When his army seemed _____ defeated by the British, George Washington crossed the Delaware and won a victory.
A cold spell in December _____ heavy losses on the Florida citrus crop.
I still _____ when I think of the two errors that cost us the championship.
I could see from the _____ expression on the child's face that he was lost.
Because I no longer go to high school, my student bus pass has been _____ .
The scrappy coach's _____ pep talk lifted the team out of its “losingseason blues.”
“It's hard not to be a little _____ when your favorite team is in the cellar two weeks before the playoffs,” I replied.
In high school, students should _____ training in basic skills that they will need in order to get good jobs as adults
We are going to form a broad _____ among all the groups that are working to improve life in our community.
_____ political figures are likely to have as many outspoken critics as enthusiastic supporters.
Being scolded for my shortcomings in front of the entire basketball squad was a _____ experience for me.
Instead of being _____ , why don't you try to show some friendliness to those newcomers?
All our efforts to control pollution will be _____ unless we work out a careful, detailed plan in advance.
On the hottest night of the summer, the sheets on my bed became so _____ with perspiration that I had to change them.
Our supervisor acts calm most of the time, but we have learned that he has a very _____ temper.
From the deck of the starship, they gazed in awe at the empty black _____ of outer space.
_____ gossip has unjustly damaged their reputation.
I can understand that you want to be witty and amusing, but try not to make people think you're a mere _____ .
For this job, we hope to hire people who have a _____ and upbeat attitude, not ones who are drab and dull.
Though her views about the role of women in society are far from _____ , even conservatives and traditionalists listen to them.
He plays computer games so much that he almost seems to live in a _____ world instead of in reality with the rest of us.
_____ growths need to be removed as soon as possible by an experienced surgeon.
Walking through the meadow at night, we could hear mice and other small animals _____ in the grass.
“Whenever you find _____ children,” the speaker said, “you also find ineffective parents.”
That joke was so unfunny, even the comedian herself gave a _____ .
DIRECTIONS:
1. Read the following excerpts that contain vocabulary words from this unit. The vocabulary words are written in bold font.
2. Select the answer that best completes each question. (5 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
EXCERPT #1 Question: A malignant spirit is one that is _____ .
EXCERPT #2 Question: If a person winced, then he or she was most likely feeling _____ .
EXCERPT #3 Question: An alliance between two people _____ .
EXCERPT #4 Question: Someone who is bewildered is _____ .
EXCERPT #5 Question: Someone who is disheartened is NOT _____ .
DIRECTIONS:
1. Read the following passage that contains vocabulary words from this unit. The vocabulary words are written in bold font.
2. Select the answer that best completes each question. (6 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
PASSAGE:
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson sent his friend James Monroe to Paris to try to buy the port of New Orleans in the French-owned Louisiana Territory. Yet when the French response came, it would bewilder both men.
Shortly after negotiations had begun, an impatient French official asked Monroe, “How much will you give for the whole of Louisiana?” France needed money for its war with Great Britain. An agreement between France and the United States was soon reached. For just $15 million, about three cents an acre, the United States would procure this huge piece of land.
Once the Louisiana Purchase had been made, Jefferson asked Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition to explore the territory. The President also hoped that Lewis would find a safe water route to the Pacific. To ready himself for the journey, Lewis engaged in a spirited study of scientific techniques. He also asked his friend William Clark to join him on the trip. On May 14, 1804, Lewis and Clark and a group of 42 men, calling itself the “Corps of Discovery,” left from St. Louis.
As the men followed the Missouri River and struggled to cross the Rockies, much happened to dishearten them. They suffered from all the hazards associated with crossing a rugged and often hostile wilderness. For all their troubles, however, they never found a fully navigable water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Yet the strenuous journey was far from fruitless. After eighteen months, Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, they had mapped more than 3,000 miles. They had learned about new plants and animals. With the help of Sacajawea, a Shoshone woman, they had met many Native American groups. In the words of Thomas Jefferson, the Lewis and Clark expedition had shown that the United States was “a
rising nation, spread over a wide and fruitful land.”
The meaning of bewilder is _____ .
Procure most nearly means _____ .
Spirited is best defined as _____ .
Dishearten most nearly means _____ .
The meaning of hostile is _____ .
Fruitless most nearly means _____ .
DIRECTIONS:
1. Read each sentence and determine if it contains a grammar error or not.
2. Select the answer that best completes each question. (10 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
After lunch was over, Aunt Moira served us some delicious chocolate chip cookies, entering the dining room with a smile.
The Berbers are small farmers living in loosely associated tribal villages; it forms a substantial part of the population in Algeria, Morocco, and Libya.
At the outset of the Civil War, most of the nation’s heavy industry was concentrated in the North, the state of New York, for example, as produced four times as many manufactured goods the entire South did.
A rational career choice requires young people to perform research, assess your own strengths, and evaluate the market.
Everyone in the movie theater caught their breath when King Kong first appeared on screen.
Study abroad, as well as exposure to foreign influences and traditions, have dramatically affected the careers of many American artists.
That Mozart was able to compose such a great variety of outstanding works during his brief lifetime is still a source of wonder to many of the composer’s biographers.
Cory loves Shakespearean drama, and he has probably read more of Shakespeare’s plays than anyone in class.
By six o’clock tomorrow night, the stranded airline passengers had been waiting for 72 hours to resume the journey to their final destination.
During the bus trip home from the game, the boys were so sleepy that they couldn’t hardly keep their eyes open.
Which of the following is the opposite of well-behaved?
If you take all the books off a shelf, you will leave a(n) _____ .
A coarse, stupid person might be called a(n) _____ .
Which of the following is the opposite of friendly?
A television commercial that causes disagreement can be described as _____ .
Someone who is confused feels _____ .
Materials that are easily set on fire can be described as _____ .
Which of the following might be another word for traditional?
To cause embarrassment or humiliation is to _____ .
If a chipmunk is running quickly to a hiding place, it is _____ .
A girl who is a very close friend might be called what kind of sister?
Another word for waterlogged is _____ .
DIRECTIONS:
1. Read the following passage that contains vocabulary words from this unit. The vocabulary words are written in bold font.
2. Select the answer that best completes each question. (4 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
PASSAGE:
Every gardener knows how much damage insects that eat leaves and other plant parts can inflict. In fact, certain pests are so malignant that they can destroy entire flower beds or vegetable patches. To protect the greenery that gardeners want to enjoy whenever they go into their yards, some of these plant lovers have turned to a surprising solution. Through companies that specialize in natural pest control, gardeners procure egg cases that are each filled with about 200 praying mantis eggs. Then, when temperatures rise in the spring and the eggs hatch, the gardeners do not wince at the sight of hundreds of new insects moving into their yards. Instead, gardeners smile, because they know that the hungry mantises will soon start eating up the pests that eat up the garden plants.
If something can inflict (sentence 1) damage it is able to _____ .
If something can inflict (sentence 1) damage it is able to _____ .
In sentence 4, procure means _____ .
Which of the following words could be used to replace wince (sentence 5)?
DIRECTIONS:
1. Read the following passage that contains vocabulary words from this unit. The vocabulary words are written in bold font.
2. Select the answer that best completes each question. (4 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
PASSAGE:
When buildings collapse because of an earthquake or other disaster, people can become trapped under piles of brick, rock, or concrete. Some of the rescuers who rush in to help them do their work in alliance with highly-trained dogs. The rescue workers’ four-legged partners use their keen sense of smell to locate people by their scent. When a search is fruitless for a long time, however, the dedicated canines can become bored and disheartened. Fortunately, experienced handlers, as the people who train and work with them are called, know what to do in such situations. They pretend to be lost in the wreckage so that the dogs can find them and, as a result, return to their work in a spirited manner.
Those who work in alliance (line 2) can be expected to _____ .
Which of the following words could not be used to replace fruitless (line 4)?
In line 5, disheartened means _____ .
Which of the following words could be used to replace spirited (line 7)?