Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles.
<em>[T]he Germans committed some blunders in the way they sent their secret radio messages, giving the British help in their task. The first mistake of German intelligence was the error of arrogance, believing that the British were not up to the challenge of deciphering their messages. Another mistake they made was sending duplicates and even triplicates of some of their messages, with each one using a different cipher key.</em>
Question: Which word best describes the tone of the passage?
Options:
- Critical
- Apologetic
- Objective
- Discouraged
Answer: The correct answer is: <u>Critical.</u>
Explanation: A critical tone is used to express an analysis of merits and faults of something or someone. The passage talks about The German's secret radio messages against the British. It expresses adverse and disapproving comments towards the Germans, by mentioning that The German intelligence was arrogant and that they committed terrible mistakes in the way they sent their secret radio messages.
Answer:
Scrooge in dickens' A Christmas Carol i miserly an greedy
Explanation:
He is so cheap that he won't allow his clerk to put another coal on the fire even though the room is freezing.It is Christmastime and several men visit Scrogs's office to collect money to buy food for a feast for the poor. Scrooge angrily refuses and throws the men out of his office.
For a more intruiging writing, more interesting for the reader. it creates a better more imaginitive picture for the reader
Answer:
Yes. I have read the story "The Number Devil." It is a very interesting story about a boy who apparently has weird dreams but this one was even crazier.
