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QuizMultiple Choice

Writing Workshop: Comparing Texts — Unit test

Question 12 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B

Read the example sentence. The Grandview Warriors football team did not make it to the playoffs, but they felt a sense of schadenfreude when their main rivals, the Burlington Bulldogs, were soundly beaten 31–10 in the first playoff game.

Answer
A
pleasure in another’s misfortune
B
feeling of great importance
C
understandable urgency
D
suspicion of cheating

Explanation

Schadenfreude means taking pleasure in someone else’s misfortune. The Warriors missed the playoffs themselves, but they felt pleasure when their rival team was soundly beaten. Therefore, the correct choice is “pleasure in another’s misfortune.”

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