Question

Choose the letter of the word that most clearly expresses the tone in each passage. If you are unfamiliar with any of the words, look them up before you select the correct answer.
We have come together this afternoon to mourn the deaths of sixteen miners—our friends and neighbors—who were trapped by fire yesterday, deep below the earth. They lived bravely and they died too soon, leaving behind grieving wives and bewildered children. We bid them a final farewell.

Question 1 options:

forgiving


sorrowful


angry


amused

Answer 1

Sorrowful and then forgiving