Choose the synonym that best clarifies the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence: The kids wanted to keep the lost dog safe, so they quickly gathered supplies to build a makeshift doghouse.

expedient
provisional
slapdash
temporary

Temporary

Explanation:

The underlined word is makeshift ; The word makeshift could be explained as getting an alternative, it is commonly used when there is a need to vacate or leave a permanent or initial residence or place due to one reason or the other for a short term alternative before getting another permanent option.

Hence, the word which is synonymous with the word makeshift from the options given is temporary.

Using a dictionary, other synonyms with makeshift include ; alternative, short term, provisional, substitute

in this passage from chapter 6 of "animal farm", by george orwell, what the author is ridiculing in this passage is the frivolity of some rules.

clover, the mare, believes she remembers that the fourth commandment forbade sleeping in beds because it was something that humans did. snowball, napoleon, and the pigs are brain-workers who look after the welfare of the farm. they are the obvious leaders because they are smart, and so they are entitled to eat the best food and sleep in beds. it is squealer, who says these lines making the difference between sleeping with sheets, what humans do, and sleeping in beds, what pigs do. the unwillingness to question authority makes the oppressed to obey without thinking.

the answer is b "spewing black smoke", i took the test and got 100%   hope i