You did not include options in your question, but based on the meaning of the word cryptic, your answer will be 'A HIDDEN MEANING'.
When you say that something is cryptic, it means that, that thing has a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
From the way the word was used in the given sentence, it means that the message the teacher was passing across about the test is hidden, it was not understood by any of the students.
Your tone
Let's look at the other choices first. Your credibility is your ability to be believed as trustworthy in regards to the subject. Whether you're talking to a group of teenagers or professional adults, your credibility doesn't change. Your clarity also should not change based on the audience because you want to be clear in your message at all times. Also, your purpose should be the same no matter the audience. The only thing that would change is your tone. The way you approach a crowd of teenagers would vary greatly from the way you'd approach a room of professionals.
<h3>What you are supposed to do is:</h3>
- Choose any one of the texts (Hint: Choose the shortest one)
- Use the races strategy: Restate, Analyze, Cite and Evidence to explain where you found the author's purpose (the reason behind the text). And prove how you found it.
- The author's purpose could be to inform, persuade or to entertain.
- So you would have to prove the author's purpose from the article, and how it (the evidence) supports the author's purpose
Answer:
D) "When they came back in the evening it was noticed that the milk had disappeared."
Explanation:
This shows foreshadowing because it is later revealed in the story that the milk has been being fed to the nine dogs that Napoleon raises to finally chase Snowball off the farm and take control.
Answer correct edge 2021 :)
