The first line "<span>For the first time in decades, Baby Boomers have been outnumbered by another group--the Millennials."</span>
There’s no options to choose from..
D: Don’t Judge on Appearance Alone.
In the short story Abolishing the Penny Makes Good Sense written by Alan S. Binder, the author denied the usefulness of one of the most common entity in the society and most of us hold dearly and relevant. With this view of penny, the author received several opposing feedback because of the divided view when it comes to how we view penny and its importance.
<u>Answer:</u>
(C) BRIGHTNESS would be a good replacement for the bold word LIGHT to match the tone of the given sentence "Our eyes were seared by the sudden LIGHT when the fire reached the stash of gunpowder".
<u>Explanation:</u>
The sentence means that the person’s eyes suddenly started burning because of the light that was caused because of the fire in the gunpowder. So, the most apt option as replacement for “LIGHT” is “Brightness”. This is because the sentence refers to the radiating light which had caused the attention of person’s eye.
Option A, explosion, is incorrect because explosion refers more to sound and not the light. Option B, spark means small glow of light. Option D, Flame means the visible part of fire. So, options B and D are also incorrect as per the meaning of the sentence.
