Question

5

An olive tree grew near where he stood, and from it he picked a little twig decked with leaves of softest grey, and lo, it grew heavy as he held it, and glittered like a piece of his crown.… He touched an apple whose cheek grew rosy in the sun, and at once it became like the golden fruit in the Garden of the Hesperides.… Midas had the Golden Touch. Joyously he strode into the palace and commanded a feast to be prepared—a feast worthy of an occasion so magnificent.



Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of "The Problem with Popularity."


"The minute I entered the building, all conversation came to a screeching halt."



The words 'screeching halt' suggest that


many students lowered their voices.


the number of chats decreased.


everyone suddenly stopped talking.


some people started to scream.

Answer 1

everyone suddenly stopped talking.