A
Because of her physical handicaps, teachers (tutored, helped) Wilma Rudolph.
tutored
Which verb best completes this sentence? The eagle _______ down from the sky to grab its prey. A. flew B. swooped
B. swooped
Vivid verbs make writing more ______. A. dull B. exact C. ordinary D. simple
B. exact Vivid verbs make writing more exact.
Every night she ____________ under the stars. A. curled up B. sat
curled up
Her brothers and sisters (told,encouraged) her to do all her exercises.
encouraged
Which verb best completes this sentence? The cat _________ on top of the toy mouse. A. pounced B. jumped
A. pounced
Vivid verbs are always _____. A. nouns B. adjectives C. adverbs D. verbs
D. verbs. Vivid verbs are always verbs.
Wilma (grew, thrived) and became a young woman.
thrived
Which verb best completes this sentence? The dog noisily ___________all of his food down . A. ate B. devoured
B. devoured
The speeding car drove by. A vivid verb for drove is _____. A. crawled B. sparkled C. inspected D. raced
D. raced. The speeding car raced by.
She _____________ her mom to say it again. A. wanted B. yearned for
B. yearned for
When she (ran, sprinted) to victory at the Olympics, she was thrilled.
sprinted
Complete the sentence with best verb. The horse _____________ around the track at the Kentucky Derby. A. raced B. dashed
B. dashed
Maria shuts the door loudly. A vivid verb for shuts is ____. A. leaps B. howls C. tears D. slams
D. slams. Maria slams the door loudly.
At last the day of the Bush Olympics ____________. A. came B. arrived
B. arrived
At a hometown victory parade, Wilma (asked, insisted) that everyone-black and white be allowed to attend.
insisted
Complete the sentence with the best verb. The delivery man ___________ on the door to leave the package with someone. A. pounded B. hit
A. pounded
The man fell on the ground. A vivid verb for fell is______. A. jumped B. collapsed C. cried D. leapt
B. collapsed. The man collapsed on the ground.
The spectators whistled and _____________. A. yelled B. cheered
B. cheered