Holes Vocabulary List 1-Application

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The construction workers must ______________ the dirt to form drainage ditches for the new neighborhood.

• rummaging

• evict

• excavate

• writhing

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The criminal is ________________ guilty, however, his lawyer has a strong case to prove otherwise

• presumably

• intently

• agony

• juvenile

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The students _________________ listened to their teacher give the instructions so that they can complete the assignment correctly.

• presumably

• excavate

• intently

• defiance

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which word best completes the following sentence?

My mom thinks the neighbors are ___________________ when they let their dog poop in our yard and don't even bother to clean it up!

• defiance

• callused

• desolate

• despicable

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The firefighters in California showed extreme __________________ as they continued to put out fires day and night without stopping.

• presumably

• perseverance

• preposterous

• defiance

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which word best completes the following sentence?

I think it is completely __________________ that girls cannot have fingernail polish at St. Peter's School.

• presumably

• perseverance

• preposterous

• defiance

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The two sisters are not old enough to be camp counselors this summer, and they want to go to a camp that isn't for young children, so they asked their mom to search for a camp better suited for their _________________ age group.

• grotesque

• despicable

• vast

• juvenile

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The sailors looked out into the _____________ ocean and couldn't see anything but blue in any direction.

• vile

• despicable

• vast

• forlorn

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word best completes the following sentence?

I find it interesting how the usually jam-packed Chick-fil-a parking lot is ________________ on Sundays.

• despicable

• desolate

• vast

• defiance

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word best completes the following sentence?

My mother says I need to quit responding to everything she says with ______________, but I cannot help but to disagree with her most of the time.

• despicable

• defiance

• vast

• desolate

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4