Question

nora often found it hard to predict how long her homework would take. that made it difficult for her to know if she could make plans with her friends. one week, she greatly underestimated how long it would take to write her history essay. she thought it would take an hour, but it actually took much more time. the next week, she planned more time for homework and finished earlier. which sentence from the paragraph is the best clue to the meaning of underestimated? the next week, she planned more time for homework and finished earlier. nora often found it hard to predict how long her homework would take. that made it difficult for her to know if she could make plans with her friends. she thought it would take an hour, but it actually took much more time.

Explanation:

The word "underestimated" means to estimate something as being smaller, less important, or less valuable than it really is. In the context of the paragraph, Nora thought her history essay would take an hour (her estimate) but it actually took much more time (the reality). This shows that she underestimated the time. The other sentences do not directly relate to the meaning of "underestimated" as clearly as the sentence about her thought vs. the actual time.

Answer:

She thought it would take an hour, but it actually took much more time.