Question

read the sentence.

the offices boisterous celebration, full of cheering, shouting, and laughter, caused other businesses on the same floor to shut their doors.

the word \boisterous\ most likely means

corporate.
rowdy.
scandalous.

Explanation:

Analyze the sentence context

Using the Textual Inference knowledge point, we examine the clues surrounding the target word "boisterous" in the sentence: "The office's boisterous celebration, full of cheering, shouting, and laughter, caused other businesses on the same floor to shut their doors."

Identify key context clues

Using the Making Inferences knowledge point, we locate descriptive details that define the celebration:

• "full of cheering, shouting, and laughter" indicates high volume, energy, and noise.
• "caused other businesses... to shut their doors" suggests the noise level was disruptive or overwhelming to neighbors.

Evaluate the answer choices

We compare our inferred meaning of loud, noisy, and energetic with the given options:

• corporate: Relates to a business corporation; does not fit the noisy description.
• rowdy: Noisy, disorderly, and highly energetic; perfectly matches "cheering, shouting, and laughter."
• scandalous: Causing public outrage or shock; too extreme and not supported by simple celebration noises.
• silent (partially cut off but visible as "silent"): Opposite of the context clues.

Answer:

• O corporate.
• O rowdy. (Correct answer)
• O scandalous.