Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The blue team ______ the red team to play the game.

challenged

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is challenged.

The word challenged means to invite someone to compete or to test someone's abilities. In this case, the sentence is saying that the blue team challenged the red team to play the game. This means that the blue team invited the red team to compete against them in a game.

The other options are not correct.

• Surrendered means to give up or to give way. It does not make sense in this context because the blue team is not giving up or giving way to the red team.
• Compromised means to find a middle ground or to make a deal. It does not make sense in this context because the blue team is not finding a middle ground or making a deal with the red team.
• Heated means to be hot or to be angry. It does not make sense in this context because the blue team is not hot or angry.