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You overhear a friend talking badly about you. How angry does that make you feel?

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Question

You overhear a friend talking badly about you. How angry does that make you feel?

Options

  • I don’t feel angry at all

  • I feel moderately angry

  • I feel slightly annoyed

  • I feel very angry

  • I feel a little angry

  • I feel furious

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Solution

I feel a little angry

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Poetry (Class 9th)
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Chapter 2.2: A Poison Tree - Warm Up [Page 38]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 9 TN Board
Chapter 2.2 A Poison Tree
Warm Up | Q A. 1. | Page 38

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