Question

1. which sentence uses the word surmount correctly? they surmounted their chores by leaving them undone. the athlete surmounted his strength and became weaker during training. she surmounted her nervousness and delivered a great speech. he surmounted the test by choosing not to study for it.

Explanation:

The word "surmount" means to overcome a difficulty, obstacle, or problem. In the sentence "She surmounted her nervousness and delivered a great speech", she overcame her nervousness, which is a correct use of the word. In the other options, leaving chores undone, reducing strength, and not studying for a test are not examples of overcoming in the proper sense related to the meaning of "surmount".

Answer:

She surmounted her nervousness and delivered a great speech.