Question

The boats docked in the bay bobbed up and down with waves crashing ferociously at the old pier. The old wooden pier stood stubborn and unyielding without budging under the thrashing force. Ashore, the gray skies dampened everyone’s spirits and muffled out the screeching gusty wind for days on end. Even the lively multihued buildings appeared unobtrusive in the cold, wet, and blustery afternoon.


Which words from paragraph 1 help the reader understand what blustery means?
Responses
A days on enddays on end
B gray skiesgray skies
C gusty windgusty wind
D unyielding

Answer 1

The words from paragraph 1 that help the reader understand what "blustery" means are **C** gusty wind.