Tip
Language-based questions ask you to interpret the author’s use of specific words and phrases.
Prompt
Sample Problem
As it is used in line 4, the word “bore” most nearly means…
Answer Options
(A) make weary
(B) drill into
(C) gave birth
(D) felt toward
(E) put up with
View Correct Answer
(D) felt toward
Of the five answer choices, “felt toward” is the only expression that makes sense when substituted for“bore” in the passage: “I could not say in one short day what love they felt toward each other.
