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________ the tree was an enormous termite nest.
Under
1) try 2) tries
3) tried 4) trying
1) try
When a rat scurried out of the bushes, Alice ____ in fright.
1) bawled 2) giggled
3) beamed 4) yelled
4) yelled
I was so anxious that my heart thumped wildly _______ my chest.
against
There ____ a fire at school this morning.
1) is 2) was
3) are 4) were
2) was
Pam sobbed pitifully as the bully ______ her about her messy hair.
1) consoled 2) taunted
3) commended 4) commanded
2) taunted
The children gathered around the camp fire to keep ______ in the cold.
warm
Mum and Dad _____ our front yard every Christmas.
1) are decorating 2) decorates
3) decorate 4) decorated
3) decorate
1) jumped 2) skidded
3) jerked 4) halted
3) jerked
The birds in the rainforest build their nests to take _______ from the elements.
shelter
The soup _____ better when you heat it up.
1) taste 2) tastes
3) tasted 4) tasted
2) tastes
During our stay at the farm, we woke up to the sound of ____ cackling every morning.
1) hens 2) sheep
3) birds 4) horses
1) hens
Billy accidentally _____ himself when he spilt hot tea on his lap.
scalded
"Take _____ plate of sandwiches here to our neighbour across the street," Mum said.
1) this 2) that
3) these 4) those
1) this
Judy ate like a _____ at dinner as she had not eaten the entire day.
1) cow 2) lion
3) dog 4) horse
4) horse