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The big roller coaster frightened the boy. His legs started shaking as he stepped on the ride.

• calmed

• scared

• very cold

• huge

My glasses fractured when I dropped them on the ground.

"fractured" means:

• lucky

• cracked

• new

• beautiful

Juan was elated when he got an A+ on his math test.

"elated" means:

• unhappy

• silly

• bored

• super happy

The roller coaster ride was so unnerving that I got sick when it was over.

"unnerving" means:

• sleep

• silly

• scary

• happy

The woman loved her occupation as a teacher. She hardly thought of it as work!

• vacation

• principal

• teacher

• job

That student is very diligent and always gets all of his work done on time.

"diligent" means:

• hard working

• kind

• angry

• lazy

The little boy was reluctant to take a piece of candy because it wasn't his.

"reluctant" means:

• glad

• quickly

• candy

• didn't want to

That guy is very uncouth and always cuts in line at the store.

"uncouth" means:

• polite

• slow

• rude

• kind

The aroma of a fresh backed pie made my stomach growl.

• feeling

• apples

• smell

• taste

The gap in the fence provided enough space for the dog to slip out and escape.

• covering

• treat

• hole

• broken