Question

crude krüd adj
from latin crudus

1. the quality of being unchanged from the original state
2. the quality of being primitive or uncultured
3. the quality of being blunt or offensive
4. the quality of being rough in execution

which sentence correctly uses the word crude as it is defined? choose three correct answers.
kenzo became much more polite and crude after the teacher spoke to his parents about how poorly he had been behaving in class.
despite their hard work, the miners were only able to find a small amount of crude minerals in the mine they were excavating.
the audience booed the comedian off the stage because his crude jokes were very inappropriate.
the baker decorated the wedding cake with flowers made of sugar that were so crude that they looked like real flowers.

Explanation:

• For the second sentence: "crude minerals" aligns with the first definition (unchanged from the original state).
• For the third sentence: "crude jokes" matches the third definition (blunt or offensive).
• For the fourth sentence: "crude sugar flowers" fits the fourth definition (rough in execution). The first sentence is incorrect as "polite and crude" is a contradiction.

Answer:

• Second sentence: Despite their hard work, the miners were only able to find a small amount of crude minerals in the mine they were excavating.
• Third sentence: The audience booed the comedian off the stage because his crude jokes were very inappropriate.
• Fourth sentence: The baker decorated the wedding cake with flowers made of sugar that were so crude that they looked like real flowers.