8.3 Wild Ride

Which of the following is an example of a dialect?

• a car that can fly
• a sudden explosion
• someone relaxing in an armchair
• someone speaking with a regional accent

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which of the following is preposterous?

• a boring movie
• a woman yelling at her son
• a politician expression disapproval of a plan
• a panda that speaks fluent German

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Bob lolled all day.  He was

• hard-working
• lazy
• ridiculous
• mean

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Oscar chastised Celia, probably because

• Celia had done something wrong
• he was attracted to her
• she was regrettable
• she was weird

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following is an example of spontaneous?

• the rain going away
• a kid suddenly deciding to move to India
• a helicopter
• a scientist who changes the DNA of frogs

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which is the most tedious activity?

• reading
• coughing without covering your mouth
• throwing a surprise birthday party for your friend
• copying the dictionary page by page

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

It all culminated. It

• fell apart
• felt weird
• all came to an end
• changed

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Cameron deplores the state of the world. She

• thinks about it all the time
• wishes it were different
• thinks it's wonderful
• yells at people about it

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following is most often considered contagious?

• a teddy-bear
• an ocean
• a disease
• a dream

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

If something hovers, you can probably

• fix it
• walk underneath it
• catch a cold from it
• add more to it later

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A