Fill-in-the-blank
After studying all night, Maria showed great ______ and didn’t give up.
A. Versatility
B. Grit
C. Resilience
D. Dismal
After studying all night, Maria showed great grit and didn’t give up.
Which word means the same as powerful?
A. Dismal
B. Formidable
C. Vulnerable
D. Scarcity
B. Formidable
Which word is the opposite of weak?
A. Vulnerable
B. Formidable
C. Dismal
D. Scarcity
B. Formidable
After cleaning all day, my room looked dismal—not a speck of dust anywhere!
Use it or lose it?Lose it! A better option would be pristine.
What word means a natural ability to learn or do something well?
A. Grit
B. Aptitude
C. Gusto
D. Contrast
B. Aptitude
The empty shelves showed a ______ of food after the storm.
A. Muster
B. Ominous
C. Scarcity
D. Quell
The empty shelves showed a scarcity of food after the storm.
Which word means the same as confidence?
A. Swagger
B. Grit
C. Headway
D. Ominous
Which word is the opposite of cheerful?
A. Gusto
B. Dismal
C. Pristine
D. Momentum
B. Dismal
The villain gave an ominous warning that something bad was about to happen.
Use it or lose it?
Use it! Ominous is the correct word to use.
What word means very easy to notice or see?
A. Pristine
B. Conspicuous
C. Vulnerable
D. Dismal
B. Conspicuous
Even after failing once, his ______ helped him try again.
A. Persistence
B. Contrast
C. Pristine
D. Vulnerable
Even after failing once, his persistence helped him try again.
Which word means the same as difference?
A. Potential
B. Contrast
C. Muster
D. Weather
B. Contrast
Which word is the opposite of protected?
A. Conspicuous
B. Resilient
C. Vulnerable
D. Aptitude
C. Vulnerable
When the teacher walked in, the loud class quickly became quiet—the teacher had to ______ the noise.
A. Muster
B. Quell
C. Materialize
D. Contrast
B. Quell
hat word means to suddenly appear or become real?
A. Materialize
B. Muster
C. Weather
D. Quell
A. Materialize
Her ______ attitude helped her recover quickly after losing the game.
A. Vulnerable
B. Conspicuous
C. Resilience
D. Muster
Her resilient/resilience attitude helped her recover quickly after losing the game.
Which word means the same as "flexible" or "able to do many things"?
A. Versatile
B. Grueling
C. Dismal
D. Pristine
A. Versatile
Which word is the opposite of similarity?
A. Headway
B. Contrast
C. Persistence
D. Ominous
B. Contrast
He walked into the room with so much aptitude that everyone noticed his confidence.
Use it or lose it?
Lose it! A better fit would be swagger.
What word means progress toward a goal?
A. Momentum
B. Headway
C. Versatility
D. Grit
B. Headway
The team began to gain ______ as they scored more points and felt more confident.
A. Grueling
B. Momentum
C. Devastating
D. Formidable
The team began to gain momentum as they scored more points and felt more confident.
Which word means the same as "suppress" or "calm something down"?
A. Materialize
B. Muster
C. Quell
D. Headway
C. Quell
Which word is the opposite of abundance?
A. Scarcity
B. Gusto
C. Versatility
D. Materialize
A. Scarcity
After hours of hard training, the athlete had to ______ all his strength to finish the race.
A. Muster
B. Weather
C. Materialize
D. Contrast
A. Muster
What word means the ability to develop into something greater in the future?
A. Resilience
B. Potential
C. Scarcity
D. Ominous
B. Potential