Reading Practice - Grade 11

The city council formed a committee to simplify several dozen ______ city ordinances that were unnecessarily complicated and out-of-date.

• feckless
• empirical
• byzantine
• slovenly

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.6

After a brief and violent ______ that ousted the president, General Monsanto declared himself the dictator of the country.

• nuance
• coup
• solicitation
• lament

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

Which of the following words does not indicate contrast?

• however
• although
• likewise
• despite

Which of the following phrases does not show cause and effect?

• Thus
• Therefore
• As a result
• Yet

She hadn’t eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was ______.

• blighted
• confutative
• ravenous
• blissful

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

2. The movie offended many of the parents of its younger viewers by including unnecessary ______ in the dialogue.

• vulgarity
• verbosity
• vocalizations
• garishness

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.3

The dress Ariel wore ______ with small, glassy beads, creating a shimmering effect.

• titillated
• reiterated
• enthralled
• striated

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

Candace would ______ her little sister into an argument by teasing her and calling her names.

• advocate
• provoke
• perforate
• lamente

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

"Perhaps givers believe that bigger (i.e., more expensive) gifts convey stronger signals of thoughtfulness and consideration."
As it is used used above, “convey” most nearly means ...

• Transport
• counteract
• exchange
• communicate

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Complete the analogy:
Palette is to painter as....

• Trial is to jury.
• Teacher is to student.
• Scissors is to Barber.
• Motor is to Part