Question

What is the best description of the connotative meaning of the word youthful in this sentence? Grandma may be eighty years old, but she still displays a youthful curiosity about life.
A. It has a negative connotation, suggesting that Grandma acts silly or is embarrassing to her family.
B.It has a positive connotation, implying that Grandma is very active and plays energetically with her grandchildren.
C.It has a positive connotation, suggesting Grandma’s active interest in the world around her.
D. It has a negative connotation, implying that Grandma dislikes young people and doesn’t understand them.

What is the meaning of the word timely in this sentence?
The decision to repair the snowplow was quite timely, as an unexpected blizzard buried the town in snow one day later.

A.punctual
B.surprising
C.appropriate
D.early

Which option is the best revision of the sentences?
The chef baked a cake for the wedding. It was two feet tall.

A.The chef that was two feet tall baked a cake for the wedding.
B.The chef baked a cake for the wedding that was two feet tall.
C.The chef baked a cake that was two feet tall for the wedding.
D.The chef, two feet tall, baked a cake for the wedding.

Answer 1

Question 1:

The correct answer is C.

In this passage, the word "youthful" implies that Grandma's curiosity has vitality or freshness of the youth.

Question 2:

The correct answer is A.

"Timely" is used in this excerpt to show that the repair was done right on time, since, had it not be done at that moment, the snowplow would not have been available to clean to snow brought by the blizzard that burried the town the next day.

Question 3:

The correct answer is C.

This is the best way to revise the sentence because it uses the relative pronoun "that" to add information about the subject directly before it: the cake.

Answer 2

C. it has a positive connotation, suggesting Grandma's active interest in the world around her.
A. punctual.
B. the chef baked a cake for the wedding that was two feet tall.