A recent editorial suggested the candidates ignored the issues of greatest interest to the citizens. This caused a majority of voters to purposely neglect voting. The low voter turnout at the polls yesterday supports the idea that the voters are ,begin underline,jaded,end underline,.
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,begin bold,1.,end bold, ,begin italics,adj.,end italics, overworked, exhausted, weary
,begin bold,2.,end bold, ,begin italics,adj.,end italics, bored, tired, or uninterested from having too much of something
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Question
When Paul first read this paragraph in the newspaper, he thought the word ,begin emphasis,jaded,end emphasis, meant "busy." He looked it up in a dictionary to see if he was correct.
In the context of this paragraph, is Paul's understanding of the meaning of ,begin emphasis,jaded,end emphasis, correct?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
No, because people were simply uninterested in the election.
2.
No, because people had a negative experience with the candidates.
3.
Yes, because people were overworked and therefore too tired to vote.
4.
Yes, because people had rejected voting as a result of numerous elections.