Question

read the following from the passage. by the time he had finished, kenyan was shocked to realize he had spent nearly six hours glued to his phone! he rolled his eyes at the time he had wasted and tossed the phone aside, opened his laptop, and tried to refocus his attention on his english essay, which was due first thing tomorrow. but \ding\ went the phone and kenyan could not stop himself from becoming distracted again. he looked at the message that popped up from his friend fortuna, asking him to video chat. kenyan thought, why not? it couldnt take that long, right? and once again, he put the laptop aside and picked up his phone to chat with fortuna. after what seemed like just a short time, kenyan happened to glance over at the clock that sat on his desk and was horrified to realize he had been on the phone for hours. which two words with similar meanings does the author use in this excerpt to describe how kenyan feels about having wasted so much time? a. glued, distracted b. realize, thought c. refocus, attention d. shocked, horrified

Explanation:

The words "shocked" and "horrified" both convey a strong negative - emotional reaction of surprise and distress that Kenyan has towards wasting so much time. "Glued" and "distracted" describe his state of being attached to and diverted from his work respectively. "Realize" and "thought" are about cognitive processes. "Refocus" and "attention" are about concentration.

Answer:

D. shocked, horrified