Question

cryptologist william friedman
carsons teacher asks the class to write about an individual who made a contribution to science in the 20th century. carson decides to write about cryptologist william friedman, who helped to advance the science of deciphering coded messages.
read carsons rough draft, and use it to answer the questions that follow.
(1) during world war i and world war ii, many military commanders used wireless radio to communicate with their troops. (2) however, the enemy could easily intercept messages transmitted in this way. (3) to prevent the opposition from learning military secrets, encryption was used by three of the primary countries involved: the united states, japan, and germany. (4) in other words, they put their messages into secret codes.
(5) when the united states entered world war i in 1917, the army could not capably decode enemy correspondence. (6) consequently, the united states military utilized the
directions: click and drag the correct answer to the box.
in sentence 4, which word best replaces put to make the meaning precise?
in other words, they put their messages into secret codes.
in other words, they blank their messages into secret codes.
turned adapted arranged translated developed

Explanation:

The context is about converting messages into secret - codes. "Translated" best fits as it implies changing the form of the messages into a coded form. "Turned" is too general, "adapted" means to modify for a different use, "arranged" means to organize, and "developed" means to create or grow.

Answer:

translated