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In the 1500s, Spanish explorers searched South America for a city that was allegedly made of gold. It was known as El Dorado. At times, people put El Dorado on maps of South America even though no explorer has ever found it. What does the underlined word mean?

• positively

• partially

• supposedly

Mary stopped to browse around the

art supply store before the sale

began.

• Move things around

• Make a list

• Hide things

• Casually look around

The country cottage was just outside the quaint and picturesque town.

• charming 
• running 
• ruined
• perhaps

Pirates led dangerous lives. They knew they could be killed at any moment. Therefore, they often wasted little time in spending what they had plundered. Burying treasure and going back for it would take too much time and effort.

• stolen

• borrowed

• earned

Fruits and vegetables were scarce

last year during the drought.

• More than needed

• In low supply

• Abundant

• Pump and ripe

The nimble gymnast jumped and

turned flips across the floor with

ease.

• Quick and light in movement

• Clumsy and slow

• Quick and clumsy

• Untalented

Based on the sentence, what does the blue word most likely mean?
In the move Inside Out, Joy was remiss in her duties by keeping Sadness away from the controls. She later realized that Sadness was an equal part of life and allowed her time on the controls. 

• neglectful
• cautious
• justified
• intentional

Yesterday, the sky opened up and flooded us with what seemed to be buckets of rain. The news neglected to report this so I unfortunately left my bumbershoot home.

Which word best defines bumbershoot?

• Sunglasses

• Umbrella

• Jacket

• Cellphone

It is difficult to imagine a surfeit of talent in one individual, yet Leonard Bernstein simply does not have the time to make complete use of his talent as conductor, performer, writer, and lecturer. What is surfeit?

• excess

• variety

• superiority

• lack

Based on the sentence, what does the blue word most likely mean?
In the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Kylo Ren is very ardent about destroying the rebel forces- some may say it's his life's purpose. 

• hateful
• passionate
• intentional
• decisive