The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Vocabulary

Which of the following is probably not a situation that would cause a person be become hysterical?

• a kitchen fire

• winning a large amount of money

• watching your favorite television program with your best friend.

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Which of the three possible words can be substituted for practical in the following sentence without changing its meaning?

Asking for Dad’s advice is the most practical solution to our tree-house construction problems.

• sensible

• embarrassing

• difficult

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What is the job of a truant officer? to deal with students who_________.

• live in extreme poverty

• stay away from school without permission

• move often and miss too much school

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In addition to a flat-bottom vessel, usually pushed or towed, the word barge also means

• to push one’s way in rudely

• a medal emblem worn by police officers as identification

• expressing one’s opinion

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Who is likely to live in a parsonage?

• custodian

• government official

• pastor

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Which of the following is something not generally thought of as contagious?

• a bad sunburn

• laughter

• the flu

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An antonym of sympathize is

• disapprove

• console

• synthesize

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Which of the following phrases is the best example of the correct use of the word contribution?

• an honest contribution

• a charitable contribution

• the contribution hidden in his words

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Of the three homophones vain, vein, and vane, which one means in an improper or irreverent manner?

• vain

• vein

• vane

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What is the difference between a volunteer and an employee?

• an employee works for a business; a volunteer works for a charity

• a volunteer is usually in a supervisory position; an employee is a member of the work force

• an employee gets paid for working; a volunteer does not get paid for working

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