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If the coach discovers even the slightest ______________ in a player's attitude, he'll dismiss the player from the team

• impropriety
• eliminate
• aggression
• ban

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Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities

• personification
• symbolism
• hyperbole
• alliteration

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"Superman is a man of steel." This is an example of...

• a metaphor
• an idiom
• an oxymoron
• onomatopoeia

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" Ash stumbled from its edge and lunged and lifted several times until it hit the ground." What type of figurative language is used in the quote above?

• Personification
• Simile
• Oxymoron
• Hyperbole

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In the forest, what are "Creepers"?

• Snakes
• Hunters
• Boars
• Vines

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______________ danger is the most dangerous because you don't see it.

• unperceived
• perceived
• audacity
• sagacity

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Lisa pondered the idea, remaining deep in thought for half a minute or so. What does pondered mean?

• rejected
• laughed at
• agreed with
• thought about

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to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness

• avail
• rankle
• nullify
• plummet

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Why do these things always happen to me?, Brad wondered. First, my boss dumps a huge project on my desk and wants it done by yesterday. Then, of course, I leave my wallet on the bus.
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Which word in the above passage gives it the connotation of self-pity?

• wondered
• dumps
• reminds
• leave

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The comic book superhero Spider-Man possesses a spidey sense that warns him of impending trouble.

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

Luther picked up his pace on the trail as his spidey sense began to tingle.

• sense of smell

• sense of danger

• sense of wonder

• sense of pride

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