Vocabulary & Grammar Practice

Smart people rely on conjecture when making decisions.

• magic

• speculation

• confusion

• science

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

She was apprehensive about swimming beyond the buoys.

• excited

• fearful

• appalled

• resigned

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

It was inevitable that we would get lost.

• inescapable

• improbable

• unpleasant

• likely

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

His remarks alienated everyone.

• surprised

• angered

• frightened

• amused

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She had a premonition that his venture would fail.

• ill-will

• assurance

• worry

• hunch

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Mary's ...........act of rushing into a burning building to save her neighbour's son......the persons watching.

• selfish......motivated

• fearful.....bored

• rash......amused

• fearless....inspired

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

His abrupt manner of addressing his colleagues and his dismissal of their ideas made him appear..........

• well mannered

• smart

• arrogant

• perceptive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Did he really think no one would.....his secreting of millions of dollars of the bank's money into his own account?

• discover

• approve

• believe

• challenge

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

...........is the best way to prevent misunderstandings that arise as a result of people making assumptions.

• Procrastination

• Communication

• Avoidance

• Aggravation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

.......people like to.........quarrels.

• Happy........instigate

• Moody......avoid

• Contentious.....provoke

• Active.......resist

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A