During several of Heracles's labors, Athena noticed the _____ the hero was in and offered her assistance.
Our supervisor _____ the newspaper each morning for items that may serve as leads for the sales force.
Once order had been restored, the leaders of the opposition called for the _____ of martial law.
By reelecting him to Congress, the court of public opinion has forever _____ him of the charges of neglecting his duties.
In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, which character speaks the line, “Lord, what fools these _____ be”?
Imagine his _____ — penniless, unemployed, and with a large family to support!
A team of filmmakers spent a year in the rain forests of South America, searching for the _____ harpy eagle.
Since you are the only one of us who has had experience with this kind of problem, we shall do whatever you _____ necessary.
The children stood on the southern _____ and waved at the boats sailing into the harbor
Are we going to allow _____ quarrels to destroy a friendship that has endured for so many years?
While the actors were busy rehearsing, the manager ran away with all the money and left them _____ in a strange town.
After so many years of _____ —in business, politics, and the family—he wants only to retire to the peace and quiet of his ranch.
A special edition of poems by the noted writer was presented as a _____ to all who attended her eightieth birthday party.
In my composition, I tried to give a definition of “humor,” but I found the idea too _____ to pin down.
At times we all enjoy a(n) _____ about “what might have been,” but before long we must return to “the way things are.”
It was upsetting to see that his best friend was trying to _____ his record as the best receiver on the team.
I knew that she was wrapped up in herself, but I never dreamed that even she could be guilty of such _____ .
Many diseases that have disappeared in the United States continue to _____ countries in other parts of the world.
At times it is quite natural to feel afraid, and it is certainly no _____ to anyone to admit it.
We will never allow such vicious, unfounded rumors to _____ discord and conflict in our school!
What a(n) _____ he received when he trotted back to the bench after scoring the winning touchdown!
Our business is barely managing to pay its bills; one bad break will be enough to _____ it into bankruptcy.
Our father often says that he has never stopped _____ the decision he made many years ago to give up the study of medicine.
We should respect our national leaders, but we should not _____ them and assume that they can do no wrong.
Katie purchased a _____ box to store letters and photographs.
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:
I have never told this story, nor shall mortal man see this
manuscript until after I have passed over for eternity. I know that the average human mind will not believe what it cannot grasp, and so I do not purpose being pilloried by the public, the pulpit, and the press, and held up as a colossal liar when I am but telling the simple truths which someday science will substantiate.
EXCERPT #1 Question: One who is mortal _____ .
EXCERPT #2 Question: Strife is a(n) _____ .
EXCERPT #3 Question: A waterway that is elusive is _____ .
EXCERPT #4 Question: Something that is deemed is _____ .
EXCERPT #5 Question: A plight is NOT a(n) _____ .
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 May of 1911, a young pilot from Long Island’s Moisant Avenue Aviation School was practicing flying. When a gust of wind blew back the person’s veil, onlookers realized that the pilot was not a man! It was journalist Harriet Quimby. How did this plucky reporter acquit herself so successfully in such a dangerous new field?
Flying was risky for anyone at that time. Just eight years earlier, the success of the Wright Brothers’ flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, generated new goals for adventurers. Pioneering pilots deemed flying as the greatest challenge of the day. Determined not to let her gender hold her back, Harriet Quimby started to take flying lessons.
Quimby earned her pilot’s license on August 1, 1911, making her the world’s second woman—and the first American
woman—to do so. Dressed in a flight suit of purple satin, she gave flying demonstrations around the United States and Mexico.
Quimby was the first pilot ever to cross the English Channel. Nowadays, it may be easy to discredit this accomplishment since some people actually swim the 32 miles of water that separates England from France. Yet, in Quimby’s time, people had little knowledge of flying or of predicting weather. She was lucky to get through the clouds that day to land safely, though way off course. Imagine the shock French fishermen must have felt when they scanned the horizon to see a flying machine headed for their beach!
Less than a year after Harriet Quimby became a pilot, she suffered mortal injuries when she and a passenger were suddenly thrown from their seats, falling nearly a mile to their deaths in the waters near Boston. The world lost a legendary pioneer.
The meaning of acquit is _____ .
The meaning of generated is _____ .
Deemed most nearly means _____ .
Discredit most nearly means _____ .
Scanned is best defined as _____ .
Mortal is best defined as _____ .
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.
As they prepare their college applications, students should give careful thought to the matter of who to ask for letters of recommendation.
Nepal is a mountainous land of mystery, which is suggested in this photograph taken near Kathmandu, the capital city.
In order to acquire a working knowledge on microbiology, students must spend many hours in the laboratory as well as in the classroom.
If the committee members would have taken more time researching the report, their recommendations would have been accepted more readily by the public.
The short stories in this anthology is by various Latin American authors who exemplify the style of magical realism.
The business partnership between Rachel and Hester ended when she decided it was time to retire.
Scuba diving no longer interests Tina as much as to go water-skiing, and she takes every opportunity she can get to go skiing.
The traffic was so heavy that we were forced to drive at a crawl, and we arrived at the concert a half-hour late.
I finished reading the book that Professor Johnson had written about Shakespeare’s tragedies over the summer.
The new chief executive announced that her most important priorities were to increase productivity, to cut unnecessary costs, and acquiring an increased share of the market.
Someone who has been declared not guilty of a crime has been _____ .
Which of the following words can be used to refer to a wound that results in death?
Which of the following is another word for memento?
Another word for daydream is _____ .
To look over quickly but thoroughly is to _____ .
If someone feels sorry for a hurtful act that he or she committed in the past, he or she has _____ .
If someone displays a lack of thankfulness, he or she shows _____ .
A string of wire can be referred to as a _____ .
Which of the following is another word for tumble?
Which of the following is the opposite of improve?
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:
In folklore, fairies are elusive creatures who have wings and the ability to appear and disappear quickly. In a surprising real-life event that took place in England, these magical beings were
believed by many people to have been captured on film. In 1917, two young cousins named Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths produced two photographs of themselves with figures that looked very much like storybook fairies. The photos generated a great deal of curiosity. In 1920, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, even wrote about the possibility that they might be real. Others were not convinced, and tried to discredit the genuineness of the photos. Finally, in a magazine article published in 1983, the cousins admitted that the “fairies” were really cardboard cutouts. The revocation of the story was not complete, however, since they left open the possibility that a fairy photo that they had taken later, in 1920, might be real.
Elusive (line 1) creatures are difficult to _____ .
Which of the following words could not be used to replace generated (line 5)?
If you try to discredit something (line 6), you think it should be _____ .
In line 8, revocation 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. (6 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
PASSAGE:
Les Misérables is the title of a French novel written by Victor Hugo and published in 1862. It is also the title of the second longest-running musical in the world. Both the theatrical version and the book tell the story of Jean Valjean, a poor man who is caught stealing bread to feed his family. For this petty theft, he serves many years in prison. His plight does not end when he is finally released, however. Because he lives in a time of great strife in France, the life he goes back to is filled with conflict, tragedy, and betrayal. This dramatic plot is not the only thing that the book and musical have in common. Both had similar histories after they first appeared. When it opened, the musical was deemed to be unappealing by most critics, while audiences loved it and greeted it with ovations. The book was also not favored by critics but adored by readers. In fact, by the time of his death, Hugo was idolized as a writer. When he died in 1885, more than 3 million people came out to see the carriage that was carrying his body to his funeral.
Which of the following words could be used to replace petty (line 3)?
In line 4, plight means _____ .
A time of great strife (line 5), is characterized by _____ .
In line 7, deemed means _____ .
Which of the following could not be used to replace ovations (line 8)?
If someone is idolized (line 9), he or she is _____ .