Question

read the sentence. the clouds gathering on the horizon were an inauspicious sign for the outdoor class, so rather than risk getting caught in a downpour, dara decided to bring the class indoors. based on context clues in the sentence, what is the most likely meaning of inauspicious? unexpected unfavorable unreliable unbelievable

Explanation:

The sentence says that because of the "inauspicious" sign (clouds gathering), Dara decided to bring the class indoors to avoid getting caught in a downpour. This implies that the sign (clouds) was a bad or unfavorable sign. "Unexpected" (not expected) doesn't fit as the focus is on it being a bad sign. "Unreliable" (not trustworthy) and "unbelievable" (hard to believe) also don't match the context of it being a sign that led to avoiding a bad situation (downpour).

Answer:

unfavorable