Unit 12 Practice 2

Contenders do which of these?

• compete

• live together

• work together

Which of these is a humane act?

• Saving a turtle from the road

• Stealing something from your teacher's desk

• Laughing at a funny video

• Eating pasta

The principals and counselors worked together during registration. It was a(n) _____________ effort.

• brawny

• lithe

• concerted

• irreverent

When Michael admitted that he wanted to be ___________ in his relationship with Cassie, she left him.

• ponder

• autocratic

• blanch

• lithe

Reeda regretted her _____________ remarks after realizing that her mother had been standing behind her while she spoke.

• venomous

• temperate

• synthetic

• maltreat

The new girl, Jade, needed no introduction. She was a(n)____________ Youtuber.

• lithe

• concerted

• illustrious

• blanch

Ja'Mya's English class was ________________, so she and Xioe sent chat messages to pass the time.

• illustrious

• lithe

• intolerable

• ponder

Which of these two words can refer to someone's comments or attitude?

• blanch and brawny

• irreverent and lithe

• maltreat and ponder

• venomous and irreverent

If you had to do a job for which you were being paid an appreciable sum of money, which type of person would you most like to work with?

• irreverent

• laborious

• intolerable

• venomous

The teacher was fired for sending out the ____________ email about the principal. Emmy, Laney, and Jade told their parents about the plot to oust the principal from her position.

• subversive

• temperate

• brawny

• humane