Multiple choice

The phrase ‘not having allowed for’ means

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

I climbed into bed and rolled myself in my blanket, first extinguishing the light that burned steadily near the door. I lay still, trying to get to sleep but my fear made that impossible and soon I sat up in bed peering into the darkness and occasionally glancing at the round window in the side of the ship, which seemed like a plate suspended in the darkness. For an hour, I must have sat like this, and then a draught of cold air suddenly roused me. I jumped out of bed; not having allowed for the motion of the ship, I was instantly thrown violently across the room.

  1. not permitting the ship to move

  2. refusing to come out of bed

  3. not being prepared for something

  4. refusing to light the lamp again

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C Correct answer
Explanation

not ready.