Practice. Context Clues

Jean Piaget gave the name schemes to the mental structures that help individuals understand the world.

• tricks

• visions

• frameworks

• opinion

The first schemes of an infant are based on sensorimotor systems such as sucking, looking, grabbing, and pushing.

• emotional

• physical

• clumsy

• skilled

The doctor placed drops in my eyes and waited twenty minutes for my pupils to dilate or expand.

• close

• sting

• widen

• increase

Instead of being filled with her usual patience and understanding, Shanjuana was surprisingly devoid of sympathy for her boyfriend's excuses.

• lacking

• full

• tired

• giving

The play "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare is known for its trenchant, or biting, wit about the battle of the sexes.

• subtle

• cutting

• insipid

• rude

Often humans are driven by their temporal needs for safety, food, housing, and other possessions and measure their success by how well these needs are met.

• long term

• sordid

• spiritual

• worldly

For a dramatic impact, artists often favor the use of complementary colors like orange and blue, which do not share common colors because orange is made with yellow and red.

• bolder

• related

• contrasting

• mysterious

To obtain a driver's license, a person must provide verification, or evidence, of good vision, quick reflexes, and reasoning skills.

• proof

• opinion

• test

• denial