Students eagerly raised hands to answer the teacher's questions.

Meaning: This means that the students were very attentive and enthusiastic about learning.

Choice of Words: Eagerly means to be very interested and excited. Raised means to lift something up. Hands are the parts of the body at the end of the arms. Answer means to give a reply to a question. Questions are things that people ask to get information. Together, "Students eagerly raised hands to answer the teacher's questions" means the students were very interested in answering the teacher's questions.

Alternative Expressions

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• The students raised their hands to answer questions.
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• The students raised their hands to ask questions.
• Students raised hands for questions.
• Students raised hands to ask questions.
• She eagerly raised her hand to answer a question.
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