Bru's Clues 1
The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window.
a. sadly
b. brilliantly
c. understandably
b. brilliantly
When Rex had a bone, a warm spot to lie, and someone petting him, he was in paradise.
a. home
b. a doghouse
c. wonderland
c. wonderland
Most people feared the king because his judgment was final and his punishments were severe.
a. silly
b. extreme
c. interesting
b. extreme
Most of the boys in the class were in some heated argument about which sports team would win the big game, but Jeremy was indifferent. He didn't care about the argument, he just wanted to play the game.
a. careful
b. disinterested
c. interested
b. disinterested
Dad spent countless hours caring for and manicuring his grass, so he hated when his neighbors neglected their lawns.
a. focused on
b. took care of
c. paid little attention to
c. paid little attention to
John was so hungry that he didn’t leave a single particle of the muffin on the plate.
a. little amount
b. muffin
c. snack
a. little amount
Alvin went to the museum every Saturday because he was so fascinated by art.
a. bored
b. attracted to
c. disinterested
b. attracted to
After waiting for his call for two nights in row, Cassie grew impatient with Henry and decided that she would call him first.
a. restless
b. calm
c. interested
a. restless
Alice woke up feeling wretched. She was covered with sweat and had a headache.
a. excited
b. frustrated
c. miserable
c. miserable
After studying for twelve hours straight, Rob was growing weary.
a. tired
b. slow
c. frustrated
a. tired
Cassie took her time when she wrote in cursive, slowly making each word out of an elegant series of arcs and loops.
a. nice
b. smooth
c. fancy
c. fancy
Since professional athletes have to stay in peak physical shape, most athletes seldom eat junk food.
a. always
b. often
c. rarely
c. rarely
The graduates marched down the aisles and filled in their seats in an orderly procession.
a. routine
b. group
c. line
c. line
We can still make it to the movie on time if we make haste!
a. hurry
b. calm down
c. run
a. hurry
Whenever Bob was more than an hour late, Janice became very anxious.
a. confused
b. sleepy
c. worried
c. worried
Kevin thought that it was a great injustice that girls could wear earrings in the school while the boys could not.
a. lack of fairness
b. very fair
c. knowledgable
a. lack of fairness
Tracy held the flower as gently as she could, fearing that the delicate stem would break.
a. easily damaged
b. sturdy
c. thin
a. easily damaged
John was bewildered when he saw the math teacher writing letters on the board that were to be added and subtracted. He thought that letters were only used in reading class.
a. confused
b. excited
c. frustrated
a. confused
Vinnie thought that the marathon run would a breeze but after he got about a mile into it, he started to straggle behind the rest of the group.
a. fall behind
b. get lost
c. speed up
a. fall behind
Chris could see nothing but the sky over the fields as he wandered through the desolate plains.
a. bare
b. pretty
c. delighted
a. bare
After the video game, Gears of Pain 6, came out, the amount of people playing the old version of the game declined.
a. decreased
b. increased
c. rose
a. decreased
Jennie didn’t like the jacket her mother bought her until several strangers made remarks about how much they liked it.
a. comments
b. insults
c. jokes
a. comments
Alice was not happy with the gradual growth of her hair. She wanted it to grow out immediately.
a. instant
b. over time
c. long
b. over time
Lance felt that it would be proper to ask Barbie's father for permission to marry her.
a. appropriate
b. common
c. correct
a. appropriate
Jack likes to sit on the edge of the pier when the wind is calm and the water is tranquil.
a. agitated
b. peaceful
c. choppy
b. peaceful