Read the following sentence. after they diluted the dark soda, it looked more like iced tea. using the context, the word diluted means (3 points) watered down drank filled up pledged

The correct answer is A. Watered down

Explanation:

In most cases, the context of a word or the words that are placed beside an unknown word provide information about the meaning of an unfamiliar word and therefore these can be used to understand the unknown. In the case of the sentence "After they diluted the dark soda, it looked more like iced tea" the unknown word is "diluted" and the meaning of it is suggested by each of the words in the sentence as the sentence suggest the process of "diluting" the dark soda caused it to "looked more like iced tea" and therefore this process implies the dark soda was more watery after the process or that it had been watered down. Therefore, the word diluted means watered down according to the context of the sentence.

In "Things Fall Apart," one religious practice of the people of Umuofia is the practice of animal sacrifice.

They describe sacrificing a rooster before planting crops. The sacrifice is dedicated to Ani, the owner of all land. A rooster is also sacrificed to Ifejioku, the god of yams. 

This practice is culturally significant because the sacrifice is meant to ensure good crops. Ultimately, these sacrifices ensure the health of the village, since if the crops fail, the villagers will be without a large part of their food supply. Since the crops are so essential to the villagers' health, the sacrifice has a great cultural significance.