SR Practice Test 58

At school, my little brother _______ very grown-up.

• Decided

• Studied

• Acted

• Copied

The starship crew left the planet because they found the environment ______.

• Inhospitable

• Debonair

• Topographic

• Quantitative

The audience clapped and cheered at the conclusion of her encouraging speech. What does conclusion mean in the sentence?

• An original idea

• A powerful effect

• The end of something

When you are around a boat, be careful of the blades of the _____.

• Propeller

• Helicopter

• Mantel

• Poem

We will be going on a picnic tomorrow, so wear ______ clothes.

• Delicate

• Shaggy

• Official

• Casual

When we couldn’t find our dog, we felt ___.

• Civilized

• Successful

• Invisible

• Frantic

So I could see farther within the dark cave, I held up the _______.

• Anvil

• Couch

• Torch

• Biscuit

Ellis Island was the gateway through which twelve million immigrants passed on their way to America. At the site’s peak, a cacophony of noise emerged daily as people flowed through the massive rooms. Hopeful and excited words spoken in many languages mixed together and added to the clamor. When heard from the distance of time, that commotion has added to the beautiful harmony that is America. How do the underlined words help advance the author’s purpose?

• They indicate that several talented singers from other countries came through the station.

• They show that people from different backgrounds were joined together by a common bond and purpose.

• They reflect the author’s view that the immigrants’ situation improved only after their station was closed.

While hiking, I discovered an old tree with twisted and _______ branches.

• Gnarled

• Deceptive

• Overcast

• Feudal

The farmers worried about _______ of the topsoil.

• Consideration

• Organizing

• Erosion

• Governing