Question

1. i was surprised to see an article in the local paper about bullying at my high school. the reporter had interviewed several kids from my school but didnt use any of their real names.

the kids were _____________ because __________________________________________________
my answer | my reason
anonymous | they didnt use any of their real names.

1. hal didnt want to lie to mr. kenna, but when the teacher kept pressing him for his research paper, hal felt he had no alternative.

hal _____________ to lying because __________________________________________________
my answer | my reason
| he didnt have is research paper

Explanation:

1. For the first item, the blank is filled based on the definition of anonymous (not using real names), which matches the given context.
2. For the second item, Hal is forced to lie because his teacher kept pressing him and he had no other choice, as he didn't have his research paper ready.

Answer:

1. The kids were Anonymous because the reporter didn't use any of their real names.
2. Hal resorted to lying because his teacher kept pressing him for his research paper and he had no alternative, as he didn't have the paper ready.