Which word is best related to the underlined word in the paragraph and how do the words relate?

I was late getting home for supper so there was only a morsel of casserole left in the dish. My greedy brothers had helped themselves to everything. Mom said I'd have to make a sandwich. Then she said I could have an apple or some pineapple when I said I was still hungry. I like sandwiches and fruit, but next time I plan to get home before my brothers do.

slab

Both describe the large amount of casserole that was left.

mess

Both describe the way the casserole looked.

slice

Both describe the way the casserole was cut.

tidbit

Both describe the small amount of casserole that was left.

Based on the Latin root chron as it is used in "chronological," which meaning best defines the underlined word in the paragraph?

My grandfather read the Chronicle every day. He liked keeping up with the news and finding out about events that were happening around the world. Regularly, he'd stick pins in a map on the living room wall marking locations where events happened. Grandpa said he was going to visit those places someday. But he never had the occasion to visit even one.

a plan

a book

a yearly calendar

a daily newspaper

Which word could replace the underlined word as it is used in the paragraph?

The elderly woman stood up to defy the guard's cruel order. Despite what he said, she hurried to the young boy's side and helped him up, wiping his face with the edge of her shawl. Following her lead, many others stood up, too. When the guard realized he was outnumbered, he ran for safety. The movement for freedom had officially began.

listen

disobey

disown

agree

Read the dictionary entry.

fret (freht)
verb
1. to worry
2. to gnaw or wear away
noun
3. a state of being annoyed
4. a worn-away place

Which meaning of fret best defines the underlined word in the paragraph?

My mother can always find something to fret about. Sometimes it can drive me insane. One time she called me while I was away at summer camp to remind me not to go barefoot in the woods!

1. to worry

2. to gnaw or wear away

3. a state of being annoyed

4. a worn-away place