First Read: Concept Vocabulary

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

Which is the most likely meaning of shyly in the following sentence?

On her first day at her new school, Layla shyly asked her teacher where the water fountain was.
A. loudly
B. timidly
C. rudely
D. clearly

1 answer

The most likely meaning of "shyly" in the sentence is:

B. timidly