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LEVEL B, UNIT 10 VOCABULARY EXTRA CREDIT (optional)

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LEVEL B, UNIT 10 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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The modern TV sitcom developed from the type of broad _____ that slapstick comedians served up in the 1920s and 1930s

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Since I was led to believe that she would approve my proposal, I was very much taken aback when it was _____ out of hand.

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Beneath the _____ body of the getaway car, there was a powerful, finely tuned motor, capable of reaching high speeds.

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After winning the award for best actress, she joyously _____ praise on everyone who had worked with her on the movie.

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The campaign to eliminate pollution will prove _____ unless it has full public support.

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He amazed us by reaching into the pile of _____ on his desk and pulling out the exact the piece of paper he wanted.

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“I discovered a really cool store with all kinds of _____ army and navy equipment,” Joel told his friends excitedly.

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I sometimes think that he enjoys being sick and having everyone wait on him, sympathize with him, and _____ him.

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When he said he would “beard the lion in his _____ ,” he merely meant that he was going to have it out with the boss.

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What a difference between the _____ of the typical freshman and the know-it-all confidence of a senior!

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He is _____ for his habit of taking small loans from his best friends and then conveniently forgetting about them.

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Even the toughest critics have been _____ in their praise of the new movie.

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The first thing Rick and Maria do when they enter a room is to _____ it with their jackets, shoes, backpacks, books, electronic equipment, and pencils.

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When I think back to my days of basic training, I can almost hear the drill sergeant _____ commands across the field.

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It would be impossible to _____ our system of governmental checks and balances without destroying American democracy.

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The courts of many Renaissance princes were jammed with _____ , toadies, and other idle hangers-on.

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The sudden thunderstorm made a _____ of the picnic, forcing us to flee for cover and soaking most of our food.

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After buying all the supplies for the club party, we were delighted to find that we had a grand _____ of 65 cents.

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The best way to avoid those _____ cram sessions just before the exams is to do your work steadily all term long.

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Their record is 100% consistent—they have managed to _____ every job they have undertaken.

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My experience has been that people who cut corners on small matters will also _____ their obligations.

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We who live in the United States today are the chief _____ of the rich heritage of freedom left to us by the framers of the Constitution.

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Ever since I was bitten by a stray mutt years ago, I have had a _____ fear of all dogs.

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She was indeed fortunate to find herself working under a person who was _____ to her novel ideas.

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Most presidents don't like to exercise their _____ power often.

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:

Claude Frollo groped about for several moments in the dark lair into which the captain had bolted him . . . there was neither window nor air-hole, and the slope of the roof prevented one from standing upright.
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EXCERPT #1 Question: A lair is a place where one usually feels _____ .

EXCERPT #2:

“But do say something,” said Madame Aloise, suddenly giving his shoulder a push; “you have grown very timid.” We can assure our readers that timidity was neither the captain's virtue nor his defect. But he made an effort to do what was demanded of him.
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EXCERPT #2 Question: Another word for timidity is _____ .

EXCERPT #3:

Among other things, she had a pair of little shoes, the like of which King Louis XI certainly never had! Her mother had stitched and embroidered them herself; she had lavished on them all the delicacies of her art of embroideress.
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EXCERPT #3 Question: One who has lavished has _____ .

EXCERPT #4:

The interior of the den was no less dilapidated. . . . [T]here were chalk walls, blackened beams in the ceiling, a dismantled chimney-piece, spiders' webs in all the corners, in the middle a staggering herd of tables and lame stools, a dirty child among the ashes, and at the back a staircase.
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EXCERPT #4 Question: A dilapidated building must be _____ .

EXCERPT #5:

[A]s he plunged deeper into the street . . . blind men and lame men swarmed about him . . . from the air-holes of cellars, howling, bellowing, yelping, all limping and halting, all flinging themselves towards the light.
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EXCERPT #5 Question: Someone who is bellowing 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:

Chicago was a sprawling metropolis in 1871. Yet it was also a city ripe for disaster. First, Chicago was built almost entirely of wood. Wooden grain elevators, lumber mills, hotels, dilapidated houses and barns, bridges, and even streets, paved with pine blocks, were perfect sources of kindling. Second, Chicago also made, stored, bought, and sold a surplus of inflammable goods. As a result, in the hot, dry summer of 1871, Chicagoans had a right to be concerned.

By early October, Chicago’s crack firefighters were exhausted, having spent a grueling week extinguishing 24 fires. However, on the evening of October 8, the firefighters’ stamina would be tested again. It is rumored that at 8:30 in the evening, Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a lantern in the barn, starting the Great Chicago Fire. In just a few minutes the barn was ablaze. In an hour the entire block was burning. In the street, the bellow of trapped cows could be heard, as building after building burned. The flames simply could not be stopped; all efforts proved futile. By the following morning, much of Chicago lay in ashes.

The Great Chicago Fire was finally checked by rainfall and by the use of gunpowder. Yet the losses were staggering. In all, 300 deaths were reported. More than 100,000 people were left homeless, and 17,500 buildings were demolished. But nothing could destroy the will of the people to rebuild the city. Soon, the rebuilding began. Architects flocked to the city in droves, eager for the chance to build high into the sky. City planners also came. As a result, Chicago became the beneficiary of bold new ideas in construction, city planning, and technology. In just a few years the city became the open-air gallery of skyscrapers, grand boulevards, and parks that it still is today.
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The meaning of dilapidated is _____ .

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Surplus most nearly means _____ .

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Grueling is best defined as _____ .

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Bellow most nearly means _____ .

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The meaning of futile is _____ .

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Beneficiary 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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Lobsters were so common in early New England that they complained about eating them so often

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Which do you like most, cats or dogs?

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According to Mr. Venturi, the game show wants contestants who have a broad range of knowledge and to look good on camera.

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Ernest Hemingway, whose simple, unadorned style made him one of the most important voices of the twentieth century, was an American author.

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According to the land survey, all the trees around the camp's perimeter belongs to the logging company in Seattle, Washington.

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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A play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings is called a _____ .

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Which of the following is the opposite of meager?

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Someone who is avoiding work is _____ .

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Which of the following is another word for freeloader?

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A pet that has been allowed too many privileges has been _____ .

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Someone who has a gloomy outlook on life might be described as what kind of person?

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To prohibit or reject is to _____ .

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Which of the following is the opposite of respectable?

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If a hippopotamous is letting out a loud, angry roar, it is _____ .

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Which of the following is another word for shyness?

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

Why would anyone want to buy an old, dilapidated car at a very low price and then keep it in his family’s garage? When my cousin Tim did exactly this, he said that he was sure he could
completely dismantle the engine, study each part, and then either put it back or find a replacement and put that in. According to him, the process would not be at all grueling. On the contrary, it would be fascinating and enjoyable. In addition, he would end up with a car that looked unusual and also ran smoothly and reliably. The result Tim expected, however, is not
quite the one he got. Instead, just after he had taken the car apart and put it back together, he discovered two parts that he had forgotten to include on the floor of the garage. Instead of
being mad at himself for having botched the job, however, he started all over again, this time making an effort to fit in the surplus parts. Always keeping a positive attitude, he told me that he did not consider his first attempt to be futile. Instead, it was a learning experience that would help him learn more about rebuilding engines.
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A dilapidated (sentence 1) car would most likely be _____ .

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If you dismantle (sentence 2) an engine, you _____ .

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Which of the following could not be used to replace grueling (sentence 3)?

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In sentence 8, botched means _____ .

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Which of the following could be used to replace surplus (sentence 8)?

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A futile (sentence 9) attempt is _____ .

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:

No one likes to think of empty jars, cans, or bottles cluttering the ocean floor. Yet, surprisingly, certain ocean-dwelling creatures have been known to find an important use for some of these human-made containers. The beneficiaries of the discarded items are octopuses—animals that are completely boneless and therefore soft-bodied. Smaller species are able to squeeze themselves into the containers and then use them as
lairs, just as they might use the shell of a dead clam or a crack in a rock or a reef. The cans and jars may not sound as hospitable as the natural objects, but they do serve the same purpose. That is, they help the eight-armed creatures hide from hungry enemies that are swimming by.
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In line 1, cluttering means _____ .

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Those who are beneficiaries (line 3) of particular items _____ .

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In line 5, lairs means _____ .

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In line 6, hospitable means _____ .