Question

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-. illuminated punctured restricted ringed

Explanation:

The word "encircled" means to be surrounded or enclosed in a circular manner. "Ringed" also implies being surrounded in a circular - like fashion. "Illuminated" means lit up, "punctured" means having holes made in something, and "restricted" means limited.

Answer:

D. ringed