ELA8 Quiz - Week 4

Choose the best vocabulary word to complete the sentence:  When there is a ______ of gasoline on the market, prices at the pump may drop dramatically.

• veer

• glut

• maim

Choose the best vocabulary word to complete the sentence:  Lawyers will try to ____________ the contract.  

• invalidate

• maim

• venerate

Choose the best vocabulary word to complete the sentence:  Ajax was one of the _________ Greek heroes who fought before the walls of Troy.

• legendary

• incognito

• wanton

Choose the best vocabulary word to complete the sentence:  Each year, accidental falls _____ thousands of people, some of them for life.

• maim

• minimize

• invalidate

Choose the best vocabulary word to complete the sentence:  Whenever you are in a car, you should wear your seat belt to __________ the risk of injury in an accident.

• minimize

• veer

• venerate

Choose the best vocabulary word to complete the sentence:  The boxer's ________ blow left his opponent unscathed.

• wanton

• oblique

• glut

Choose the best vocabulary word to complete the sentence:  The huge storm finally ____ed out to sea, leaving much destruction in its wake.

• veer

• maim

• invalidate

Choose the best vocabulary word to complete the sentence:  In a number of cultures, it is customary for people to ________ the oldest members of society. 

• venerate

• maim

• minimize

Choose the best vocabulary word to complete the sentence:  The brave superhero soon put a stop to the evil villain's acts of _______ cruelty.

• wanton

• oblique

• incognito

Determine if the following sentence is a simple or compound sentence:  I started screaming for Soda, Darry, anyone.

• Simple

• Compound