Question

Patricia was studying for a test while listening to her iPod. The volume was low, but soon Patricia began to sing along with the song. She stopped reading her notes and began to tap her pencil and move to the beat of the song while she sang. In this example, Patricia's listening progressed from passive to _____.
A. hearing
B. engaged
C. nonexistent
D. incidental

Answer 1

I would say B. Engaged.
here's why: Patricia did not only stop doing her notes but sang and move to the beat, becoming engaged to the music instead of studying. If she was just listening, she wouldn't be doing any of this stuff.

Answer 2

I think it's engaged because not only did she listen to the music but she began to act on it by tapping and stopped reading her notes after she started the tapping