Question

read this sentence from the passage.
\my whole family was invested, as well; they’d all attend my games, and we’d ecstatically recount each exciting play on the ride home.\ (paragraph 6)
which of the following words from the passage provides the best clue to the meaning of ecstatically?
□ \invested\
□ \games\
□
ecount\
□ \exciting\

Explanation:

To determine the clue for "ecstatically", we analyze each word:

• "invested" refers to involvement, not emotion related to "ecstatically" (meaning extremely happy).
• "games" is the context, not an emotional clue.
• "recount" means to tell again, not related to the emotion of "ecstatically".
• "exciting" describes the plays, and an exciting event would likely be recounted with extreme happiness (ecstatically), as excitement and ecstatic emotion are related.

Answer:

"exciting"