Question

read this sentence from the passage: rosita leaned in, pensive and focused, already thinking like an elizabethan poet (paragraph 18) the word pensive comes from the latin pensare, which means \ponder.\ given this information, what do you think pensive means? engaged in deep thought having feelings of restlessness struggling to understand drained of energy

Explanation:

The word "pensive" comes from Latin "pensare" meaning "ponder" (to think deeply). The sentence also describes Rosita as "thinking like an Elizabethan poet" and "focused". Among the options, "engaged in deep thought" matches the meaning of pondering or deep thinking. "Having feelings of restlessness" is unrelated, "struggling to understand" implies confusion (not deep thought), and "drained of energy" is about tiredness, not thinking.

Answer:

A. engaged in deep thought