Question

hich word is an antonym of the underlined word in the paragraph?

Jake felt bad that he didn't show ||sensitivity|| to his sister when she fell. To make up for his indifference, he helped find a bandage while their mother washed the little girl's sore knee.

A.
indifference

B.
rudeness

C.
disrespect

D.
understanding

Answer 1

which

Answer 2

So what does sensitive mean?

Answer 3

quick to respond

Answer 4

Or caring a lot about many things, especially how it is used in the context of this passage. Now what would the opposite of caring be? Not caring?

Answer 5

yeah I think it would be not caring

Answer 6

So what is "not caring" synonymous to. (This one's kinda tricky so I'll make it easier. It's not rude because that goes a few steps ahead of not caring.)

Answer 7

so would it be Understanding?

Answer 8

Um...no. Understanding is very similar to caring.

Answer 9

mhm disrespect?

Answer 10

Not quite.

Answer 11

the only one left is indifference?

Answer 12

Yes.

Answer 13

ohhh

Answer 14

Yeah. Indifference. Is like "Oh. That new episode of Better Call Saul is out. Okay. Well I'm gonna go over there now." Of course I don't mean this for me. It's a good show.

Answer 15

Which sentences contain two words that are related in the same way as the underlined words in the paragraph?

The Olympic skier had an extreme ||devotion|| to her sport. So when she shattered her knee, it was ||torment|| for her to relinquish her skis.

Choose all answers that are correct.

A.
I was ||delighted|| when I won first place in the spelling bee and ||thrilled|| to receive the $100 cash prize.

B.
Fenton's ||contempt|| for Rex was obvious even though he managed to speak to him with ||respect||.

C.
Lilly ||admired|| her big brother but ||despised|| the way he treated her in front of his friends.

D.
The boy ||adored|| his grandfather and ||worshipped|| the ground he walked on.

Answer 16

Ideas?

Answer 17

I have no idea