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LEVEL B, UNIT 15 VOCABULARY EXTRA CREDIT (optional)

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LEVEL B, UNIT 15 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 city is hosting a conference to celebrate Mark Twain's _____ and discuss his landmark novels and witty essays.

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In the period ahead, there may be shortages of some foodstuffs, but we will only make things worse if we resort to _____ .

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Life cannot be all happiness; we must expect tears as well as _____ .

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The _____ that the two sides of the family have been waging for years is about whether chili should be made with beans.

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Learning to drive, graduating from high school, and entering college or the job market are all part of a teenager's _____ of passage.

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We cannot accept the idea that capital and labor must constantly _____ with each other.

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One reason the coach is so popular is that he is firm and even tough with his players but never acts like a _____ .

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I was _____ to accept the halfhearted invitation that reached me only a day before the party.

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During the winter, there are always a few _____ souls who take a dip in the icy waters off Atlantic Beach.

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No matter how efficient the new chairperson may be, the meeting will not proceed _____ unless the members cooperate.

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The jury was impressed by the fact that the testimony of two witnesses who were complete strangers _____ in every detail.

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Although Aunt Helen serves delicious pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, I must say that I am _____ to apple pie.

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A party that cannot offer new ideas to deal with the pressing problems of the day must be considered politically _____ .

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Why _____ over minor details when we are in agreement overall?

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If you're looking for a witty, charming personality to _____ at the awards dinner, need I say that I'm available?

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Your healthy body is a _____ you have received from your parents, and you should strive to protect it from harmful influences.

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Did you know that our play-off game _____ with spring break, and the players on the roster can't be changed?

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We will give careful attention to _____ complaints, but we will not be influenced by silly faultfinding.

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The _____ tone in which she gave the order left no doubt in anyone's mind that she expected full obedience.

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Isn't it _____ of you to ask other people to support a candidate in whom you yourself have no confidence?

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A good sports official pays no attention to the _____ of the crowd when a decision goes against the home team.

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Each answer will be considered either right or wrong; no _____ credit will be given.

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I am annoyed by the _____ way in which they keep reminding me “how a well-bred person behaves.”

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She may give the impression of being simple and uncomplicated, but we have found her to be unusually _____ in judging people.

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In the winter, Alice grows kale, as it is such a _____ vegetable.

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:

Some, too, have baffled his analytical skill, and would be, as narratives, beginnings without an ending, while others have been but partially cleared up, and have their explanations founded rather upon conjecture and surmise than on that absolute logical proof which was so dear to him.
(“The Five Orange Pips”)
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EXCERPT #1 Question: If something is partially resolved, it is done _____ .

EXCERPT #2:

He rushes to some secret hoard, where he has accumulated the fruits of his beggary, and he stuffs all the coins upon which he can lay his hands into the pockets to make sure of the coat's sinking.
(“The Man with the Twisted Lip”)
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EXCERPT #2 Question: A hoard is a _____ .

EXCERPT #3:

His plans were suddenly brought to a head by his knowledge that Sir Charles was about to leave the Hall on the advice of Dr. Mortimer, with whose opinion he himself pretended to coincide.
(The Hound of the Baskervilles)
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EXCERPT #3 Question: To coincide with others is to _____ .

EXCERPT #4:

“I hope,” said Dr. Mortimer, “that you do not look with suspicious eyes upon everyone who received a legacy from Sir Charles, for I also had a thousand pounds left to me.”
(The Hound of the Baskervilles)
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EXCERPT #4 Question: A legacy is a(n) _____ .

EXCERPT #5:

“I have cross-examined these men . . . who all tell the same story of this dreadful apparition . . . I assure you that there is a reign of terror in the district, and that it is a hardy man who will cross the moor at night.”
(The Hound of the Baskervilles)
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EXCERPT #5 Question: Someone who is hardy is definitely 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. (5 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
PASSAGE:

Have you ever wondered what a picnic would be like without hot dogs? Or a baseball game? Although the origin of the hot dog is unclear (it may be related to the wiener from Vienna, Austria, or the frankfurter wurst from Frankfurt, Germany), this “fun food” is a legitimate American phenomenon. The clamor for hot dogs can be heard at sports stadiums and amusement parks from coast to coast.

Like its origin, the name “hot dog” is also shrouded in mystery. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council will suggest that “hot dog” may have been coined in 1906 by Harry Stevens, a concessionaire at the old Polo Grounds ballpark in New York City. According to the council, Stevens began calling the sandwich a hot dog rather than a “dachshund sausage” as it had been known at the time.

Regardless of how the hot dog got its name, it soon became the favorite patriotic fare of Americans, who were soon patronizing hot-dog stands and gobbling up the “dogs” just as fast as they could be placed in buns.

Of course, the best way to eat a hot dog depends on one’s location. In fact, for years a feud has been raging between Chicagoans and New Yorkers, as each group claims to know the best way to cook and “dress” a “frank.” In the Windy City, people prefer their hot dogs boiled or steamed, mixed with pork, well seasoned, and piled high with relish, tomato, pickles, and peppers. In the Big Apple, people are partial to all-beef hot dogs grilled and topped with mustard, onions, and sauerkraut.

No matter how Americans may “dress” their “dogs,” it is clear that they love this food. In all, Americans eat 20 billion hot dogs a year, which proves just how much they “relish” this dish.
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The meaning of legitimate is _____ .

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Clamor is best defined as _____ .

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Patronizing most nearly means _____ .

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Feud is best defined as _____ .

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Partial most nearly means _____ .

CORRECTING ERRORS

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:

Lemurs are small primates that are found only on the island of Madagascar, located in the Indian Ocean about 250 miles off the southeast coast of Africa, and on the neighboring Comoro Islands. With large eyes, foxlike faces: and monkey-like bodies, lemurs have been divided into a broad array of 5 families and 33 species, ranging from tiny animals smaller than a human hand up to the indri which is standing nearly 2 ½ feet high and weighs nearly 20 pounds.

Although lemurs resemble monkeys in a very general way, a closer look will reveal some important differences. The eyes of a lemur, for example, are proportionally larger than other primates — perhaps reflecting the fact that about 50% of lemur species are nocturnal. Lemurs developed 10 to 20 million years before most monkeys and longer than that before the emergence of great apes. Lemurs’ brains are smaller than the brains of monkeys, their hands are less adept, and their tails are not prehensile like those of New World monkeys.
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Bold Section #3

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Bold Section #4

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Bold Section #5

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 business that is in a state of financial ruin can be described as _____ .

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A hidden supply of gold and precious gems could be called a _____ .

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Which of the following is the opposite of healthy?

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Which of the following is another word for glee?

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To give one’s business regularly as a customer is to _____ .

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A coach who is able to deal with many kinds of players and situations in a keen and practical way could be described as _____ .

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Someone who is inclined to believe the worst of people could be described as _____ .

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A tyrant might also be referred to as a _____ .

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To call for by loud, continued outcries is to _____ .

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Which of the following is another word for inheritance?

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:

Every year, Memorial Day weekend coincides with a garden-related rite in our part of the country. The event that takes place is the planting of flowers and vegetables in yards and gardens. The reason behind the event’s timing, as any gardener knows, is that by this point the danger of frost has safely passed. For many people, this weekend at the end of May is also the point when they begin to see a partial rebirth in their gardens. That’s because a section of their little patch of land has been set aside for perennials—plants that are hardy enough to survive the long winter and whose nature it is to grow back year after year.
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If a particular weekend coincides (sentence 1) with a particular event, the two things happen _____ .

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In sentence 1, rite means _____ .

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In sentence 4, partial means _____ .

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Which of the following words could not be used to replace hardy (sentence 5)?

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

My brother Javier and I both like to play word games, and sometimes we get quite competitive. For example, last night, we were forming words while playing our favorite board game and had a disagreement over a particular word. To be specific, I had spelled out the word “achoo,” fully expecting to collect points for it. Javier, however, insisted that “achoo” was not a legitimate word and that I had to try again. When I tried to prove that my word was real by looking it up on the Internet and pointing out various references to “achoo,” Javier insisted that my online sources were not authoritative. We then agreed, in the interest of moving on, to stop haggling over a few points and to allow our mother to officiate before our little dispute turned into a real feud. Fortunately for me, Mom ruled that “achoo” should be accepted, and Javier accepted her decision. We were then able to continue playing in a friendly and harmonious manner.
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If a word is legitimate (line 4), it should be _____ .

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Sources that are authoritative (line 6) can be _____ .

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In line 7, haggling means _____ .

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To officiate (line 7) is to _____ .

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Which of the following could be used to replace feud (line 8)?

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In line 9, harmonious means _____ .