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LEVEL B, UNIT 12 VOCABULARY EXTRA CREDIT (optional)

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LEVEL B, UNIT 12 VOCABULARY EXTRA CREDIT

COMPLETING THE SENTENCES

DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence provided. (25 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
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_____ groups of horse breeders still wander the plains of Central Asia in search of pasturage for their herds.

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As soon as I opened the book, I realized that I had stumbled on a rich _____ of useful information for my report.

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In the _____ conclusion of the film, the hero dies in the arms of his beloved friend.

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Although she appeared calm and composed, her mind was in _____ .

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As I was in no hurry to get where I was going, I decided to set a rather _____ pace for myself.

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The eternal _____ for youth and beauty explains the huge sales of cosmetics, to men as well as to women.

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There is a great difference between being quietly confident of your own ability and being an obnoxious _____ .

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Our present policy appears to be so contradictory that I believe some _____ of it is in order.

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Over the years, I have learned one thing about rumors: Where the facts are few, fictions _____ .

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My experience on my summer job has _____ many of the lessons I learned in the classroom.

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Only the fact that they cannot see the seriousness of the emergency can explain their _____ response to our appeal for help.

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Why would a world-famous writer choose to live in the _____ of a country village far from the “madding crowd”?

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At the time of our very public argument, I was angry, but over the years my emotions have _____ .

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I believe that education, understanding, and experience provide the only cure for the _____ of prejudice.

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Many doctors believe that when sick people become _____ over their health, it is more difficult for them to recover.

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After receiving his paper marked with a big red D in his teacher's handwriting, the student sulked _____ for hours.

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For weeks, a gang of muggers wandered the streets aimlessly, choosing their victims at _____ from those who happened by.

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The least useful thing you could do at this moment is to deliver a long, loud _____ against your opponents.

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People say that Brianna is a _____ person, but I've seen her lose her temper too often to believe them.

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Though he _____ and raves about the problems of the world, he has little to offer in the way of solutions to them.

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They drove _____ through the countryside, taking time to view hills, woods, and meadows full of blooming wildflowers.

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The president went on the air to inform the general public of the present _____ of the negotiations with the enemy.

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Instead of such _____ efforts to prevent air pollution, we need a unified campaign that will be continued for as long as necessary.

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People who waste the natural resources of this country are in a sense _____ the wealth of future generations.

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We repaired the house _____ , doing one small task after another.

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT: LITERARY TEXT

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:

An aged and falling apple tree leans far over to one side, its
wound dressed with a bandage of straw and of clayey loam.
Nearly all the apple trees are falling with age. . . . The
skeletons of dead trees abound in this orchard. Crows fly
through their branches, and at the end of it is a wood full of
violets.
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EXCERPT #1 Question: Trees that abound are _____ .

EXCERPT #2:

Once as he sat with his knees pressed together, and his eyes almost closed, in a despondent attitude, his daughter ventured to say to him, “Father, are you as angry with him as ever?”
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EXCERPT #2 Question: Someone who is despondent feels _____ .

EXCERPT #3:

All heads were raised: the sensation was indescribable; there was a momentary hesitation in the audience, the voice had been so heartrending; the man who stood there appeared so calm that they did not understand at first. They asked themselves whether he had indeed uttered that cry; they could not believe that that tranquil man had been the one to give that terrible outcry.
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EXCERPT #3 Question: A heartrending voice is one that _____ .

EXCERPT #4:

She did not know what name to give to what she now felt. Is anyone the less ill because one does not know the name of one's malady?
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EXCERPT #4 Question: Another word for malady is _____ .

EXCERPT #5:

A little beyond the barricade, it seemed to him that he could make out something white in front of him. He approached, it took on a form. It was two white horses . . . who had been straying at random all day from street to street, and had finally halted there.
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EXCERPT #5 Question: An event that happens at random is NOT _____ .

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT: INFORMATIONAL TEXT

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:

The United States abounds with museums. There are more than 8,000 of them, from the popular, like Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry, to the obscure, like the Devil’s Rope Museum, which displays all types of barbed wire, in McLean, Texas. In fact, if your interest is specialized, chances are you can pursue it at one of the growing number of offbeat museums in our nation.

For example, if wacky airplanes are your cup of tea, you might make your way to the Mid-America Museum, west of Hot Springs, Arkansas, where a cache of playful contraptions can be seen and touched. If, on the other hand, your quest is for the perfect wave, you can visit “the world’s first surfing museum,” in Santa Cruz, California.

If you happen to prefer roller skates to waves, don’t be despondent—just head to the National Museum of Roller Skating in Lincoln, Nebraska. There you will find antique roller skates, costumes, motorized skates, and even old skate keys. However, if it’s a mellow musical experience you’re after, your choice may be the Miles Musical Museum in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. On a leisurely tour, the owners will entertain you by cranking up any number of antique musical machines.

No matter how absurd they may seem, these offbeat museums are true American treasures. They preserve our shared past by keeping the things that matter to us and
also reveal a good deal about our people and country. With these goals in mind, it shouldn’t surprise you to know that there is even a museum that honors American know-how—for that’s exactly the aim of the Rough and Tumble Engineers’ Museum in Kinzers, Pennsylvania. There, old steam engines, threshers, and tractors are fixed to run almost like new, proving that in this country, no matter how far-out your interest, there is probably a museum just for you.
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The meaning of abounds with is _____ .

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Cache most nearly means _____ .

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Quest is best defined as _____ .

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Despondent is best defined as _____ .

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The meaning of mellow is _____ .

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Leisurely most nearly means _____ .

CORRECTING ERRORS

DIRECTIONS:
1. Read each sentence and determine if the bold portion could be written better.
2. Select the answer that best completes each question. (6 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
PASSAGE:

Surveys tell us that Americans’ favorite hobby is gardening. As a “green thumb” myself, I can vouch for this pastime’s satisfactions. For me, gardening combines art, craft, and science in a single activity. This hobby’s popularity, I think, derives from its multifaceted appeal.

First, let us consider gardening as an art. The garden is one of the few places where a relatively inexperienced person can still exercise with minimal training his or her creative imagination. Designing a flower garden typically involves a plan for pleasing combinations of colors, sizes, textures, and to ornament patterns. Additional elements, such as water, rocks, and man-made structures such as trellises and arbors, often plays an important role in an ornamental garden. Besides the satisfaction gardeners can take from their own, handiwork gardening’s appeal also includes admiration of the artistry of others. Thus, many gardeners combine their hobby with travel and tourism, deriving intense satisfaction, as well as practical lessons, from its visits to the great gardens of the world.
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PRACTICE APPLICATION

DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the answer that best completes each question. (10 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
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To steal property entrusted to one’s care is to _____ .

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A stairway that has been made stronger with new wooden boards has been _____ .

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If a garden is being planted slowly and bit by bit, you might say it is being created _____ .

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Which of the following is the opposite of systematic?

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The relative rank or standing of a team might be referred to as its _____ .

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Which of the following is another word for upheaval?

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If you are not in a hurry to finish lunch, you might say you are eating in what kind of way?

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Which of the following is another word for sickness?

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Which of the following is the opposite of harsh?

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If you are making your ideas clear, you are offering a _____ .

READING A PASSAGE #1

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:

At first, I was disappointed when I heard that the drama club had chosen Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as the next play to be put on. Frankly, I was hoping for something fastpaced and funny, and not for a tragic and heartrending work that would leave both the actors and the audience feeling despondent. Then I changed my mind, at least to some degree, when I looked over the play and the list of characters within it. At that point, I decided to try out for the part of Tybalt, Juliet’s braggart cousin. I can already see myself as this character, ranting about the unworthiness of my enemies and dying in one of the many swordfights that break out. Indeed, the more I think about it, the more I hope I get the part.
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In sentence 2, heartrending means _____ .

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Which of the following could not be used to replace despondent (sentence 2)?

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Which of the following words could be used to replace braggart (sentence 4)?

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If someone is ranting (sentence 5), he or she is is speaking _____ .

READING A PASSAGE #2

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 seasons change, the food supply on which wild animals depend changes, too. How do different species cope with this reality? Not surprisingly, they do so in different ways. For example, chipmunks live in parts of North America that have long, cold winters. In the fall, while the days are still warm and nuts and seeds abound, these small mammals gather as much food as they can and build up caches in their underground
homes, known as burrows. In the winter, they become lethargic and spend most of their time sleeping in the seclusion of their burrows, though on warmer days they may wake up and eat part of their stockpile. A different approach to finding food is taken by zebras and wildebeests, both large grass-eating animals that can be found in eastern Africa. During the rainy season, these animals find plenty to eat in the region’s open grasslands. When the rains end, they become nomadic, traveling over a hundred miles to more wooded areas in their quest for fresh grass. Then, as the rains return to the grasslands, the animals return as well.
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Things that abound (line 4) are _____ .

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The caches (line 4) of chipmunks are nuts and seeds that have been _____ .

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Which of the following could be used to replace lethargic (line 5)?

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To be in seclusion (line 6) is to be _____ .

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In line 9, nomadic means _____ .

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In line 10, quest means _____ .