Question

membean
verb
linger new
ikt
level 2
middle/high
school
ling-ger
context
i chose to linger or remain in the band room after practice; though everyone had
left, i stayed later than usual to keep working on a tricky bit of music. i didnt realize
that my band teacher had also lingered or stayed at the back of the room. after
lingering or spending time listening to me play for a while, my teacher got my
attention to ask if id perform a solo at our next concert. i wanted to delay leaving
and learn the solo right away, but my teacher said we couldnt linger or stick around
any longer—id have to practice at home.
quiz what does it mean to linger?
a. it means to follow directions to get to a place youve never been.
b. it means to hurry somewhere without stopping to talk to anyone.
c. it means to stay somewhere when you really should leave.
definition
memory hook
longer
when you linger, you stay longer than you might normally do.
use other public hook make my own
word ingredients
ling → prolong
-er → to do som
when you linger somewhere
stay.
word theater
the office
angela tells dwight not to linger, and
albeit in the wrong direction.

Explanation:

In the context, the narrator stayed in the band room after practice (longer than usual) and the teacher also stayed (lingered) to listen. The teacher later said they couldn't "linger or stick around any longer". Option a is about following directions to a new place, option b is about hurrying without talking, which don't match. Option c matches the idea of staying when one should leave, as seen in the context and the memory hook ("stay longer than you might normally do").

Answer:

c. It means to stay somewhere when you really should leave.