WOW 17

“If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin” (Butler Hathaway). What option is the best synonym for the underlined word?

• useful

• profitable

• immoral

• useless

It was clear the child had an uncanny knack for reading complex texts.

Which option is the best replacement for the underlined word above?

• abound

• aptitude

• query

• palatable

"Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you." --Mel Brooks

What definition best fits the underlined word?

• to exist in large quantities

• the practice of spying

• to join at two meeting points

• to exist in small quantities

"To be or not to be. That is the question" -William Shakespeare

The underlined word can be replaced with which of the following options?

• expedient

• abound

• palatable

• query

"To be or not to be. That is the" query -William Shakespeare

Which of the following is the best antonym for the underlined word?

• ask

• inquiry

• reply

• agreement

“Everything was possible, he told his energetic flock, but everything was not expedient.”

Chinua Achebe  --  Things Fall Apart

What type of sentence structure is the sentence?

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

"The truth, though bitter, was made more palatable by her gentle delivery."

What part of speech is the underlined word?

• adverb

• noun

• verb

• adjective

She hoped her cake submission would be more ________ to the judges, as she had finally mastered her frosting recipe.

Which word best fits the blank?

• palatable

• expedient

• voracious

• cacophony

"It's not about _____, it's the way you are viewed," is Galinda's way of warning Elphaba that Ozians won't care about how smart she is, as they will notice her appearance first.

Which word best fits the blank?

• abound

• affidavit

• aptitude

• palatable

"That was New York; a whole ______________ of sounds and tastes that all somehow came together to form something beautiful." -Aishabella Sheikh, Jungle Princess

Which word best fits the blank?

• query

• abound

• cacophony

• dirge