The article states:
it's always the adults who are telling kids, "try new foods. you never know if you might like them! " and yet, when a baked, salted mealworm was offered during the tour, koelling didn't try it—while his 5-year-old grandson, andrew, did. what was the verdict? "[it] tastes kind of crunchy and kind of yummy," andrew announced.

which would be the closest synonym for the word verdict, as it is used above?

asolution
bconclusion
crecommendation
dexpectation

"the bane of the internet" is written in first-person subjective point of view, so the narrator a) tells the story as it is happening b)tells the story as it is happened in the past c)is a minor character who tells the story as it is happening d)none of the above

Why is reasoning relivant to reading and evaluate text?

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.