VQ - The Jungle Ch. 5-6

The _________ nurse attended to my every need, including getting a wheelchair to ensure that I wouldn't fall.

• solicitous

• jocular

• importunate

• advise

Their _______ tone let me know that they were just kidding.

• jocular

• importunate

• advisable

• ludicrously

One of the most __________ things Ms. Nelson has to deal with is when students who wait until last minute to complete late work ask that same day when it will be graded (*side eye*).

• importunate

• advisable

• ludicrously

• expedition

Drinking water regularly is highly __________ as part of a healthy lifestyle.

• advisable

• ludicrously

• expedition

• nonchalance

The student behaved so __________ that the teacher couldn't help but laugh!

• ludicrously

• expedition

• nonchalance

• criterion

Obtaining a college degree is not an __________ to be taken lightly; it takes a lot of hard work!

• expedition

• nonchalance

• criterion

• abyss

The __________ some students exhibit when we discuss failing grades shows me that you are choosing not to succeed.

• nonchalance

• criterion

• abyss

• stolidly

The you have to be able to meet certain reading and writing __________ before you can be promoted to the next grade level.

• criterion

• abyss

• stolidly

• expedition

Ms. Nelson loves the ocean, but the thought of what may be hiding in the _________ keeps her close to shore.

• abyss

• stolidly

• solicitous

• jocular

The students stared __________ at Ms. Nelson each time she asked a question in group discussion. It felt much like talking to a wall and expecting a response.

• stolidly

• solicitously

• ludicrous

• advisable