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- 1. Multiple ChoiceToday I had to deal with one mishap after another. I couldn’t find my car keys, I dropped a bowl of soup at lunchtime, and my computer crashed twice.
In this sentence "mishap" means...unlucky accidenteventunexpected questionplan - 2. Multiple ChoiceToday was a day of turmoil at work. The phones were constantly ringing, people were running back and forth, and several offices were being painted.
In this sentence "turmoil" meansdiscussionharmonyconfusionorganization - 3. Multiple ChoiceI asked the instructor to explain a confusing passage in the textbook. She said, “I wish I could, but it’s obscure to me, too.”
In this sentence "obscure" meansobviouslongunclearshort - 4. Multiple ChoiceTeachers may overlook it when a student is two minutes late. But they are not going to condone someone’s walking into class a half hour late.
In this sentence "condone" means...allowcolornoticehear - 5. Multiple Choice
The frigid water made Elizabeth’s teeth chatter.
cold
clean
green
warm
- 6. Multiple ChoiceSome animals have impressive longevity. For example, the giant land tortoise can live several hundred years.
In this sentence "longevity" means...appearancelength of lifehabitshabitats - 7. Multiple Choice
Lakes occupy less than two percent of the Earth’s surface, yet they help sustain life For instance lakes give us fish to eat irrigate life. For instance, lakes give us fish to eat, irrigate crops, and generate electrical power. What does the word sustain probably mean?
support
destroy
prolong
obstruct
- 8. Multiple Choice
The ancient Greeks pioneered many of the kinds of writing we consider standard today. They wrote speeches, plays, poems, books about science and learning, long histories of the things that happened to them. What does the word pioneered probably mean?
complicated
developed
destroyed
explored
- 9. Multiple Choice
Bats that eat fruit and nectar spread seeds and help flowers grow. Without bats many important plants would not thrive. What does the word thrive probably mean?
flourish
die
wither
deteriorate
- 10. Multiple Choice
Fifty-five mostly prominent, male delegates attended the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. About seventy-five percent of the delegates had served in Congress and others were important people in their home states. These men are often referred to as the Framers of the Constitution. What does the word prominent probably mean?
unimportant
unknown
common
important
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