Reading Inventory Practice Proficient Set 4

Florence Harding set about brightening up the presidential mansion's rather drab atmosphere. There were changes made in the decor, both inside and out. The Hardings had always liked to entertain their friends, and continued to do so in their new home on Pennsylvania Avenue. Flossie added more colorful interior decorations and flowers in almost every room. Gardeners set to work planting thousands of bulbs on the White House lawns, and birdhouses were tacked up in the trees. Mrs. Harding hosted three garden parties for war veterans that summer and revived the tradition of White House teas. Once again, there was an "Easter Egg Roll" for children on the south grounds and Marine Band concerts on the lawn. Florence liked to _____ .

• debate

• socialize

• exercise

• teach

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Then in 1585, another of our adventurous sailors, John Davis, of Sandridge on the Dart, set sail with two barks, the Sunshine and the Moonshine, of 50 and 35 tons respectively, and discovered in the far Northwest the Strait which now bears his name. He was driven back by the ice; but, undeterred by his failure, he set out on a second, and then on a third voyage of discovery in the two following years. But he never succeeded in discovering the Northwest passage. John Davis was _____ .

• persistent

• arrogant

• triumphant

• irreverent

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Never mind the critics, however! Duke's courageous leap from pop entertainment to art had landed him in a new realm. Having conducted a symphonic work at Carnegie Hall, he was now one of the exalted people entitled to be called "maestro," which means an eminent composer or conductor of music. He would perform annual concerts at Carnegie Hall for years to come. Duke deserved to be _____ .

• distracted

• celebrated

• confused

• amused

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

As his front (leading) leg goes up and over the hurdle, he leans forward to keep his balance and his back (trailing) leg curls sideways to clear the obstacle. To do this a hurdler has to be limber. Special training exercises help the body bend into these awkward positions. A hurdler must be _____ .

• flexible

• quick

• strong

• precise

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Morning arrived, and the women awoke to the deep cold surrounding them while the sky above seemed like a bowl of stars. But as the women tried to climb out of their pits, their bodies would not move. Looking into each other's eyes, the women realized they had pushed their bodies beyond their physical endurance. Finally, the younger, more determined Sa' managed to move. But the pain was so great that she let out an agonized groan. Knowing this would happen to her, too, Ch'idzigyaak lay still for awhile, gathering courage to withstand the pain she knew would come. Finally, she, too, made her way slowly and painfully out of the snow shelter, and the women limped around the camp to loosen their stiff joints. The women were _____ .

• exhausted

• relaxed

• cautious

• distracted

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

By December 1975, Reilly's case was beginning to attract the attention of influential newspapers and magazines, and of network television. The New York Times published a two-part, front-page summary of the case. The article hailed Arthur Miller as the playwright who had "turned detective." It failed, however, to credit Joan Barthel for her role in bringing Miller into the case. Time and Newsweek were preparing articles. And Mike Wallace was conducting interviews for a 60 Minutes feature. Reilly's case was becoming _____ .

• famous

• typical

• lengthy

• comical

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

My parents were elated about the job. The phone lines burned from Portsmouth to New York to North Carolina as my mother spread the word among our relatives, and she boasted to local friends over the phone about her once wayward son: "You know, he works down at the newspaper now." My mother was _____ .

• proud

• patient

• honest

• helpful

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

By afternoon, Perrault, who was in a hurry to be on the trail with his despatches, returned with two more dogs. "Billee" and "Joe," he called them, two brothers, and true huskies both. Sons of the one mother though they were, they were as different as day and night. Billee's one fault was his excessive good nature, while Joe was the very opposite, sour and introspective, with a perpetual snarl and a malignant eye. Their behaviors were _____ .

• conflicting

• obligatory

• fabricated

• cherished

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The Mogho Naba maintained grand pomp and ceremony in his court, which was imitated on a much smaller scale by the other Nabas. It was forbidden to touch his hand or to speak to him without kneeling with one's forehead on the ground. People were expected to hesitate before pronouncing his name, and no one else was allowed to have his name. The Mogho Naba was _____ .

• exalted

• exonerated

• excited

• exploited

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The song and dance man begins to dance the old soft shoe. His feet move slowly at first, while his tap shoes make soft, slippery sounds like rain on a tin roof. We forget that it's Grandpa dancing, and all we can hear is the silvery tap of two feet, and all we can see is a song and dance man gliding across a vaudeville stage. He says, "Watch this!" and does a new step that sounds like a woodpecker tapping on a tree. Suddenly, his shoes move faster, and he begins to sing. His voice is as round and strong as a canyon echo, and his cheeks get rosy as he sings "Yankee Doodle Boy," a song he knows from the good old days. There are too many dance steps and too many words in the song for us to remember, but the show is better than any show on TV. He _____ us.

• invites

• entertains

• scolds

• neglects

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4