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LEVEL B, UNIT 8 VOCABULARY EXTRA CREDIT (optional)

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LEVEL B, UNIT 8 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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After finishing the painting, the artist signed his name in big letters with a playful _____ .

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The only advice I can give you is to take the problems one at a time and deal with each in a sensible and _____ way.

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We have made some progress in cleaning up our community, but that is certainly no reason to _____ our efforts.

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To get a good grade, make sure that your composition is interesting in content, correct in grammar and spelling, and _____ .

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There's nothing like pure water to _____ your thirst.

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Two of the more _____ members of the committee soon got into an argument about where to build the new facility.

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After the protesters had been sleeping in the building for two months, the police finally _____ them.

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As we returned to the dressing room after that terrible first half, the whole atmosphere seemed to be _____ by defeat.

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The train and the car approached the crossing almost _____ , and a terrible accident seemed unavoidable.

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“We have become so engrossed in the minor details of the situation that we have left no time to consider the _____ of the matter,” I said.

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When the musicians failed to arrive and the air-conditioning conked out, we realized that the party was becoming a _____ .

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The possibility of getting a summer job in an office is all the _____ I need to improve my computer skills.

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All our hopes and plans were _____ when we learned that we would not be able to attend the music festival.

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Experts predict a _____ in the number of medical school applicants this year due to rising costs of tuition.

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The first _____ of the disease is marked by a severe fever and the appearance of an ugly rash all over the body.

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With eager students and able teachers, learning will _____ , even though the school building may be old and shabby.

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As _____ in the U.S. Constitution, the President must be a native- born American at least 35 years old when he or she takes office.

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Months after the fire, a strong scent of charred wood _____ the forest.

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When the elderly pianist began to play, we were saddened to observe that he had only a(n) _____ of his once great skill.

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Doesn't it seem _____ for a bright young person to show no interest in taking part in any school activities?

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The high spirits with which we had begun the hike were soon _____ when it began to rain.

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I'm following a very strict study schedule, but I must admit that I _____ from it when the play-offs were televised.

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Has the ability of human beings to produce new inventions _____ our ability to use them wisely?

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Even though you may think your supervisor is wrong, you won't be able to hold your job if you act _____ .

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Be careful when you come to the sudden _____ in the road ahead!

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:

Our thirst was so intense that to quench it we would have
dug below the bed of old Ocean itself.
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EXCERPT #1 Question: When you quench your thirst, you _____ .

EXCERPT #2:

If the degree of heat increased instead of decreasing, as we approached the surface of the earth, it was simply because the causes were local and solely due to volcanic influence.
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EXCERPT #2 Question: When something is decreasing, it is NOT _____ .

EXCERPT #3:

My companions, doubtless, felt the same horrible tortures, but neither of them would touch the wretched morsel of meat that remained. It lay there, a last remnant of all our great preparations for the mad and senseless journey!
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EXCERPT #3 Question: A remnant is something that is _____ .

EXCERPT #4:

In many doubtful or dangerous places, it became necessary for us to be tied together by a long rope in order that should any one of us be unfortunate enough to slip, he would be supported by his companions. This connecting link was doubtless a prudent precaution.
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EXCERPT #4 Question: A prudent precaution is _____ .

EXCERPT #5:

An invincible dread had taken possession of my brain and soul. I could only look forward to an immediate catastrophe, such a catastrophe as not even the most vivid imagination could have thought of.
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EXCERPT #5 Question: One example of a catastrophe is _____ .

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:

By almost any standards, the Civil War was the greatest catastrophe in U.S. history. Destruction pervaded the South and led to its economic ruin. More than 600,000 soldiers died in the conflict, and the war left a disputatious legacy of racial and sectional bitterness that would last for more than a century. Yet the Civil War also left another legacy. It opened the way for American women to serve with honor in war. For the first time in U.S. history, scores of women, from the North and the South, actively took part in the war effort.

With the onslaught of battle, women came forward in droves to pitch in on the soldiers’ behalf. Some, like Sally Tompkins, established small hospitals. Others, like Mary Livermore and Mary Ann Bickerdyke, organized or ran chapters of soldiers’ aid
societies. Even the famous Dorothea Dix, known for being prudent in her care of the mentally ill, took charge of the nursing services for all the Federal armies. A great number of women also looked after their farms or took jobs formerly held by men.

Many women, particularly nurses, came dangerously close to the fighting. Clara Barton, who later founded the American Red Cross, regularly put her life on the line while tending a wounded soldier. Some Northern women disguised themselves as men so that they could fight with Union regiments. For some, the incentive was patriotism. For other women, it was to be with their husbands.

Regardless of the role they played in the war, women demonstrated loyalty, bravery, and skill. They also showed that the Civil War was not just a man’s war. It was also a war in which women could serve both on the battlefield and on the home front.
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The meaning of catastrophe is _____ .

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Pervaded most nearly means _____ .

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Disputatious is best defined as _____ .

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Onslaught is best defined as _____ .

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The meaning of prudent is _____ .

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Incentive most nearly means _____ .

IMPROVING SENTENCES

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.
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Checkers, considered by many to be a simplistic game compared with chess, with its sophisticated strategy and gamesmanship, is called “draughts” in England.

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Both the heat and the high humidity makes it unbearable to be outside.

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After losing the game in the final inning, the pitcher asked himself if he had really should have thrown a curve ball rather than a fast ball.

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After receiving bad service on both legs of the flight, the couple decided that they wouldn't never use the same airline again.

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All night, the train moved slow and quiet through the rain as it crossed from France into Germany.

PRACTICE APPLICATION

DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the answer that best completes each question. (12 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
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To force out from a property is to _____ .

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The central point or heart of a matter is the _____ .

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Which of the following is another word for imbue?

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A bicycle that has turned aside sharply has _____ .

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If a neighbor is inclined to argue, he or she could be described as _____ .

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Which of the following might be another word for exceed?

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Which of the following might be another word for douse?

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An event that happens at the same time as another can be described as _____ .

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A signature that is easily read can be described as _____ .

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To appoint as a priest or minister is to _____ .

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A sudden attack by an enemy army might be referred to an a(n) _____ .

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Which of the following is the opposite of obedient?

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:

My brother Keith has always had an abnormal fear of anything having to do with being in or on the water. As a result, I suspected that it would be a mistake for my Uncle Victor to invite him along on a fishing trip that we had planned together. Still, I encouraged Keith to come along, hoping that once we got out into the bay, he would be able to relax and enjoy himself. For the most part, I was wrong. Keith spent the first fifteen minutes sitting in the exact middle of the boat. He refused to move, fearing that if he did, the boat would rock back and forth and then capsize. Then he tried to convince Uncle Victor that the most prudent choice for a fishing spot would be about twenty feet from shore. After a while, however, he had to admit that no catastrophes had occurred while we floated and fished farther out. By the end of the afternoon, he had caught several fish and stopped imagining the worst.
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Which of the following could not be used to replace abnormal (sentence 1)?

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To capsize (sentence 6) is to _____ .

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Which of the following words could be used to replace prudent (sentence 7)?

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In sentence 8, catastrophes means _____ .

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. (4 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
PASSAGE:

Recently, everyone in my family was very sad to hear about something that was about to happen in our town. The movie theater on Maple Avenue was going to close forever because business had decreased steadily over the years. My grandparents said that they would especially miss this remnant of an age when, almost every week, they would go downtown to see a movie on a Friday or Saturday night. Everyone’s mood changed, however, when the theater’s owner announced that instead of closing, the theater will be repaired and restored. Once it reopens, it will show classic movies from the 1930s to the 1960s. Now we certainly hope that the theater will flourish and that it will give people incentive to dine and shop in our downtown area.
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Which of the following could not be used to replace decreased (line 2)?

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In line 3, remnant means _____ .

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Which of the following words could be used to replace flourish (line 7)?

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In line 7, incentive means _____ .