Question

The commander went round the camp at midnight because he ________________.

• A. was too tired from the day's battle to go to sleep
• B. wished to check if his soldiers had obeyed his order
• C. was too worried about the next day's battle
• D. wished to check if enemies had entered his camp

Answer 1

The correct option is B wished to check if his soldiers had obeyed his order

From the third, fourth and fifth sentences, we know that the commander orders all lights to be put out to avoid being bombed by the enemy. He goes round the camp at midnight. He enters a tent upon seeing a light in it. He suggests that he might shoot the boy for indiscipline. The indiscipline here refers to the disobeyance of his order to put the lights out. We can infer that he goes round the camp to check if everyone obeyed his orders. Hence, B is correct.

None of the rest of the choices is consistent with the contents of the passage. They can be ignored.