Vocab 9: Sentence Check 2

When my parents bought their new house, they asked the real estate agent whether it was likely to increase in value or ________________. The agent gave this _______________ answer: “It’s always hard to tell about these things.”

• depreciate; nebulous

• depreciate; sedentary

• replete; nebulous

• replete; sedentary

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Dad was a construction worker, but as soon as he reached 60 his company ______________ him to a(n) ____________ desk job even though he was still as robust as ever.

• repleted; sedentary

• repleted; indiscriminate

• relegated; sedentary

• relegated; indiscriminate

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The guards at the Leaning Tower of Pisa are inundated with questions from ______________ travelers: “Why is it leaning?” “How fair is it leaning?” “Is it being ____________ by anything to keep it from falling any further?”

• indiscriminate; bolstered

• inquisitive; relegated

• inquisitive; bolstered

• indiscriminate; relegated

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Folk wisdom is ___________ with contradictory sayings and ____________ to live by. It’s fun to juxtapose pairs such as “He who hesitates is lost” and “Look before you leap.”

• replete; tenets

• relegated; tenets

• replete; bolsters

• relegated; bolsters

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Stan is not exactly a __________ speaker, which is why he’s earned the nickname “Motor Mouth.” What’s more, he is totally __________ about the topics he talks about; he uses no discretion and just says anything that comes to mind.

• terse; indiscriminate

• terse; inquisitive

• nebulous; inquisitive

• nebulous; indiscriminate

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4