Question

read the excerpt from midnight assassin.
at the coroner’s inquest, most of the hossacks and their neighbors were tight - lipped about their knowledge of the turbulent family history. in 1900, communities largely ignored or tolerated domestic abuse, and no significant public discourse on the issue existed.
which words support the idea that the excerpt is an opinion?
○ most, largely, no significant
○ ignored, tolerated, existed
○ hossacks, neighbors, abuse
○ tight - lipped, ignored, issued

Explanation:

To determine which words support the excerpt being an opinion, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: "most" (implies a judgment on quantity), "largely" (implies a degree of action), "no significant" (implies a subjective assessment of the discourse) are words that reflect a personal or interpretive view rather than pure fact.
• Option 2: "ignored, tolerated, existed" are more factual descriptions of actions or states, not opinion - indicating.
• Option 3: "Hossacks, neighbors, abuse" are just nouns or a topic - related word, not opinion - indicating.
• Option 4: "tight - lipped, ignored" are descriptive actions, "issued" is misspelled (should be "existed" in context) and not opinion - indicating.

So the words in the first option support the idea that the excerpt is an opinion.

Answer:

A. most, largely, no significant