6.1 Critical Vocabulary Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Even though it was freezing, the runner showed great ___________ to keep going until he'd run 10 kilometers.

• skeptical

• sneakers

• persistence

• ambitious

• striking

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TEKS.ELA.3.3B

TEKS.ELA.4.3B

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

The issue of the death penalty caused a lot of ___________. Some people think it is OK that Taiwan allows it, but others think it should not be legal.

• ambitious

• controversy

• tribute

• persistence

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TEKS.ELA.3.3B

TEKS.ELA.4.3B

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

Which of these is NOT a classic Disney movie?

• Pinocchio

• Wish

• Cinderella

• Snow White

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TEKS.ELA.6.6B

TEKS.ELA.7.6B

TEKS.ELA.8.6B

TEKS.ELA.P.1A

TEKS.ELA.VM.2E

Homer's _________ attempt to jump the canyon on a skateboard unfortunately failed.

• striking

• gracing

• skeptical

• ambitious

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TEKS.ELA.3.3B

TEKS.ELA.4.3B

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

The committee paid _______ to Malala in recognition of her attempt to improve education for all girls by awarding her the Nobel Peace Prize.

• tribute

• traverse

• manufacture

• incorporate

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TEKS.ELA.3.3B

TEKS.ELA.4.3B

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

If a book is thought-provoking, it makes you...

• think deeply about it's subject.

• never want to think about its subject ever again.

• scan the text quickly.

• laugh a lot.

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TEKS.ELA.1.9E

TEKS.ELA.2.9E.I

TEKS.ELA.3.10

TEKS.ELA.4.10

TEKS.ELA.5.10

A word that means 'made in a factory' is...

• incorporated

• traversed

• manufactured

• factored

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TEKS.ELA.3.3B

TEKS.ELA.4.3B

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

As Mr. Jones carefully _________ the rickety bridge, he encountered a problem.

• striking

• incorporated

• manufactured

• traversed

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TEKS.ELA.3.3B

TEKS.ELA.4.3B

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

The image of a polar bear sitting on a tiny piece of ice was a ________ image, which made clear the effect of global warming on our planet.

• striking

• classic

• manufactured

• ambitious

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TEKS.ELA.1.8B

TEKS.ELA.2.8B

TEKS.ELA.2.8C

TEKS.ELA.2.8D

TEKS.ELA.RI.4E

Although the bald man was _________ of the other man's claim to have run a marathon in less than 3 hours, in the end he chose to believe him.

• opinion

• skeptical

• gracing

• incorporated

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TEKS.ELA.3.3B

TEKS.ELA.4.3B

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B