Vocabulary: Three Cheers for Nanny State

To protect the environment, government needs to ____________ a fine to those who throw trash outside their car.

• ban

• impose

• procrastinate

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

He became so angry that he was no longer ___________ .

• rational

• trivial

• imprudent

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Because the acceptance rate at Harvard University is a mere 2%, the ____________ of applicants will be rejected.

• optimism

• minority

• majority

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

___________________ is a thief of time.

• status quo

• procrastination

• ban

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

It’s a complete waste of time and energy to continue to argue over such a ____________ matter.  

• principle

• trivial

• rational

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The science question wanted more than a simple answer to the problem, but it wanted the student to also provide a _____________ explanation for the answer they picked.

• trivial

• imprudent

• justifiable

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The increase in the bear population has caused the salmon population to _____________.

• impose

• ban

• plummet

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Almost every decision the President makes is ____________, since no one ever universally agrees on anything.

• justifiable

• controversial

• trivial

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Phil’s ____________ turn on the highway caused a six-car accident.

• rational

• trivial

• imprudent

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The teacher tried to ___________ the students from using their cell phones, but they wouldn’t listen to her.

• ban

• forbid

• prohibit

• All of the answer choices are correct.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4