Reading Comp., Synonyms/Antonyms, Vocabulary Mixed Review 4

Arguement settled! There is no question about which is the world's most popular sport. But for sure, it isn't basketball or even baseball, which, by the way, is called "America's pasttime". The favorite? It's soccer! The number of people who watch soccer is astounding. The sport has gained in popularity as indicated by the size of the television audience for the World Cup, soccer's chamionship. Almost 3.5 billion people were predicted to watch the 2018 World Cup, up 2 million from 2014.

In this passage the word phenominal means _____________,

• popular or famous

• predictible or expected

• mind-boggling or unbelievable

• different or unusual

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Arguement settled! There is no question about which is the world's most popular sport. But for sure, it isn't basketball or even baseball, which, by the way, is called "America's pasttime". The favorite? It's soccer! The number of people who watch soccer is astounding. The sport has gained in popularity as indicated by the size of the television audience for the World Cup, soccer's chamionship. Almost 3.5 billion people were predicted to watch the 2018 World Cup, up 2 million from 2014.

What is the best title for this passage?

• "Soccer: America's Pasttime"

• "The World's Most Popular Sport"

• "All About Soccer"

• "Billions Watch TV Sports"

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Many students study poetry in school. One popular type of poem studied is the haiku, a short poem which originated in Japan. A haiku has three short lines measured in syllables. The first and last lines of the poem each contain five syllables. The middle, or second, line contains seven syllables.

Because of their extremly short length, a haiku captures a single idea, which is unusually about nature. Words have to be carefully chosen to convey that single moment in time and to keep within the syllables permitted for the style.

How many syllables are used to create a haiku?

• 5

• 3

• 7

• 17

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Many students study poetry in school. One popular type of poem studied is the haiku, a short poem which originated in Japan. A haiku has three short lines measured in syllables. The first and last lines of the poem each contain five syllables. The middle, or second, line contains seven syllables.

Because of their extremely short length, a haiku captures a single idea, which is usually about nature. Words have to be carefully chosen to convey that single moment in time and to keep within the syllables permitted for the style.

Specifically, where did the haiku originate?

• Africa

• Asia

• Japan

• Europe

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Many students study poetry in school. One popular type of poem studied is the haiku, a short poem which originated in Japan. A haiku has three short lines measured in syllables. The first and last lines of the poem each contain five syllables. The middle, or second, line contains seven syllables.

Because of their extremely short length, a haiku captures a single idea, which is usually about nature. Words have to be carefully chosen to convey that single moment in time and to keep within the syllables permitted for the style.

You can infer that a haiku cannot express long, complicated ideas.

• True

• False

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While waiting for their big surprise, the children were writhing with _______________________.

• pain

• anticipation

• anxiety

• discomfort

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Charles had pulled off his jacket and left it at the ballfield, thus he __________________ in the extreme cold as he returned to retrieve it later in the evening.

Select all words that would fit appropriately in the blank.

• sweated

• quivered

• shivered

• trembled

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For those of us who love German chocolate cake, it is rare to see even a tiny ____________________ left on our dessert plates.

• mortal

• marshall

• morsel

• meager

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At a very early age, Tiger Wood was already being called one of the greatest athletes of our time. This exceptional golfer has broken record after record. Like Cher, Shaq and Beyonce, he's so famous that people use only his first name when they talk about him.

The word exceptional in the second sentence means ____________.

• coordinated

• award-winning

• untrained

• extremely talented

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At a very early age, Tiger Wood was already being called one of the greatest athletes of our time. This exceptional golfer has broken record after record. Like Cher, Shaq and Beyonce, he's so famous that people use only his first name when they talk about him.

A good title for this passage would be ___________________.

• "Famous People with One Name"

• "Understanding Golf"

• "One Gifted Athlete"

• "Exceptional Athletes"

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