Question

1. match the underlined word to its meaning using context.
2. extremely happy
3. threatening
4. brief and clear

a. the teacher offered a concise explanation of the rules.
b. the boy was elated after winning the competition.
c. the forest was ominous, dark and silent.

1. in the sentence, “the authors explanation was redundant, repeating the same ideas several times,” the word redundant most nearly means—

interesting
essential
misleading
repetitive

Explanation:

1. In "The boy was elated after winning the competition", "elated" means extremely happy. In "The forest was ominous, dark and silent", "ominous" means threatening. In "The teacher offered a concise explanation of the rules", "concise" means brief and clear.
2. In the sentence "The author's explanation was redundant, repeating the same ideas several times", the key - phrase "repeating the same ideas several times" indicates that "redundant" means repetitive.

Answer:

1. 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - a
2. Repetitive