Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary. The magnitude of the disaster is hard to imagine. (1 point) Responses size size pain pain debris debris ripple effect
size
The word in italics in the sentence is "magnitude." To determine its meaning, we can look at the context clues provided, such as "disaster" and "hard to imagine." From these clues, we can infer that "magnitude" refers to the extent or scale of the disaster. Therefore, the word "size" best matches the word in italics.
To determine the answer, we need to understand the meaning of the word in italics, "magnitude." In this context, "magnitude" refers to the extent or scale of the disaster, emphasizing its severity or size.
Now, let's look at the answer choices: size, pain, debris, and ripple effect.
Out of these options, "size" best matches the meaning of "magnitude" in this sentence. "Size" refers to the physical dimensions or scale of something, which aligns with the idea of the extent or scale mentioned in the sentence. Therefore, the answer is "size."