Question

Marta always bought designer sunglasses, but she was
careless and usually broke them within a week. She
thought it would be a good idea to buy some less
expensive ones, but they turned out to be pretty cheap.
Which statement best describes how the connotation of the word careless
affects the meaning of the passage?
A. The connotation of the word careless suggests that Marta doesn't
pay attention to her things.
B. The connotation of the word careless suggests that Marta really
cares about her things.
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C. The connotation of the word careless suggests that Marta prefers
designer sunglasses.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The connotation of the word careless suggests that Marta doesn't pay attention to her things.

Explanation:

Careless, as used in the passage, shows that she was not being careful with her glasses thus she ended up breaking them. Since the passage said that she usually broke them within a week, we can infer she isn't careful with any pair of her designer glasses she has bought. Therefore, it cannot be B because she does NOT really care about her things, and C is off-topic because it never says that she prefers designer sunglasses, only that that is what she always bought.

Answer 2

Answer:

A. The connotation of the word careless suggests that Marta doesn't

pay attention to her things.

Explanation:

The word careless suggests a clumsy person, who doesn't really pay attention to things around them.

B wouldn't be right because "careless" shows that she doesn't care about her glasses that much

C wouldn't be right because it doesn't tell us anything about what she prefers, it only shows the reader what Marta is like