Shades of Meaning

Order the words from the weakest level of intensity to the strongest.

• knock, slam, bump

• bump, knock, slam

• slam, bump, knock

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• mean, cruel, rude

• rude, cruel, mean

• rude, mean, cruel

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The owl's ________ could be heard for miles.

• hoot

• chirp

• shriek

• whistle

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The tiger ________ on the slowest gazelle in the herd.

• jumped

• leaped

• hopped

• pounced

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I became ________ when I couldn't solve the riddle.

• frustrated

• mad

• angry

• irate

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• chuckle, chortle, laugh

• chuckle, laugh, chortle

• laugh, chortle, chuckle

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• eat, gobble, devour

• eat, devour, gobble

• gobble, eat, devour

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• exceptional, great, good

• good, exceptional, great

• good, great, exceptional

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Thanks to science, I __________ the Earth is round.

• suspect

• believe

• know

• thought

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I could see that Tim was angry by the way he ________ away.

• strolled

• marched

• walked

• trotted