Jamie squirmed, then quietly leaned toward the student sitting next to her and said, "Did you hear what time the final is?"Based on the tone of the sentence, which word BEST replaces said? A. askedB. exclaimedC. requestedD. whispered

Answer:D. whispered

Explanation:"then quietly leaned toward the student sitting next to her and said," he leaned quitely towards the other students which means it is likely that he whispered to this other students. Said can be best replaced by whispered.

For the fact that she leans this means she want to make sure she says this quitely.