Official Answer:-

The word “Since” serves as a straight-ahead road sign, indicating that the second part of the sentence is a result of the situation in the first part. The sentence tells us the child ate the cookies while her parents were distracted. Therefore, we are looking for words that are similar in meaning to “sneaky” to describe how the child escaped into the kitchen.

Choice (A) stealthily is one correct response because it means doing something in secret to avoid being detected, which perfectly matches our prediction, “sneaky.” Choice (E) furtively is a synonym for “secretly.” These are the correct answers. Choice (B) resiliently relates to being “strong” or “quick to recover” and is not similar to “sneaky.” Choice (C) scornfully is also not a suitable answer because it means “disdainfully” or “insultingly,” which is not close to “sneaky.” Choice (D) cheerfully, which means “happily,” is incorrect because it is not similar in meaning to “sneaky”; while it is likely that the child would be cheerful when sneaking into the kitchen to eat the cookies, this choice does not have a similar word among the other answer choices, so it cannot be correct. Choice (F) benevolently is also incorrect because it means “intending to do good.”