Question

I watched the ospreys swoop gracefully down into the lake behind the house. One by one, they would first hover as if magically suspended over the water and then drop into a dive with remarkable speed and accuracy. Not a moment later, they'd break through the surface of the water with a fish, a reward for their patience and precision.

Which best describes the author's feelings about the birds?

Answer 1

Which words reveal how the author feels about the birds?

Gracefully, magically

Lake, water

Swoop, hover

Watched, behind

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A. Gracefully, Magically

Step-by-step explanation:

I got it right on FLVS! I simply used process of elimination

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Wrong :

B. Lake, Water This provides no information on how she feels towards the birds. These words simply state facts of what was there.

C. Swoop, hover These words Also provide no information on how she feels due to the fact that they are simple verbs that describe what they were doing, again, these are facts, not description words, which is what we are looking for.

D. Watched, Behind Lastly, this provides no look into how she feels because they are facts, not description words

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Correct:

A Gracefully, Magically Shows us the description words she decided to use to describe the birds which shows us in turn how she feels about them.