Question

Read the passage

Which clue from the text is most helpful for determining
the meaning of carte blanche?
The family hired Raiza to remodel their kitchen, giving
her carte blanche to design the room as she wished.
This allowed her to use her creativity to make the best
use of the space. The new kitchen looked like it could
be on the front cover of a design magazine.
"to remodel their kitchen"
O "front cover of a design magazine"
O "to design the room as she wished"
O "to make the best use of the space"

Answer 1

C. “to design the room as she wished”

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

"to design the room as she wished"

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression "to design the room as she wished" is added in the text as a context clue, which allows the reader to understand that the meaning of "carte blanche" is to have the freedom to conduct the project as Raiza sees fit, or that is, "to design the room as she wished."

Context clues are ways of perceiving words that help to understand the meaning of another word, or an unknown or difficult expression.