British enlistment posters in World War I assured young men that they would be fighting for “king and country, _____ and home.”
The blustery winds on that cold November day played _____ with my hair.
As long as the door to compromise is even slightly _____ , there is a chance that we will be able to reach an understanding.
The wonders of nature are as _____ as the grains of sand on the seashore.
Jorge and Louise both want to be friends again, but somehow their sincere efforts have been _____ .
Instead of resorting at once to armed force, the two nations resolved the conflict by entering into a diplomatic _____ .
In spite of all the criticism, our flag still stands throughout most of the world as a(n) _____ of justice and freedom.
After World War II, the United States was not _____ toward its former enemies but tried to help them recover and rebuild.
For many years Benedict Arnold served his country faithfully, but then he disgraced his name for all time by an _____ act of treason.
Contract talks have been stalled for weeks, and nothing either side has suggested can seem to break the _____ .
“ _____ is simply not good enough,” the company president said. “We want to be the best in our field.”
The facts of history cannot always be arranged in the form of a smooth and logical _____ .
The man has such a _____ ego that absolutely nothing ever seems to fluster, faze, or deflate him.
“I _____ you not to take this reckless action,” the city council president pleaded with the mayor.
I wish you had _____ over all the pros and cons before you made your final decision.
I was a little miffed when my polite _____ of friendship were so rudely and nastily rejected.
Though jaywalking may be considered a(n) _____ , murder is definitely not!
Some parents are quite strict with their children; others are somewhat _____ and permissive.
Instead of continuing to _____ over the injustices that people have done to you, forget about the past and concentrate on the future.
Our high hopes for an easy victory _____ away to nothing as we watched our opponents steadily increase their lead over us.
As I look over your record, I get the impression that your background in math and science is not _____ for an engineering course.
Since I am willing to contribute to any worthy cause, there is no need to _____ me for aid in such an emotional way.
Her insistence on studying the terms of our tutoring agreement made me think that I'd signed a _____ with a lawyer.
I will not allow our long and much cherished friendship to be _____ by this unfortunate misunderstanding.
I prefer _____ fiction to drama or poetry.
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:
He then told me that he would commence his narrative the next day when I should be at leisure. This promise drew from me the warmest thanks. I have resolved every night, when I am not imperatively occupied by my duties, to record, as nearly as possible in his own words, what he has related during the day.
EXCERPT #1 Question: To tell a narrative is to share a(n) _____ .
EXCERPT #2 Question: Sounds that are innumerable may NOT be _____ .
EXCERPT #3:
What a miserable night I passed! The cold stars shone in mockery, and the bare trees waved their branches above me. . . . I, like the arch-fiend, bore a hell within me, and . . . wished to tear up the trees, spread havoc and destruction around me, and then to have sat down and enjoyed the ruin.
EXCERPT #3 Question: Havoc is a state of _____ .
EXCERPT #4 Question: A gigantic monster has great _____ .
EXCERPT #5 Question: An adequate supply 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:
Every American has sung “The Star-Spangled Banner” innumerable times, but not everyone knows the history of the song. Here is a brief narrative of the events that led to the writing of the words to our national anthem.
During the War of 1812, a District of Columbia lawyer named Francis Scott Key boarded a British truce ship in Chesapeake Bay to implore the British to release Dr. John Beanes, who had
been arrested by British troops after they had sacked Washington, D.C. On the night of September 13, 1814, while Key was aboard the ship during a heavy rain, the British bombarded
Fort McHenry, a stronghold guarding Baltimore, causing havoc in the fort.
The American cannons returned fire; Key wasdetained on the British ship overnight. Afraid that Fort McHenry would fall, and with it the new American republic, Key spent the night worrying. At dawn the rain stopped, and the British warships sailed away. Much to his relief, Key saw in the “dawn’s early light” that the American flag was still flying over the fort. However, it was not the small storm flag that Fort McHenry’s commander, Maj. George Armistead, had flown during the rain, but a gigantic flag he had recently purchased from a Baltimore flag maker.
Key, an amateur poet, was so inspired by the sight of the “star-spangled banner,” a sign that the British had not captured the fort, that although he was still aboard the truce ship, he wrote a poem on the back of a letter he had in his pocket. Key called the poem “In Defense of Fort M’Henry” and had it published anonymously in Baltimore. A little later, he renamed the poem “The Star-Spangled Banner.” In the same year the poem was set to the music of a popular English tune, and in 1931 Congress adopted the song as our national anthem.
The meaning of innumerable is _____ .
Narrative is best defined as _____ .
Implore most nearly means _____ .
Havoc is best defined as _____ .
Gigantic most nearly means _____ .
DIRECTIONS:
1. Read each sentence and determine if the bold 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.
PASSAGE:
On January 24, 1848, a young carpenter named James W. Marshall, while having walked along the American River in California, made a momentous discovery. Marshall had been hired by John A. Sutter, a Swiss immigrant-turned-rancher
whomever commissioned his new employee to supervise the construction of a sawmill. As he scrutinized the riverbed that January morning, Marshall noticed glittering yellow flakes at the bottom of a ditch. After he had shared this discovery with Sutter and the two men had subjected some samples to tests, they agreed, Marshall had discovered gold.
The Gold Rush that comes on the heels of Marshall’s discovery was both a national and an international movement. By the end of 1849, nearly 100,000 people
had flocked to California. Mexicans traveled northward to prospect for gold; free African Americans came from the East. Ships from European countries, as well as Australia and China, changed course and headed for the newly thriving city of San Francisco. The result was that San Francisco, became, one of the most cosmopolitan, ethnically diverse cities in America.
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If some of the pages in a very old book have been stained, they can be said to be _____ .
Which of the following is the opposite of glorious?
A crime that is less serious than a felony is known as a _____ .
Which of the following might be another word for prelude?
To think about or ponder is to _____ .
If you are playing chess and find yourself at a point where neither you nor your opponent can win, you have reached a(n) _____ .
An agreement or treaty can be called a(n) _____ .
Which of the following might be another word for symbol?
Which of the following is the opposite of forgiving?
If some salad greens are limp and drooping, you could say they have _____ .
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:
When my mother and I came home after my basketball game yesterday afternoon, we could tell immediately that something was wrong. There were pieces of dry dog food in the hallway,
forming a trail that led to the kitchen. By following it to the end we could see exactly what had happened. Someone had left the door of an under-the-counter cabinet ajar. Inside the cabinet
was a gigantic bag of dog food, now ripped open, with its contents spilling out. It was clear that the havoc before us had been created by Jake, our 4-year-old Labrador retriever. As soon
as he saw us, however, he looked up at us with his big brown eyes, as if imploring us not to be mad at him. We did, of course, forgive him and, as we watched him go off and curl up next to the hearth, we promised ourselves not to be so lax next time we leave him alone in the house.
In sentence 4, ajar means _____ .
Which of the following could not be used to replace gigantic (sentence 5)?
Which of the following could be used to replace havoc (sentence 6)?
In sentence 7, imploring means _____ .
If a dog curls up next to a hearth (sentence 8), it is beside a _____ .
To be lax (sentence 8) is to be _____ .
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:
There are innumerable reasons to learn to speak a foreign language. There are also, as I recently realized, a great many ways to learn one. Here is what happened. I had been studying Spanish for two years and felt that my Spanish was adequate but not nearly as good as I would like it to be. Then, as I was using the remote control to check on different channels, I saw that one of them was showing a Spanish-language drama, or
“telenovela,” as these shows are also called. I started watching and listening carefully to see if I could understand the dialogue. I was pleased and excited to see that I did, largely because the acting and the dramatic situations provided many clues as to what was being said. Now I am a regular viewer of the show, and I enjoy it not just for the language practice it provides but also for the exciting narrative.
In line 1, innumerable means _____ .
Which of the following could be used to replace adequate (line 3)?
Dialogue (line 6) is a kind of _____ .
In line 8, narrative means _____ .