the water and shakes the sword three times

Answer 2

Answer: C) An arm appears out of the water and shakes the sword three times.

Step-by-step explanation: in a text, a main idea is important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text. In the given passage from Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, we can see the description of how Sir Bedivere throws the sword into a lake, and an arm appears out of the water and shakes the sword three times, before vanishing into the water along with the sword. The option that represents the main idea of this paragraph is option C.