To say that the U.S. Constitution is one of the greatest documents of all time does not mean that it is entirely without _____ .
Romeo and Juliet opens with members of the rival houses of Montague and Capulet _____ in the streets of Verona.
She may have given wrong information in court, but this was an honest mistake and certainly does not make her guilty of _____ .
How can you expect the court to excuse your repeated and _____ violations of the traffic laws?
Though I hadn't expected to be treated quite so unkindly by the audience, I didn't become _____ or lose my professional cool.
As support for our candidate continued to gain _____ , it soon became clear that she would win the election by a landslide.
Nowadays _____ are seen more often in old books and movies than in real life.
No parent can ever be _____ enough to prevent a small child from taking many a painful tumble.
Under the American system of justice, any person accused of a crime is _____ to be innocent until proven guilty.
I am disturbed by the _____ of impoverished people in the richest land on earth.
Because there had been no _____ notice of the scholarship competition, we had practically no time to prepare for it.
“Something is _____ in this room,” said the detective, peering over the back of the sofa, “and I intend to discover what it is.”
Abraham Lincoln had very little formal schooling, but his mind was _____ by such great literary works as the Bible and the plays of Shakespeare.
It was an error only a _____ , not a more experienced officer, could have committed.
I can forgive an honest mistake, but I _____ any attempt to cover up errors by lying.
The struggle against terrorism has been one of the _____ features of our time.
The easternmost tip of Cuba was the first populated area in the region to feel the _____ of Hurricane Zelda.
The charges of incompetence the candidate leveled at her opponent were but the opening _____ in her campaign to become mayor.
The rather skinny boy whom we had noticed only two years before as a _____ quarterback was now an all-American!
_____ among the reasons that so many millions of immigrants have come to the United States is the desire for freedom.
A happy _____ life can afford an executive a great deal of relief from the everyday strains of running a large company.
It was hard to believe that the small, rather ordinary-looking person who was standing before us was a world-famous _____ .
Please don't take it _____ if I suggest that your French accent sounds more like Paris, Texas, than Paris, France.
She worked so easily and quietly that at first we did not realize how remarkably _____ she was in the laboratory.
The unexpected award left me in a confused but thrilling _____ .
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: Someone who is flustered is NOT _____ .
EXCERPT #2 Question: Air that is domestic is _____ .
EXCERPT #3:
They are full of admiration of his vast bulk and his prodigious strength; they speak with pride of the fact that he can do a hundred marvels which are far and away beyond their own powers; and they speak with the same pride of the fact that in his wrath he is able to drive a thousand men before him.
EXCERPT #3 Question: Someone who feels wrath is _____ .
EXCERPT #4 Question: A flawless person is _____ .
EXCERPT #5:
The saving in expense was a notable economy. You will see that by these figures: . . . at former rates, this would have cost the government about $240; at the new rate we pulled through for about $35, thus saving upward of $200 at one swoop.
EXCERPT #5 Question: A notable economy 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. (5 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
PASSAGE:
Have you ever heard of the Cold War? If so, then you are familiar with one of the greatest paradoxes of the twentieth century: from 1948 to 1989, a war without warfare existed between the United States and the Soviet Union.
A notable feature of the Cold War was the race to explore space. On October 4, 1957, the Soviets launched the space race by putting the world’s first satellite, Sputnik, into orbit around the earth. Not to be outdone, the United States retaliated by sending into space a satellite of its own. Also in 1958, Congress established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The main task of the fledgling agency was to keep up with the Soviets in the space race.
NASA faced its first great challenge in 1961. In April the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit the earth, giving the space race new momentum.
Less than a month after Gagarin’s flight, Alan Shepard became the first American to make a space flight. Nine months later, John Glenn made three orbits of the earth.
During this time, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed that the foremost goal of the nation’s space program was to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. The question in the minds of Americans was, could the nation meet the President’s challenge? Americans also wondered if NASA could land an astronaut on the moon before the Soviets.
Then just as the decade was ending, NASA achieved its greatest triumph. On July 20, 1969, the spacecraft Eagle landed on the surface of the moon. With millions watching
around the world, Neil Armstrong took his famous moonwalk. With Armstrong’s first step, the Americans had won the space race.
The meaning of paradoxes is _____ .
Notable is best defined as _____ .
Fledgling most nearly means _____ .
Momentum is best defined as _____ .
The meaning of foremost is _____ .
DIRECTIONS:
1. Read each sentence and determine if the underlined portion could be written better.
2. Select the answer that best completes each question. (5 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
After studying his family tree, Warren wrote letters to all of his relatives, many who he had never met.
When she came back in from the rain, her hair was drenched, her clothes were soaked through to the skin.
Travelers to the Canadian province of Quebec are often asked which language they heard more frequently: French or English?
Considering Michelangelo a great painter as well as a sculptor, he is often called the finest artist of the Italian Renaissance.
In the northern part of Mexico, tortillas are often made of flour, with the south making corn tortillas.
The act of swearing to a lie is known as _____ .
Which of the following might be another word for riddle?
A crack in a very old piece of pottery could be referred to as a _____ .
To dislike very much is to _____ .
If a storm is gaining speed, it could be said to be building _____ .
Which of the following is the opposite of later?
To take for granted is to _____ .
Which of the following is another word for rage?
If you are confused and nervous because you are leaving very late for an important event, you might describe yourself as _____ .
A household servant might be referred to as a _____ .
If someone’s judgment or behavior is not as it should be, it might be described as _____ .
Which of the following is the opposite of unremarkable?
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:
Anyone who owns a Chihuahua, pug, dachshund, or any other kind of little dog knows that these pets have plenty of personality. In fact, more often than not, boldness is one of their foremost personality traits. When meeting up with a much bigger dog, for example, a small dog typically will not back down. On the contrary, it will hold its ground and often deliver a
salvo, threatening barks, or some other flagrant challenge. At this point, the little dog owner must step in to make sure that the encounter does not turn into an actual canine brawl. After all, even though his or her pet may think of itself as a big dog, it does not stand much of a chance if the situation goes much further.
In sentence 2, foremost means _____ .
A salvo (sentence 4) is a sudden _____ .
Which of the following words could be used to replace flagrant (sentence 4)?
In sentence 5, brawl means _____ .
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:
Nearly all birds are caring parents, but the northern mockingbird, which can be found in most parts of the United States, goes further than most when watching over its young. When the eggs belonging to a pair of mockingbirds hatch in the nest that the adults have built together, both the female and male parents nurture their young chicks by bringing them insects, berries, and other food. Later, when the baby birds, now known as fledglings, begin to become proficient at flying but still cannot get their own food, the adults continue to feed
them. These are not the parenting activities that set the slender gray birds apart from the rest, however. What makes them especially dedicated parents is how vigilant they are as they guard their nest while it is still occupied by their young. Mockingbirds have been known not only to attack true enemies such as crows and hawks, but also to chase off people, dogs, and anyone or anything else that comes too close.
When birds nurture (line 3) their chicks, they _____ .
Fledglings (line 5) are what kind of birds?
Which of the following words could be used to replace proficient (line 5)?
In line 7, vigilant means _____ .