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 context shows that Dara decided to bring the class indoors to avoid getting caught in a downpour. The clouds were a sign that led to this decision. "Unfavorable" makes sense as the clouds were a bad (unfavorable) sign for the outdoor class. "Unexpected" (not expected) doesn't fit as the gathering of clouds can be somewhat expected. "Unreliable" (not trustworthy) and "unbelievable" (hard to believe) also don't fit the context of a sign that leads to taking an action (bringing class indoors) to avoid a negative outcome (downpour).

Answer:

unfavorable