Question

1. “during his reign, the emperor expanded the kingdom to its peak, making it the strongest it had ever been.”

what is the meaning of the word peak as it is used in the passage?
a. beginning
b. lowest point
c. height or highest point
d. a small mountain

Explanation:

The sentence says the emperor expanded the kingdom to its peak, making it the strongest. "Peak" here should mean the highest or best point (not literal mountain). Option A (Beginning) doesn't fit as expanding to beginning makes no sense. Option B (Lowest point) is opposite. Option D (A small mountain) is literal and wrong. So C (Height or highest point) matches the context of the kingdom reaching its strongest (highest) state.

Answer:

C. Height or highest point