Question

is a type of appeal that tries to make readers feel something.Read the excerpt from The Hot Zone.

She took up a scalpel and slit the monkey's abdomen, making a slow and gentle cut, keeping the blade well away from her gloved fingers. The spleen was puffed up and tough, leathery, like a globe of smoked salami. She did not see any bloody lesions inside this monkey. She had expected that the monkey's interior would be a lake of blood, but no, this monkey looked all right, it had not bled into itself.

Which strategy would be most helpful in determining the meaning of the word “scalpel”?

replacing “scalpel” with the nearby synonym “blade”
substituting the word “object” for the word “scalpel”
using context clues “away from her gloved fingers”
becoming familiar with prefixes, roots, and suffixes

Answer 1

Replacing “scalpel” with the nearby synonym “blade”  would be the most helpful strategy in determining the meaning of the word “scalpel”. The excerpt is from the book, The Hot Zone.

The Hot Zone is a reminder of how the Ebola virus originated, why it is so deadly and contagious, and our enormous vulnerability and inefficiency when it comes to fighting pandemics of all kinds. Richard Preston's version of the chilling true story of how he exposes the book is non-fiction about how researchers, locals, and governments battled one of the deadliest viruses known, the Ebola virus. The story ends with the author of the book visiting Kitum Cave and exploring what is still believed to be the home of Ebola's host. He mentioned that he learned to stay as safe as possible while writing about it.

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