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Night is the time when many animals forage, or search, for food.
Which type of context clue is being used?

• Antonym
• Synonym
• Example
• Definition

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Where are my socks? I can't find ______.

• you
• it
• them
• him

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This is the room ______you're sleeping tonight.

• which
• where
• that
• who

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These could make bees vulnerable so that diseases and pests can harm them more easily. Someone who is vulnerable is able to be-

• hurt
• modified
• ruled out
• recognnized

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I'm sorry I .................. help you today, I'm really busy.

• can
• can't
• are
• is

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The old well on my grandfather's property has long been _________________of water, so it is useless to try to drink from it.

• devoid

• laggard

• congested

• amassed

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"We wish you always the best." the underlined word is closest in meaning to...

• Wash

• Watch

• Hoop

• Hope

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In the story A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, a penny-pinching and bitter Ebenezer Scrooge values money more than people.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Our neighbor has a reputation for being a Scrooge, so we don't even stop at his door any more when we're fundraising.

• generous

• kind

• stingy

• jealous

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Joseph Heller coined the term "catch-22" in his 1961 novel of the same name. In the novel, if an army pilot wants to avoid dangerous missions, he must be deemed mentally unfit; however, his desire to stay safe proves his sanity, so he can never be excused from a mission. Heller called this sort of predicament or dilemma a catch-22.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Anthony described the situation he was facing with his boss as a catch-22.

• win-win

• victory

• no-win

• defeat

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Rudi forgot to lock the door, ... the burglar could go in easily.

• So

• If

• When

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