Question

select the synonym of the word in bold. mr. underwood told us to stay in our seats while he went to the office. i knew that most of the kids would remain seated but that some of them would get up and run around. submit

Explanation:

To find the synonym of "stay", we analyze the context. The sentence says Mr. Underwood told kids to stay in seats, and later it mentions "most of the kids would remain seated". "Remain" has a similar meaning to "stay" here as both imply continuing to be in a place (the seats).

Answer:

remain