Im bor ed please help

Choose the word with stronger connotation to repleace the word scared a) terrified b) distressed c) frightened d) worried

Alex thinking about repleacing the word feared at the end of paraghaph 2 with dreaded. why do you think he want to make that change? dreaded has a neutral connotation, feared has a neutral connotation, dreaded has a stronger negative connotation, feared has a more negative connotation.

Which does the author mean by " nature had to kindle all the fires, for man by his own effort was unable to produce a spark