Question

1. how does the author develop the idea that financial burden on taxpayers should be avoided? a. he compares his expenses to his opponents expenses to drive his point that all campaign expenses should be personally funded. b. he uses technical terms exposing political opponents using taxpayer money for political activities. c. he highlights the importance of frugality in government spending. d. he uses informal language to explain typical expenditures of a senator. read the sentence from the text. i come before you tonight as a candidate for the vice - presidency and as a man whose honesty and integrity has been questioned. 3. the latin word inter means whole. based on that, what is the meaning of the underlined word? a. speaking b. personality c. soundness d. entire read the following sentence from the passage. i have a theory, too, that the best and only answer to a smear or an honest misunderstanding of the facts is to tell the truth. 4. in which sentence does the underlined word have a connotative meaning similar to the word smear in the sentence from the passage? a. the child spread paint all over her hands and the canvas. b. the journalists reputation was discredited by the unfounded accusations. c. the rain blurred the low opinionated comments spray painted on the side building. d. the white tablecloth was stained red from the spilled glass of wine. richard nixons checkers speech:central idea

Explanation:

Question 2:

The idea of avoiding financial burden on taxpayers can be developed by highlighting frugality in government - spending. Comparing campaign expenses (A) is not directly about taxpayer burden avoidance. Using technical terms to expose opponents (B) is more about political criticism. Using informal language to explain senator's expenditures (D) doesn't directly address avoiding taxpayer burden.

Question 3:

If "inter" means whole, "integrity" in the context of the word root likely relates to soundness or completeness of character, which is closest to "soundness". "Speaking", "Personality", and "Entire" do not align with the root - meaning in this context.

Question 4:

The word "smear" in the passage has a negative connotation related to false accusations. "The journalist's reputation was discredited by the unfounded accusations" (B) has a similar connotation as it involves false claims harming someone's reputation. The other options involve physical actions like spreading paint (A), blurring (C), or staining (D) which are literal and not related to false accusations.

Answer:

1. C
2. C
3. B