Choose the word that best replaces the words highlighted in the sentence. The…
2020
Choose the word that best replaces the words highlighted in the sentence.
The children in the playschool were playing with one half of a sphere.
- A.
a globe
- B.
a cylinder
- C.
a sphere
- D.
a hemisphere
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Correct answer: D
Key idea: A hemisphere is exactly one half of a sphere.
“Hemi-” means half.
A sphere is a three-dimensional round object.
One half of a sphere is therefore a hemisphere.
Answer: Option 3, “a hemisphere”, is correct.