IVS Chapter 19 Sentence Check 2

Believing he was better than everyone else at the supermarket, Dan was so ______ that he would rarely ______ to speak to the other cashiers.

• haughty; condescend

• libel; pseudonym

• glib; benign

• comprise; facade

• blase; redundant

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

One author was accused of _______ when he wrote a damaging article about the governor's wife. Subsequently, he used a _______ so people wouldn't know he was the author whose facts were in doubt.

• haughty; condescend

• libel; pseudonym

• glib; benign

• comprise; facade

• blase; redundant

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

At first Joann thought Barry was too _______, that his smooth talk was all show. As she got to know him better, however, her perception of him changed. She found that this easy manner reflected a friendly and ______ nature.

• haughty; condescend

• libel; pseudonym

• glib; benign

• comprise; facade

• blase; redundant

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The scenery crew for the summer theater _______(e)d three artists and a set designer. They created an intricate _______ of a medieval castle, complete with a carved door, a drawbridge, and a moat.

• haughty; condescend

• libel; pseudonym

• glib; benign

• comprise; facade

• blase; redundant

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The writing teacher had become _______ from repeatedly seeing the same problems: careless organization, lack of focus, and writing so ________ that many sentences said the same thing. In addition, students often turned to plagiarism rather than use their own words.

• haughty; condescend

• libel; pseudonym

• glib; benign

• comprise; facade

• blase; redundant

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4