Question

read the sentences from the passage.
\i think i hear a northern cardinal! rachel exclaimed. she stood on her tiptoes and craned her neck, trying to spot the source of the whistle in the leafy branches.\ (paragraph 5)
what is the meaning of the word craned?
ⓐ bumped
ⓑ harmed
ⓒ rubbed
ⓓ stretched

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "craned", we analyze the context: Rachel is trying to spot a bird in leafy branches, so she stands on tiptoes and does something to her neck to see better. "Stretched" makes sense as stretching the neck helps to look further. "Bumped" (hitting), "harmed" (injuring), and "rubbed" (massaging) don't fit the context of trying to see the bird.

Answer:

D. stretched