Yep, that's basically the whole task. To change the passage to become more 'upbeat', yet still share similar words to the previous words, the following could be changed to...
trudged= plodded
shuffled= staggered
scrutinised= questioned
sparse=meagre
closed in= confined
anxious= eager (Although eager and anxious generally do not share a similar definition, in this context they do as 'anxious' is used to describe being excited to do something, and share the same meaning of 'Very eager or concerned to do something or for something to happen'
pried= wrenched
confronted= suddenly exposed
puzzling=baffling
something=remarkable
used=castoff
questioned=pondered
anxious=uneasy
Answer:
The second option is the answer.
Explanation:
Direct citation occurs when the author of a text uses the words of another author, reproducing them exactly as the original author wrote them. Whenever a direct quote is used in the text, it must be placed in quotation marks, as this way the author reinforces the idea that these words belong to another actor.
In this case, we can conclude that among the options given in the question above, the second option is the correct answer.
