Short Stories Week 2

After Thanksgiving we ______________ our fireplace with decorations, greenery, stockings, and candles for Christmas.

• inconsequential

• adorn

• supple

• prudence

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

My yoga instructor is impressively ___________, and can demonstrate any pose for us to learn.

• nocturnal

• parsimony

• prudence

• supple

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Many animals such as cats, bats, owls, and mice are more active at night, classifying them as __________________.

• nocturnal

• homage

• chagrin

• incessantly

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

When Don got his new glasses, to his overwhelming _________________, many of his classmates made fun of him by pointing, laughing, and taking photos.

• precarious

• adorn

• chagrin

• supple

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

My uncle's fear of loosing is extreme wealth and selfish __________________ caused his to be isolated from his family because he was paranoid that they only visited him to ask for money.

• parsimony

• supple

• adorn

• precarious

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Being a highly successful woman, in what is traditionally man's field, albeit _________________, is infinitely rewarding.

• chagrin

• homage

• prudence

• precarious

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

La celebración del Día de Muertos es un momento especial para rendir respeto o ___________________ a los que han muerto.

• homenaje

• incesantemente

• precario

• ágil

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

His mouth, ________________ chattering away, caused me to disappear under the abyss of his ramblings.

• inconsequential

• incessantly

• prudence

• nocturnal

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

For students who have not done anything all year, the final exam may feel ________________, but it has a huge effect on one's grade.

• inconsequential

• adorn

• supple

• prudence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Since Johnny ended up in the hospital last year, he now exercises _______________ and thoughtful decision making to avoid another ambulance ride.

• inconsequential

• incessantly

• prudence

• nocturnal

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.6