Chapter 17 Sentence Check 2

Because Wade is so ______ and easy to talk to, we established a warm ______ the first day we met.

• congenial

• rapport

• rationale

• prompt

• prone

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Although the company president explained the ______ behind the pay cuts, his announcement _______(e)d an employee protest. However, once it was learned that the president was also taking a big pay cut, the employees' dissent died down.

• rationale

• prompt

• impasse

• rapport

• flippant

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The waitresses in our local diner are ______ to be funny and not always polite. If a customer says, "I'm ready to order now," he may get a ______ response such as, "And I'm ready to retire, but you don't hear me making a big deal about it."

• prone

• flippant

• impasse

• rationale

• reprisal

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

My _______ of the situation is that talks between the factory management and union officials reached a(n) ______ because neither side would compromise on salaries. In such situations, flexibility is a prerequisite to progress.

• perception

• impasse

• relentless

• reprisal

• congenial

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Abby could put up with occasional kidding, but her brother's teasing was often ______, going on for weeks at a time. Sick of it all, she finally planned a(n) ______ that would embarrass him in front of his friends.

• perception

• impasse

• relentless

• reprisal

• congenial

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4