Choosing the Right Word - Set B

Queen Victoria began her in 1837 at the age of 18 and ruled until her death in 1901, a period known as the “Victorian Age.”

• firebrand

• regime

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

It seems that only last year she was an awkward child, but now she is a charming and _____________________________________young woman.

• poised

• customary

In Shakespeare's day, an actor who displeased the audience might find himself with a barrage of rotten vegetables.

• hindered

• pelted

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

You cannot ignore me for months on end and then take it for granted that I will be ___________________________________whenever you want me.

• available

• customary

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

On our long camping trip, we learned that we could get along without many things that we had considered ____________________________________.

• indispensable

• indifferent

Southern agitating for a complete break with the Union helped speed the coming of the Civil War.

• firebrands

• dissuade

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

When the new ____________________________________took power, it canceled or reversed most of the policies of its predecessor.

• firebrand

• regime

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The public's __________________________to government may be measured by the number of people who don't vote.

• indifference

• availability

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Because I am a creature of habit, I can't do anything in the morning without first having my ____________________________________cup of coffee.

• customary

• available

Antibiotics can be a very effective means of the spread of some_______________________diseases.

• pelting

• hindering

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E