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QuizMultiple Choice

Persuasion and Tone in a Speech

Question 10 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S1 [E4250OX]

Read the sentence from Eleanor Roosevelt’s "What I Hope to Leave Behind."However, I suppose we all would like to feel that when we leave we have left the world a little better and brighter as a place to live in.

Answer
A
suspicious
B
negative
C
proper
D
humble

Explanation

The speaker says “I suppose” and describes a modest hope that people leave the world a little better. This expresses humility rather than suspicion or negativity, so the best choice is “humble.”

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