The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A:
Read this sentence from the text.
Armando was intrigued by what Jacinta had just said, that her family had lived there forever.
What is the meaning of intrigued as it is used in this sentence?
A.
confused
B.
curious
C.
disappointed
D.
shocked
Part B:
Which sentence from the text is the BEST clue to the meaning of intrigued?
A.
He hoped his research partner Jacinta’s family was more interesting than his.
B.
“They have lived here for too many generations to count; forever, probably.”
C.
Armando couldn’t even imagine any of his grandparents dancing, let alone in the kitchen.
D.
What would it be like to grow up in the place where your great-great-times-a-hundred-greats-grandparents had lived?
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Part A: B. curious; Part B: B. “They have lived here for too many generations to count; forever, probably.”
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