Question

part b
how does the narrators perspective most clearly help meet the authors purpose identified in part a?
a. the narrators slightly amused tone, expressed in comments such as \time to face a worthy challenge,\ emphasizes the distorted nature of keikos values.
b. the narrators slightly amused tone, expressed in descriptions such as \colorful, even comical, spectacles,\ emphasizes the fun atmosphere of keikos life.
c. the narrators neutral, objective tone, evident in the descriptions of keikos equipment, helps readers gain insight into keikos personality.
d. the narrators neutral, objective tone, evident in the descriptions of game - show stunts, helps readers gain insight into television producers values.

1. read the sentence from paragraph 2 of selection 2.

\still other contestants were lowered by a crane onto a rotating disk that was encircled by spinning pinwheels and then had to run, slalom - like, through the display.\
the word encircled features the latin prefix en-. which word is a synonym for encircled in this sentence? base your answer on context and on your knowledge of the prefix en-.
a. illuminated
b. punctured
c. restricted
d. ringed

Explanation:

The word "encircled" means to form a circle around something. The prefix "en -" can mean "in" or "around". Among the options, "ringed" also means surrounded by a ring or circle, which is closest in meaning to "encircled" in the context of the sentence where spinning pinwheels form a kind of circular boundary around the rotating disk. "Illuminated" means lit up, "punctured" means having holes made in it, and "restricted" means limited or confined in a different sense than being circularly surrounded.

Answer:

D. ringed