Fill in the Blank Quiz

The __________________________ seemed like it came from out of nowhere, but in reality the antecedent was __________________________________________.

• storm

• party

• meeting

• announcement

_________________________ behaved like a libertine when s/he _______________________ and _______________________ and even _______________________!

• John

• Mary

• Alex

• Chris

I will not corroborate your story that you __________________________ because I already told the truth that you __________________________________.

• were at the library; were at the party

• were at the gym; were at the park

• were at the office; were at the mall

• were at the concert; were at the restaurant

_________________________ is a more socially acceptable euphemism to describe __________________________.

• Option A

• Option B

• Option C

• Option D

I cannot possibly expostulate with you about __________________________ because I have not yet __________________________. I’d lose the argument!

• gathered enough information

• finished my research

• consulted the experts

• understood the topic

The pneumatic pool float popped when __________________________, which let out all the air.

• it was overinflated

• it was gently placed in the water

• it was stored in a cool, dry place

• it was deflated manually

They drew the inevitable conclusion when they saw __________________________, which let them know right away that __________________________.

• the broken window, someone had broken in

• the sunny weather, it was going to rain

• the empty fridge, they needed to go shopping

• the locked door, they were not welcome

We need to prepare and make a contingency plan for ____________________________, just in case ___________________________________________.

• unexpected events, something goes wrong

• a sunny day, it rains

• a picnic, it gets canceled

• a meeting, everyone arrives on time

He was too afraid to traverse __________________________________ because ___________________________________________.

• the dark forest because it was rumored to be haunted

• the busy street because it was too noisy

• the open field because it was too sunny

• the narrow alley because it was too crowded

The __________________________________ was so gaudy because it __________________________________ which really made it tacky and over-the-top.

• chandelier; had too many crystals

• painting; was too colorful

• carpet; was too plain

• curtain; was too short