Question

unit: learning across disciplines progress: the movement of the progress bar may be uneven because questions can be worth more or less (including zero) depending on your answer. read this sentence from paragraph 6 of the passage. often the accompanying voice you hear is straightforward, knowledgeable, and quite friendly. what does the word knowledgeable mean as it is used in this sentence? peaceful honest intelligent modest reading passage: understanding ads question id 153731 1 five thousand! thats about how many advertisements you are exposed to in one day if you live in a metropolitan area. remember, estimates of the actual number vary from three hundred to six thousand, but everyone knows that ads are everywhere. advertising goes down the street with us; its on trains, planes, and buses. it shouts at us at sporting events from the banner on display and the electronic scoreboards. advertising takes the form of brand names and logos on our clothing and accessories. you cant even turn on the television or check out your favorite website without watching an advertisement. at every point, advertising shouts, whispers, or cajoles us to \look at me! buy me!\ but how exactly do advertisements do it? as it turns out, just a few forms characterize the majority of ads.

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "knowledgeable" in the sentence "Often the accompanying voice you hear is straightforward, knowledgeable, and quite friendly", we analyze the options:

• "peaceful" relates to calmness, not knowledge. Eliminate.
• "honest" relates to truthfulness, not knowledge. Eliminate.
• "modest" relates to humility, not knowledge. Eliminate.
• "intelligent" (or having knowledge/information) fits, as "knowledgeable" means having or showing knowledge. So "intelligent" is the closest synonym here.

Answer:

intelligent (the option with "intelligent" as its text, assuming the option identifier for "intelligent" is the one with that label; if options are labeled, e.g., if "intelligent" is option C, then "C. intelligent")