Sadlier Oxford Unit 12 Level A 1-10

The Greek god Apollo can be cruel, as when he _____ the Athenian princess Creusa from her family and then abandons her.

• compact

• earmark

• abducts

• balks

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Challenging crossword puzzles often use _____ clues that require careful thought to figure out.

• frigid

• ambiguous

• indisputable

• compact

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

I was sure I saw a _____, but the umpire saw nothing wrong with the pitcher’s move.

• balk

• compact

• earmark

• implement

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Some parking garages designate their smaller spaces “for _____ cars only.”

• indisputable

• compact

• frigid

• ambiguous

They _____ at length before they decided where everyone would sit at the meeting.

• balked

• conferred

• abducted

• compacted

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The company _____ a huge sum for training each year.

• abducted

• balked

• earmarked

• implemented

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

December and February can be quite cold in our region, but January is positively _____ almost every year.

• ambiguous

• incalculable

• balk

• frigid

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

The debate over how best to _____ the new policy went on long into the evening.

• confer

• compact

• implement

• earmark

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The effect of rain forest destruction is _____; we don’t know, for example, how many plant species of great medicinal value have become extinct.

• frigid

• compact

• ambiguous

• incalculable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

It is ______ that you need to have a basic understanding of how to read and write in order to survive.

• ambiguous

• indisputable

• frigid

• incalculable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D