Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote a series of children's books that describe the _____ story of Western migration.
Is it right to _____ against an evil act by performing evil acts of one's own?
The youth center was a _____ to young people seeking help and guidance.
My first _____ with the new neighbors was amicable, and I believed we were all going to become good friends.
As I watched through the soundproof hospital window, the skaters on the pond seemed to be carrying out a colorful _____ .
The news that I had been dropped from the football squad _____ my dream of becoming a great gridiron hero.
Parents who fail to _____ their children for rude, impolite behavior may regret their lenient attitude later.
My grandmother becomes _____ when she recalls her childhood in the Swiss Alps.
Marie is not really pretty, but her sparkling personality and _____ charm make her very attractive.
She had such a _____ expression on her face that I thought she'd seen a vision of heaven.
I, for one, was extremely offended by the teen's _____ behavior and foul language.
Many a perfectly healthy employee has been known to _____ illness to avoid going to work.
It does not _____ in the least from his reputation as a great player to say that all the team members deserve equal credit.
For some strange reason, the photocopier suddenly went _____ and started spewing vast quantities of paper all over the floor.
Although I do not get seasick, I am going to take some anti-motion sickness medication just as a _____ .
The report that he sent to the president of the company _____ the need for better planning and more careful use of funds.
I knew that it would be difficult to raise funds for the recycling program, but I never expected to _____ so many tough problems.
During the long years of defeat, Lincoln searched for a general who would _____ the war fearlessly until the Union was saved.
The trouble with being a(n) _____ is that you are so taken up with what is going wrong that you are unaware of what is going right.
Before we can plan properly for the upcoming school year, we must have accurate _____ on the results of last year's programs.
If you try to smuggle goods into this country without paying the customs duties, the inspectors may _____ the goods and fine you.
Our driving instructor has emphasized that the use of seat belts is not a “silly” _____ but a surefire way of saving lives.
The child gazed _____ at the shiny toys in the store window.
Her writing style is a little _____ , but what it lacks in polish and refinement is more than made up for by its wonderful humor.
When I want a(n) _____ snack, I eat a handful of almonds.
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 Question: Whenever someone is encountered, he or she is _____ .
EXCERPT #2 Question: A wistful look is one that is _____ .
EXCERPT #3 Question: Something that is uncouth is NOT _____ .
EXCERPT #4:
All this he called “doing his duty by their parents”; and he never inflicted a chastisement without following it by the assurance, so consolatory to the smarting urchin, that “he would remember it and thank him for it the longest day he had to live.”
EXCERPT #4 Question: A chastisement is a(n) _____ .
EXCERPT #5 Question: A sham is _____ .
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:
Old-timers in Everett, Washington grew wistful when they recalled Pigeon Creek running “red with salmon.” The fish once swam freely through its clear, freshwaters. But over the years, people threw dirt, garbage, and old motor oil into it, making Pigeon Creek into a muddy trash dump.
Students and teachers at Jackson Elementary School, near Pigeon Creek, decided to do something. They were determined to prosecute an ambitious project they named Operation Pigeon Creek. They vowed to clean up the creek. They hauled garbage, posted “No Dumping” signs, wrote letters, handed out leaflets, and worked to make the community aware of their mission. They hoped that one day Pigeon Creek would become the wholesome waterway it once was.
The entire school took part. Younger kids studied the life cycle of salmon. They learned how water gets polluted and how it can be made cleaner. Older students did research on freshwater ecology and learned to use water-testing equipment. They studied scientific data from Pigeon Creek.
Not everyone in the area supported Operation Pigeon Creek. Some believed that it was a waste of school time, energy, and funds. Even if Pigeon Creek did get cleaner, it would never stay that way long enough for salmon to return, according to local pessimists. But the students would not give up. They tended a large fish tank in which they hatched and raised young salmon to release into Pigeon Creek. The project lasted the entire school year. One day, after more than twenty years as a nearly dead stream, Pigeon Creek welcomed back salmon. The first student to encounter a returning salmon nearly burst with excitement! News spread fast. The success story appeared on television, in magazines, and in newspapers. You can read about it in the Sierra Club book, Come Back, Salmon, by Molly Cone.
The meaning of wistful is _____ .
Prosecute most nearly means _____ .
Wholesome is best defined as _____ .
The meaning of data is _____ .
Pessimists most nearly means _____ .
Encounter is best defined as _____ .
DIRECTIONS:
1. Read each sentence and determine if the bold 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.
PASSAGE:
On May 14, 1804, a party of about forty travelers set off from St. Louis, Missouri, on a difficult and dangerous journey that had lasted nearly two and a half years. The members of the expedition were all about thirty years old, and they had undergone rigorous outdoor training, as well as instruction in botany, zoology, carpentry, celestial navigation, gun repair, boat handling, and Native American sign language. The expedition was headed by Captain Merriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark: and their mission was to explore the geography, peoples, animals, and plants of the vast new territory added to the United States by virtue with President Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase.
The names of Lewis and Clark, who completed their task successfully, has gone down in history. However, a less familiar name deserves equal recognition: a young Native American woman named Sacagawea, without who's contributions the mission might easily have failed.
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Which of the following is another word for information?
A play or story performed through gestures alone is a(n) _____ .
A long narrative poem about the deeds of heroes is called a(n) _____ .
A killjoy can also be called a(n) _____ .
Which of the following is the opposite of authentic?
To strike back for an injury is to _____ .
Which of the following is another word for deranged?
A small hole made by a sharp object is a(n) _____ .
Someone who treats people in a crude and boorish manner can be described as _____ .
Which of the following is the opposite of enhance?
If a safety rule has been stressed, it has been _____ .
To bring before a court of law for trial is to _____ .
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:
For the most part, our dog Owen is sweet and well-behaved. He does, however, have one very bad habit. Whenever anyone takes him out for a walk, he grabs all kinds of objects in his mouth and then doesn’t want to let them go. Sometimes he even tries to eat them. Among his favorite items are sticks, discarded paper cups, and chicken bones that have been left behind by raccoons that raided garbage cans. Needless to say, these are not exactly wholesome snacks. As a result, we always try to confiscate them as soon as Owen gets hold of them. Then we immediately say “no” in order to chasten him and teach him a lesson. I don’t think that the message gets through to him, however. After being forced to let go of a questionable find, Owen always looks disappointed and wistful—that is, until he comes across something else to snatch up into his mouth.
In line 5, wholesome means _____ .
If you confiscate (line 5) things, you _____ .
Which of the following words could not be used to replace chasten (line 6)?
Which of the following words could be used to replace wistful (line 8)?
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:
During the mid-1800s, when slavery still existed in the United States, many slaves tried to escape to places in the North where slavery was illegal. They usually did so with the help of the Underground Railroad. That was the name used for a network of people who offered their homes and businesses as “stations,” or places of safety, for those who were making the dangerous journey. As a precaution, escaping slaves generally traveled at night. Doing so not only helped them avoid encounters with with people hired to hunt them down but also helped them find their way by using the Big Dipper, a constellation that points to the North Star, as a beacon. Instructions for using the celestial sight in order to travel in the right direction were even embedded in a sort of secret code in a folk song that told listeners to follow the “Drinking Gourd”—another name for the Big Dipper.
In line 4, precaution means _____ .
To avoid encounters (line 5), is to stay away from _____ .
Which of the following could not be used to replace beacon (line 6)?
A celestial (line 7) sight can be found _____ .