HMH Sound of Thunder

gaunt/thin are synonyms

• True

• False

languid/energetic are antonyms

• True

• False

Select the word or phrase that is a synonym of the bolded word. Use context clues to help you understand the word’s meaning.

Cocklebiddy Cave in south-western Australia is to spelunkers, or cave explorers, what Mt. Everest is to mountain climbers: an unprecedented challenge.

• fun

• impossible

• very deep

• not having occurred before

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Treacherous wakes from other boats and strange currents set up by factory waste pipes discharging under water make this part of his trip dangerous.

• betraying

• huge

• safe

• shifting

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The divers, terrified of the bats and exhausted from a three-mile dive, temporarily regressed to childlike behavior.

• encountered

• moved

• went back

• pretended

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The canyons nearby were famous for their limestone walls and their gradations of colors. They started out very dark and grew lighter and more colorful as you looked up.

• differences in size

• changes in age

• a series of small changes

• changes in quality

absurd/logical are antonyms

• True

• False

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Marty’s commute to work via kayak is the antithesis of the boring trips made by other commuters in cars, buses, or trains.

• example

• unusual occurrence

• same

• comparison

dry/arid are synonyms

• True

• False

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This courageous French team, however, walked through the egress of Cocklebiddy Cave with every member smiling.

• beginning

• door

• exit

• chaos