Question

Read the following sentences from "The Swimming Contest."

Back in the house, Abdul-Karim put on a record, wound the handle and adjusted the
soundbox. The sound of a kamanji and drum and cymbals issued forth, immediately
followed by an Arab song, sung in a sweet plaintive voice, with delicate, floating trills.

In this sentence, "plaintive" most likely means

A. hesitant

B. high-pitched

C. pleading

D. sorrowful

Answer 1

The answer is D on number 5

Explanation:

1-D.

2-B.

3-C.

4-A.

5-D.

6-C.

7-B.