Wordly Wise Vocabulary Final Part 4

Poor communication further stymied the San Francisco Fire Department. This means that poor communication

• angered firefighters.

• made it difficult for firefighters to work.

• caused firefighters to lose their lives.

• alienated firefighters from one another.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

To delegate jobs is to

• assign them.

• do them well.

• do them sloppily.

• be unable to do them.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Stamina is the ability to

• think quickly.

• give tasks to others.

• withstand hardship.

• care about other people's welfare.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Firefighters sweltered as they worked. This means that they

• felt exhausted.

• perspired.

• suffered from great heat.

• worked as hard as they could.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

To encroach on a neighborhood is to

• work there.

• engulf it instantly.

• encircle it.

• go over its boundaries.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Something that is feasible is

• challenging.

• doable.

• wildly successful.

• doubtful.

In the passage, havoc means

• devastation.

• fury.

• fear.

• heat.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In the passage, "a cache of equipment" means

• stolen equipment.

• needed equipment.

• equipment that someone has stored.

• equipment that someone has just purchased.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

In the passage, "a precarious position" means

• an embarrassing position.

• an illegal position.

• a position that is too high above the ground.

• an unsafe position.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

To commemorate heroes is to

• remember and honor them.

• cheer for them.

• vote for them in elections.

• ask for their autographs.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4