marc july 12

Which word best completes the sentence below?

"The desert stretched out in front of them, an endless __________ expanse of sand."

• narrow

• colourful

• vast

• tiny

Which word best completes the sentence below?

"The abandoned village looked __________, with no signs of life anywhere."

• crowded

• desolate

• bustling

• vast

Which word best completes the sentence below?

"She felt __________ after her best friend moved away, leaving her feeling lonely and sad."

• excited

• forlorn

• confident

• preservered

Which sentence uses the word "deftly" correctly?

• He deftly performed the dance steps, impressing no one.

• She deftly navigated through the crowded room without bumping into anyone.

• The turtle moved deftly across the sand, taking its time.

• He sang the song deftly, though he forgot the words.

Which word best completes the sentence below?

"If you continue to __________, we will be late for the movie."

• excavate

• shrug

• scowl

• dawdle

Which words best complete the sentences below?

"A synonym for 'vile' is __________, and an antonym for 'vile' is __________."

• horrible / pleasant

• nice / disgusting

• clean / dirty

• ugly / beautiful

Which word best completes the sentence below?

"The sound of the motorcycle __________ its engine could be heard from a block away."

• revving

• stopping

• parking

• zooming

Which word best completes the sentence below?

"After hours in the desert, he thought he saw an oasis, but it was just a __________."

• destiny

• reality

• vision

• mirage

Answer explanation

An optical phenomena that creates the illusion of water, often with inverted reflections of distant objects, resulting from distortion of light by alternate layers of hot and cool air. (p. 152)

grimly

Which sentence correctly uses the word "precipice"?

• She carefully climbed down the steep precipice.

• The cat slept peacefully on the soft precipice.

• They stood on the edge of the precipice, admiring the view

• He quickly ran across the busy precipice.

Answer explanation

An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff; the brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation. (p. 174)

Which word best completes the sentence below?

"After not sleeping for two days, she became __________ and started seeing things that weren't there."

• intertwined

• delirious

• contaminate

• condemned