Ch. 1-3 Comprehension w/ Vocabulary

It’s important to choose a career based upon your own natural ___.

• adherence
• aptitude
• palpable

In most communities, the police are responsible for enforcing ___ to the law.

• adherence
• chastisement
• palpable

When I study, I like to listen to quiet, ___ music that will keep me calm.

• adherence
• aptitude
• palpable
• serene

Breaking minor rules results only in gentle ___.

• aptitude
• chastisement
• remorse

By apologizing over and over again, the girl tried to show her ___.

• aptitude
• palpable
• remorse

Watching the fighter planes streak across the horizon, the civilians felt a moment of ___ terror.

• palpable
• remorse
• serene

Which word meant that deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen?

• trembling
• frightened
• release

What were Jonas and the other children taught to be careful about?

• to be careful about language
• to be careful about overeating
• to be careful about where they ride their bikes

What word did Jonas finally determine he felt about the upcoming ceremony?

• irritated
• fascinated
• apprehensive

What were the two occasions when release was not punishment?

• of the elderly and of a newchild
• of an orphan and of the elderly
• voluntary release and of the mentally incompetent