Excerpt from: Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain
THERE was no use in arguing with a person like this. I promptly put such a strain on my memory that by and by even the shoal water and the countless crossing-marks began to stay with me. But the result was just the same. I never could more than get one knotty thing learned before another presented itself. Now I had often seen pilots gazing at the water and pretending to read it as if it were a book; but it was a book that told me nothing. A time came at last, however, when Mr. Bixby seemed to think me far enough advanced to bear a lesson on water-reading. So he began—
What conclusion can you make from the first paragraph?
A) Mr. Bixby dislikes the narrator.
B) The narrator is angry with Mr. Bixby.
C) The narrator thinks Mr. Bixby is stubborn.
D) Mr. Bixby thinks the narrator is stubborn.
C) The narrator thinks Mr. Bixby is stubborn.
Answer:
A and C
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Explanation:
i'm not quite sure if this is correct because i couldn't find much on what the answer is but i think C is for sure correct
We need the passage to help
The correct answers are as follows:
1. The word in bold is CLOYD. The literary meaning of cloy'd is excessive supply of something that is initially good or pleasant. The word nearest in meaning to cloy'd among the given option is OVER SENTIMENTAL. To be over sentimental is to be overly or excessively emotional.
2.The word in bold is HALF IMPAIRED.
The nearest word in meaning to half impaired in the options given is PARTIALLY DAMAGED. To be half impaired means to be weakened or reduced either in strength or quality. The same meaning applies to partially damaged. To be partially damaged is to be reduced in value, usefulness, beauty or other good qualities.
3. The word in bold is LOTH.
The nearest word in meaning to loth is RELUCTANT OR UNWILLING. The word loth is used to describe a state of reluctance or unwillingness. Loth refers to an unwillingness to do something that is contrary to one belief or principle. Loth is normally used as an adjective in sentences.
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