rise OR raise
While the movers _________ the desk, one of the drawers fell out.
raised
My dog _______ in the sun every morning.
lies
Every week he ______ aside some money to buy a new computer.
sets
(Arthur Miller) wrote Death of a Salesman in 1949.
Death of a Salesman was written in 1949.
Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the USA?
a. Germany
b. Austria
c. Spain
d. the Netherlands
a. Germany
Yesterday morning the sun _______ at 6:12.
rose
Those old books have _________ in the corner for years.
lain
When the fire bell rang, the chemistry students _______ down their test tubes and silently left the lab.
set
Thomas Jefferson designed Monticello.
Monticello was designed by Thomas Jefferson.
What year did India gain independence form Britain?
a. 1945
b. 1946
c. 1947
d. 1950
c. 1947
Cecilia asked us not to _______ our voices because the baby was sleeping.
raise
Please ______ your essay on my desk.
lay
While we were _______ around watching TV last night, my aunt came to visit us.
sitting
(Many people) signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.
What year did Google launch?
a. 1995
b. 1998
c. 1999
d. 2000
b. 1998
My mother has ________ early every morning for the past 15 years.
risen
I can't find my keys; I know I _______ them on the table just a few minutes ago.
laid
sat
The lumberjacks will cut down many trees in order to build 12 new houses.
Many trees will be cut down by the lumberjacks in order to build 12 new houses.
What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison?
a. 1988
b. 1989
c. 1990
d. 1994
c. 1990
No one knows when the government ______ ______ taxes, but it will be soon.
will raise
The hospital orderlies ______ the patient in bed after his surgery.
laid
Mrs. Dale told her children to ______ up straight and to listen to the speaker.
sit
(They) will close the Stock Market on July 4th.
The Stock Market will be closed on July 4th.
Which four US presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt