Vocabulary
After careful review, the judge _____ approved the changes.
officially (adv)
We didn’t think of ourselves as poor because almost everyone we knew was in the same boat.
metaphor
When the movie is about to start, the theater is in ______.
semidarkness (n.)
I’ve asked you to clean up a thousand times.
hyperbole
The bird was _____ to let other birds know it was there.
crooning (v.)
It was ______ that I would need an umbrella today.
obvious (adj.)
My parents had found an old farmhouse that drooped like a flower stem in winter.
simile
As the _____ for an immigrant family, Sal sometimes brings groceries or other things they might need.
sponsor (n.)
Life is a roller coaster.
metaphor
As our population grows, _____ areas expand.
urban (adj.)
True or False: The following words are synonyms for goodwill: kindness, friendliness, charity.
True
The octopus is like an actor switching costumes to match the scene.
simile
The white egg was the _____, so it was left out of the package of brown eggs.
exception (n.)
The snow is a white blanket.
metaphor
True or False: The following words are antonyms for resistant: immune, impervious, unyielding, defiant, and withstanding.
Before the game, Camilla does some ______ warm-up exercises.
preliminary (adj.)
Her eyes shined like diamonds.
simile
David shows _____ by sharing his tablet with his sister.
generosity (n.)
My backpack weighs a ton.
hyperbole
Dad is _____ Tim to eat the pasta.
coaxing (v.)
It is a _____ idea to wear warm clothing when you are outside in the snow.
sensible (adj.)
The ivy hung like a curtain over the wall.
simile
True or False: The following words are antonyms for grateful: ungrateful, unappreciative, thankless.
True
The ivy was a curtain over the wall.
metaphor
Today, the climbers made great _____ toward reaching the top of the mountain.
progress (n.)