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- 1. Multiple Choice
No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous. If something is ubiquitous, ___________.
it is fuzzy and will bite you
it is everywhere
it costs too much money
it causes rashes
- 2. Multiple Choice
Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research. What does “esteemed” mean?
held over boiling water
very old
have a lot of money
greatly admired
- 3. Multiple Choice
I believe that if you lower taxes so that people can keep more of the money they earn, it will be an incentive for them to work harder. What is the meaning of “incentive”?
a reason to do something
a tax
a small amount of money
a good job
- 4. Multiple Choice
Most of America's Founding Fathers did not believe in women's suffrage. Only men could vote in the United states until 1920. What is “suffrage”?
something that causes physical pain
skirts that did not cover ankles
an early flag
the right to vote
- 5. Multiple Choice
As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her. In the above passage the word “frozen” means
very cold
visible
not moving
not melted
- 6. Multiple Choice
Fortunately, the explosion diverted the asteroid from a course that would have sent it hurdling into our planet. To divert is to
change the direction of
look for really high waves
jump into a dry river
look through a telescope
- 7. Multiple Choice
A wonderful 98 year old woman is working day and night to knit scarves to send as gifts for the troops. What a selfless person she is! A selfless woman
is selfish
has no name
likes to wear scarves
cares more about others than herself
- 8. Multiple Choice
Our new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house. An intruder is someone who intrudes. To intrude is to
paint or repair old buildings
wear ones shoes on the wrong feet
go where one is not wanted or belong
be very noisy
- 9. Multiple Choice
If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all! Which word is a synonym of "curtail"?
Reduce
Follow
Behind
Buy
- 10. Multiple Choice
No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed. Which word is a synonym of "clandestine"?
family
uses
danger
secret
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