Question

1 pts
what is the most likely meaning of innocuous as it is used in the following sentence? use context clues to help you.
eating a peanut butter sandwich for lunch may seem innocuous enough, but for someone who has a peanut allergy, it can have fatal consequences.
○ not harmful
○ not offensive
○ not useful
○ not interesting

question 7
1 pts
which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of illusory?
○ megan was late and wasnt thinking clearly. fortunately, just as she was closing the door, she remembered her phone and raced back to get it.
○ they were eager to attend the concert, so they bought tickets as soon as the dates were announced. that was great planning because the concert quickly sold out.
○ i sent away for a book that promised to make me rich, but a year later, i was as poor as ever. so much for that books promises!
○ partially obscured textaid the film would be awful, and he was right. it was the worst film hed ever seen!

Explanation:

For the first question: The sentence contrasts the sandwich's apparent nature with its fatal risk for those with allergies. "Innocuous" here means the sandwich seems safe, the opposite of harmful.
For the second question: "Illusory" means something that seems real but is not. The book's promise of wealth that never came true is an example of an illusory claim.

Answer:

First question: not harmful
Second question: I sent away for a book that promised to make me rich, but a year later, I was as poor as ever. So much for that book's promises!