Question

PLEASEEEE HELP!

Last week, a visitor came to sing to our class. He was wearing a pirate costume. In a grand voice, he sang out "I am a Pirate King!" The song is from the musical "Pirates of Penzance." It sounded great.
After class, I listened to the song again online. Our teacher said our school will perform the show in the spring. At first, I was ,begin underline,afraid,end underline, about auditioning for the play. But now that I know this song, I really want to be the Pirate King!
Question
Tayron wants to replace ,begin emphasis,afraid,end emphasis, with a word that is more precise.

Which word should he use?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
alarmed
2.
distressed
3.
reluctant
4.
worried

Answer 1

4. Worried
“At first, I was about auditioning for the play.”
This is grammatically correct. Someone is often “worried about (insert issue)”.



Reluctant is incorrect, the sentence would have to be “I was reluctant TO AUDITION for the play.” It does not make sense without these changes.

Alarmed doesn’t fit as well as the other options. Tayron knows auditions are in the spring as mentioned.

Distressed is a strong word, typically signaling deep emotional turmoil. It does not appear to be the more precise word to replace ‘afraid’. Distressed can be used to describe the state of something as well as in phrases such as: “distressed by”, “feeling distressed”, or “distressed about”.

In this case, I think worried is the word able to replace afraid most precisely.

Answer 2

reluctant sounds just right