Read the following passage. Based on the context clues given in this passage, what would you say belligerent means? Ben watched in terror as Kyle came toward him, brows furrowed in anger. Kyle was a bully, known for his terrible rages. Now he fixed Ben with a belligerent look, and Ben felt his knees begin to shake.
a. delighted
b. furious
c. hungry
d. suspicious

What is the goal of the story’s sequence of events?
a. to resolve the conflict
b. to make readers want to know more
c. to introduce the main characters
d. to make characters happy

Read the following passage. Which of the words below the passage provide the correct meaning for the word mad as it appears here?
When John read the letter, suddenly his eyes went wide. Letting out a loud “whoop,” he started dancing about crazily, jumping on the furniture, laughing uncontrollably, and simply acting like he was completely mad.
a. upset
b. annoyed
c. angry
d. insane