Question

DIRECTIONS: Word choice when writing or speaking is important, for it can impact your message. Even words that are synonyms have meanings that can vary in clarity or degree.
Read the original sentences below, and replace the underlined word with the BEST synonym.
Remember, all the choices may work as substitutions for the underlined word, but there is a BEST response, one that most appropriately and descriptively expresses the message of the sentence.


Original Sentence: I was so nervous before the big test that I thought I was going to pass out.

Group of answer choices

timid

anxious

scared

jumpy

Answer 1

So I’m guessing that the underline word is “nervous” so the best answers is anxious

Answer 2

I think it’s anxious because the word it nervous right