Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Dave refused to run quietly on the trail behind the sled, where the going was easy, but continued to flounder alongside in the soft snow, where the going was most difficult, till exhausted. Dave's behavior in the passage above reflects his _____.


incompetence
pride
confusion
fear

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Answer 1

Incompetence

Step-by-step explanation:

incompetence is the inability to do something right/successfully.

Pride is deep pleasure. Dave didn't have deep pleasure.

Confusion is lack of understanding

Fear is an unpleasant emotion that something/someone is dangerous.

Answer 2

Pride

Step-by-step explanation:

It is not incompetence because Dave still ran, just the harder way.

It is not confusion, Dave knew what he was doing.

It is not fear, Dave showed no signs of being scared.

It is pride because Dave chose to run on the harder path, which showed everyone how strong he is, which surely filled him with pride.

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