Attention That Is Not Welcome

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What does hostility name in the organizer's behavior?A. Strong ill will and active opposition toward the reporting students.B. Polite disagreement about how to organize a technical report.C. Calm curiosity about whether the observations can be repeated.D. Neutral uncertainty about which program setting produced the interruption.

2Mockery expressing contempt, such as the insulting imitation, is _____.A. admirationB. appreciationC. derisionD. encouragement

3Which statement is detraction in the described discussion?A. Explain which observation can be repeated and which remains uncertain.B. Dismiss the student's useful work by declaring her incapable without addressing the evidence.C. Ask the student to clarify a term so the group can check the report accurately.D. Identify a mistaken timestamp and show the record that corrects it.

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