I. Using context clues and the vocab term given, chose the option that best completes sentences #1—10.
The word CATER BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?
The photographer left a message that the pictures were _____ for pick up but he didn't bother telling me I owed tons of money for them.
The bridesmaids wanted to _____ to the bride’s every wish on her wedding day.
The brutal _____ was run by a harsh dictator who imprisoned anyone who spoke out against his administration.
When he started the riot he was labeled a _____ instead of a peacemaker.
The word UNSCATHED BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall _____ until he fell off and broke his crown.
To stop the drawer from squeaking we needed to _____ the metal to make it open smoothly.
The bridesmaids wanted to _____ to the brides every wish on her wedding day.
Her knowledge made her _____ to the team.
The word POISED BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?
Watching cautiously from two hundred yards away, a lone coyote stood ______ for attack.
Both couples had a _____ connection with their love of playing cards.
His laziness made it look like he was trying to _____ the progress on our project.
The brutal _____ was run by a harsh dictator who imprisoned anyone who spoke out against his administration.
The word AVAILABLE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?
Second hand smoke creates a _____ to other people's lungs.
When he started the riot he was labeled a _____ instead of a peacemaker.
She showed total _____ to the boy who was trying to get her attention.
The photographer left a message that the pictures were _____ for pick up but he didn't bother telling me I owed tons of money for them.
The word ENTREPRENEUR BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?
His laziness made it look like he was trying to _____ the progress on our project.
She became a(n) _____ when she opened her first lemonade stand.
The detective solved the _____ by utilizing DNA technology.
To stop the drawer from squeaking we needed to _____ the metal to make it open smoothly.
The word TRANSPARENT BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?
She showed total _____ to the boy who was trying to get her attention.
Her motives were so _____ that even the teacher knew what she was doing.
The bridesmaids wanted to _____ to the bride’s every wish on her wedding day.
The brutal _____ was run by a harsh dictator who imprisoned anyone who spoke out against him.
The word FIREBRAND BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?
When he started the riot he was labeled a _____ instead of a peacemaker.
He tried to _____ his friend from spray painting the building before he got in trouble.
She became a(n) _____ when she opened her first lemonade stand.
As her confidence grew she became _____ to take control of the meeting.
The word INDIFFERENCE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?
I planned to _____ my brother with rocks when he walked around the corner.
He tried to _____ his grandmother from spray painting the statue before she got arrested.
Donnie became _____ when the Democrats asked him to release his taxes.
He showed total _____ to the naysayers who demanded compliance.
The word INDISPENSABLE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?
Both couples had a _____ connection with their love of playing cards.
Venya's knowledge made her _____ to the Academic Bowl Team in order to earn the first place trophy at Regionals.
Second hand smoke creates a _____ to other people's lungs.
Her motives were so _____ that even the teacher knew what she was doing.
The word PLAGUE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?
The brutal _____ was run by a harsh dictator who imprisoned anyone who spoke out against him
She became _____ when the men whistled at her as she walked down the block.
The photographer left a message that the pictures were _____ for pick up but he didn't bother telling me I owed tons of money for them.
When the _____ spread all over it was called the Black Death because so many people died from it.
II. Match the definition to the word.
The word: INDIGNANT
(n.) a widespread deadly disease, calamity, or evil; (v.) to pester or annoy constantly
(adj.) filled with anger or resentment over something
(v.) to slow down, restrain, impede
(adj.) ready for use, at hand
The word: MUTUAL
(v.) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service
(adj.) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected, essential, crucial, vital
(adj.) shared or felt in common by two or more; reciprocal
(n.) the killing of one person by another; murder; manslaughter
Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(adj.) usual, expected, routine
cater
customary
dissuade
plague
14. Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(v.) to discourage, talk out of doing something
pelt
hinder
dissuade
hazard
Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(n.) a person who stirs up trouble or incites a revolt; a troublemaker
transparent
poised
caterer
firebrand
III. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentence.
The brutal _____, Isis, is run by a harsh dictator who imprisons those who spoke out against his administration.
firebrand
regime
plague
hazard
Andres' organizational skills make him _____ to Mrs. Gigantino as she relies on Andres to distribute important papers to homeroom students and to record documents returned with parent signature.
plague
indignant
transparent
indispensable
Vanessa planned to _____ her friend, Carlos, with snowballs the next time snowfall hits the Piedmont region of Georgia.
hinder
plague
pelt
cater
Both Banessa and Jimora have a(n) _____ love of exploring their creativity through art.
mutual
available
indignant
regime
As his confidence grew, Arya became _____ to take the lead as captain of the Academic Bowl Team.
available
poised
indignant
mutual
IV. Use the following paragraph to complete the question below.
Curiously, however, during the construction process, the Eiffel Tower in Paris was a lightning rod for harsh protests. Criticism amounting almost to abuse poured in from the world of literature and the arts. Figures such as the opera composer Charles Gounod, the writers Guy de Maupassant and Emmile Zola, and the architect Charles Garnier denounced the tower as a pestering eyesore that would plague the capital for years to come if it were built. One critic likened the tower to an "iron gymnasium apparatus, incomplete, confused, and deformed"; another scorned its shape as that of a factory chimney.
In paragraph 3 above, the word plague means...
lubricate
vex
cater
pelt
V. Using context clues from the sentences provided, complete #22—25.
Being an inventor and entrpreneur may sound exciting, but it can also be difficult and unpredicatable. Consider, for example, the case of Gideon Sundback. This Swedish engineer came up with a breakthrough idea about 100 years ago.
An entrepreneur is a:
criminal
author
firebrand
businessperson
Although the type of fastener he introduced in 1914 seems indispensable today, the device took a surpisingly long time to catch on.
Which of the following words could be used to replace indispensable?
ridiculous
essential
old-fashioned
common
It could make closing up footwear, clothing, and bags much faster and easiesr than doing so with buttons and hooks, but it met with little more than indifference until a catchy name helped it finally take off during the 1920s and 1930s.
If something meets with indifference, it is considered:
unbelievable
unusual
uninteresting
untrue
What, exactly, was this invention? Originally known as the "Hookless No. 2," Sundback's clever device came to called the "zipper"—a fastener that is available today on countless handbags, backpacks, boots, pants, jackets, suitcases, and so on.
In the sentence above, available means:
unknown
at hand
necessary
common
VI. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentences that follow.
If you have been prevented from playing in a basketball game because of a minor injury, you
have been
catered
dissuaded
hindered
pelted
A government in power can be called a
plague
regime
hazard
firebrand
If you try to dissuade someone from skydiving, your goal is to
build their interest in it
teach them how to do it
talk them out of it
allow you to join them
It many not be customary for people in their seventies to try skydiving for the first time in their lives, but that is exactly what my grandparents did.
Which of the following could not be used to replace customary?
routine
normal
strange
usual
If a party has had food and service provided by a team of professionals, it can be described as