Context Clues
The committee seemed concerned with long-term plans than with solving _____ immediate problems.
A. Apathetic
B. Ludicrous
C. Classic
D. Acute
A. Apathetic
B. Ludicrous
C. Classic
D. Acute
Billy’s mother had five children. The first was named Lala, the second was named Lele, the third was named Lili, the fourth was named Lolo. What was the fifth child named?
Billy
Although Mason did not feel well he went to school anyway because he wanted to attend band practice.
Although Mason did not feel well, he went to school anyway because he wanted to attend band practice.
Accomplish
To achieve or complete successfully.
It is _____ of her to assume she will get the job.
A. Pessimistic
B. Presumptuous
C. Cautious
D. Chaste
A. Pessimistic
B. Presumptuous
C. Cautious
D. Chaste
Unfairly, the ____ of the cost has been paid by just a few members of the group.
A. Gift
B. Brunt
C. Choice
D. Divestiture
A. Gift
B. Brunt
C. Choice
D. Divestiture
You can find it in Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, but not in Venus or Neptune. What is it?
E
Before we leave let's check the weather forecast.
Before we leave, let's check the weather forecast.
Elaborate
Involving many careful details; complicated.
His flashy car, huge home, and expensive clothes_____ an air of snobbery.
A. Demurred
B. Concealed
C. Exuded
D. Abated
A. Demurred
B. Concealed
C. Exuded
D. Abated
Many ideas that used to be considered outrageous have become part of the ______.
A. Mainstream
B. Counterculture
C. Article
D. Gentry
A. Mainstream
B. Counterculture
C. Article
D. Gentry
It likes food, but water kills it. What is it?
Fire
I bought apples oranges and bananas at the store.
I bought apples, oranges, and bananas at the store.
Genuine
Truly what something is said to be; authentic.
The teacher had trouble____her feelings of frustration when students misbehaved.
A. Maintaining
B. Distorting
C. Performing
D. Camouflaging
A. Maintaining
B. Distorting
C. Performing
D. Camouflaging
The public was shocked when it became clear that Dr. Jackson's miraculous claims were in fact ____.
A. Inferior
B. Laughable
C. Bogus
D. Jealous
A. Inferior
B. Laughable
C. Bogus
D. Jealous
A man was walking in the rain in the middle of nowhere without a coat or an umbrella. He got soaked, but not a single hair on his head was wet. How can this be?
He was bald
If it rains we will cancel the picnic.
If it rains, we will cancel the picnic.
Resemble
To look like or be similar to someone or something.
Pretending a problem doesn't exist won't help the situation; instead, it will only______it.
A. Exacerbate
B.Antagonize
C. Suppress
D. Exasperate
A. Exacerbate
B.Antagonize
C. Suppress
D. Exasperate
After war was declared, the army still needed a couple days to____.
A. Mobilize
B. Reconstitute
C. Adjudicate
D. Remonstrate
A. Mobilize
B. Reconstitute
C. Adjudicate
D. Remonstrate
A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed in town for three days and rode back out on Friday. How is this possible?
The horses name was Friday
Despite the rain we decided to go hiking.
Despite the rain, we decided to go hiking.
Yearn
To have a strong desire or longing for something.
The technical terminology the professor used____ his inexperienced students.
A. Amused
B. Deluded
C. Befuddled
D. Jaded
A. Amused
B. Deluded
C. Befuddled
D. Jaded