The presentation was about to begin. The audience anxiously waited in their metal chairs and talked to one another about what they were going to learn. The
presenter walked to the front of the room, introduced herself. The audience
clapped for the presenter. The presenter repeated what the audience already
knew, that a passing quiz score on the information would be required by the end
of the day for continued employment in the company. The audience immediately
took out note pads and pens, tablets, and recorders. The presenter, then, pointed
to the screen at the front of the room and pushed a button on her laptop.
Suddenly, the screen went blank. The audience members shifted uncomfortably
in their seats as the presenter worked to solve the problem. Some members of
the audience tried to help. Phone calls were made by the presenter as the
audience waited while looking nervously at their watches. The overall feeling of
the paragraph can be described as *
O a. remorseful.
O b. apprehensive
O c. mocking
O d. vindictive