Question

Read the word in parentheses; then decide which of these sentences most effectively translates an abstract concept into a mental picture.

a. (freedom) on her twenty-first birthday, lola declared herself a woman.
b. (honesty) jamal told the truth when asked why his cellphone wouldn't work.
c. (studious) lucy lay on her bed reading a back issue of national geographic.
d. (rumors) whispers of doubt filled the empty halls like the reek of rotten eggs.

Answer 1

d. (rumors) whispers of doubt filled the empty halls like the reek of rotten eggs.

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Answer 2

It is quite easy to distinguish the correct answer, as I think that the abstract concept should explain but not support mental picture, and the only option which follows this rule is the last one : d. (rumors) whispers of doubt filled the empty halls like the reek of rotten eggs. The concept and a mental picture are linked and explain each other, whereas the other option just contain synonims in the brackets.