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They pulled towards a  ______________________  to get out of the wind.

• lee
• sage
• withy
• quiver

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Hurry up! Get ____ the car!

• on
• under
• in
• over

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taking part in a war or fighting; ready to fight

• belligerent
• cantankerous
• enigma
• fastidious

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Your uncle wouldn’t even part with a dime to help the kids pay for their trip. That’s just one more example of his penurious ways. In contrast, many people who have much less money have donated a great deal to the cause. What does “penurious” mean?

• very old
• very wealthy
• very humorous
• very stingy

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a word that describes words that represent sounds.

• setting
• onomatopeoia
• symbol
• genre

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We decided to walk slowly around the track.

• verb
• preposition
• adverb
• adjective

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***Identify the blue word as either
preposition or adverb***

Carla went home and left her sweater behind.

• preposition
• adverb

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Before the farm was taken over by the animals, Mr. Jones was the proprietor of the farm. What is a proprietor?

• A socialist

• A communist

• An owner

• A farmer

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The oranges are not in the basket. They are _______ the table

• in

• between

• next

• on

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Even though the administration tried to stifle student opposition to the new uniform code, they managed to express their concerns by carrying signs and speaking at the school board meeting. The word stifle means:

• to stop

• to sniff

• a minor or unimportant point

• to encourage

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