Fill in the Blank
Make a Sentence
What is the Theme?
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1. The ______ argument that raged in the office for days was not ____________ to getting work done. a. provincial; petulant b. impetuous; provincial c. petulant; protracted d. protracted; conducive (You must explain your answers correctly to earn the points)
d. protracted; conducive
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Make a sentence with the following words: induce, petulant
Ex: What induced the child's petulant temper tantrum?
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Katie Clean invited Messy Missy to her house to work on their biology project, but Katie Clean had no idea what a visit from Messy Missy entailed. First of all, it was raining and Messy Missy neither bothered to take her boots off nor thoroughly wiped them on the doormat. Then Messy Missy ate a bag of hot chips on Katie Clean’s white bedspread without asking, and Messy Missy is a sloppy eater, so hot chip powder got all over the bedspread. Katie Clean tried to be polite and ignore Messy Missy’s sloppy behavior, but then Messy Missy threw her chip wrapper on the floor. Offended, Katie Clean pretended that she was sick and asked Messy Missy to leave. The next day Katie Clean asked the teacher if she could work by herself. After explaining her situation, the teacher allowed Katie to work alone. Messy Missy would have finished the assignment by herself, but she spilled grape soda all over her assignment.
Respect other peoples' property. Choose your partners carefully.
200
Can we ______ from the uproar in the newspapers that the senator has refused to ____________ his controversial statement? a. retract; induce b. deduce; retract c. evince; deduce d. retract; evince
b. deduce; retract
200
Make a sentence with the following words: Conducive, impetuous
Your impetuous behavior is not conducive to becoming a business owner.
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Tammy and Sammy were both students in Mr. Morton’s reading class. Mr. Morton wasn’t too strict about deadlines, and Sammy took advantage of that. He did all of his homework in his other classes but never bothered to complete Mr. Morton’s reading assignments, figuring that he could complete them later. Tammy, on the other hand, completed each assignment Mr. Morton assigned the night that he assigned it. She had to stay up a little later, but she didn’t want to get a penalty for turning in her reading work late. Tammy knew reading was a core subject and that she had to keep “C” average for the entire year or she would have to go to summer school. When the end of the quarter came, Tammy and Sammy had both planned on going to the Enchanted Castle amusement park, but Mr. Morton called Sammy’s mother, and she grounded Sammy until he turned in all of his work. That weekend was horrible for Sammy. He stayed up until 2:00 AM each night and still couldn’t complete all of the assignments. The whole while, Tammy had a great time eating pizza at Enchanted Castle, watching movies late at night, and enjoying her weekend free of stress and pressure. At the end of the quarter, Sammy was lucky to squeak by with a “C” minus in reading while Tammy earned an “A.” Sammy still hasn’t learned his lesson and probably won’t complete this activity either.
It is better to do things right the first time. Work hard, play hard.
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What was the ______ for the supposedly _______________ hockey team’s decision not to play in the game? a. conviction; induce b. impetus; invincible c. Impetus; petulant d. provincial; retract
b. impetus; invincible
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Make a sentence with the following words: invincible; deduce
We could deduce by the team's strong defense and offense that they were an invincible team.
300
In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history.
Never give up. Persistance pays off.
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Sam became so ______ that he ran away and climbed a tree, and nothing could ____________ him to come down. a. protracted; intractable b. conducive; evince c. petulant; induce d. provincial; retract
c. petulant; induce
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Make a sentence with the following words: impetus; protracted
What was the impetus for the protracted argument between the club's president and vice president?
400
All Victor ever wanted to do with his life was be a singer. He didn’t pay attention in school and he spent all of his time at home watching music videos online and impersonating his idols. His mother tried to teach him the value of getting an education and having a backup plan, but Victor would respond the same way every time, “Mom, I won’t need to know any of that boring old stuff when I’m famous. You’ll see.” But there was one major problem with Victor’s plan: he wasn’t any good at singing. Victor wanted to be a singer so badly, that he didn’t notice the pained look on the faces of those who endured his singing. Because he wanted to be a singer so badly, when honest people told him to find something else to do with his life, he accused them of being “jealous haters” and ignored their advice. After Victor dropped out of high school to focus on his music career, the years passed and the doors never opened.
have a back up plan, don't put all of your eggs in one basket, sometimes you should listen to other's advice, etc.
500
Nothing ______ Ben’s tendency to act without thinking more than his ____________ decision to become . a daredevil pilot. a. evinces; impetuous b. retracts; impetuous c. induces; intractable d. deduces; provincial
a. evinces; impetuous
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Make a sentence with the following words: evince, retract
Donald Trump's decision to retract his statement evinces the inappropriateness of the remark.
500
Ulysses spent all of his free time reading books and felt that he was very intelligent. One day a nice student from his class asked him if he wanted to go sledding and Ulysses responded, “I’ve read about sledding in books, and it sounds miserable. No, thank you.” On another day, a different friendly student asked Ulysses if he wanted to go out for hotdogs after school. Ulysses responded, “I’ve read that hotdogs are filled with rat parts and pig bellies. No, thank you.” Nobody asked Ulysses to hang out again, but he did read about friends in his books.
learning from books is no substitute for real life experience, etc.
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