LET'S USE WHAT WE KNOW!

When the electricity went off in the storm, Jane had to ... in the dark for a torch.

• fumble

• grope

• fumbling

• groped

Larry stood, ... on the stage, ready to begin his speech.

• poise

• posed

• poised

• posing

When the gun went off, the soldier didn't hear it as he was ...

• shot

• earshot

• out of earshot

• out of bullets

The young man felt angry and he ... his fists, prepared to fight.

• clinched

• clicked

• punched

• clenched

The teacher reprimanded the untidy student for his ...

• sloveness

• slovenliness

• sloveliness

• slovenly

The monitor asked us to ... whether we wanted to do more practice.

• indicator

• indicate

• indicating

• indicated

Mr Waldo let a student ... until it was obvious he couldn't answer the question.

• go rambling

• go rumbling on

• rumble on

• ramble on

Falter means ...

• feel confident

• hesitate

• filter

• a harness for a horse

A conviction can mean ...

• a strong belief

• a prisoner

• a good result in court

• a kind of tattoo

If you make an assertion, you ...

• refuse to do something

• make a statement

• try to deny something

• accuse someone of something