Lesson 9 Word List

Choose the best answer for each sentence. Use the clue in parentheses to help you. 1. The idea of a dog driving a car is completely ___________. (Clue: so unreasonable as to be laughable)

• mimic

• ascend

• absurd

• heroic

Scientists often conduct an ___________ to test their hypotheses.

• terminate

• dense

• experiment

• flimsy

Firefighters made a ___________ effort to put out the fire before it spread.

• lumber

• heroic

• suspend

• soar

The students worked hard to ___________ their goals before the end of the school year.

• mimic

• accomplish

• spectator

• unwieldy

The hot air balloon slowly ___________ into the sky.

• ascend

• terminate

• flimsy

• dense

The forest was covered in ___________ fog, making it difficult to see more than a few feet ahead.

• significant

• experiment

• dense

• mimic

The old man ___________ toward the door, dragging his feet heavily.

• lumbered

• soar

The student was (a)   from school for a week after being caught cheating. (Clue: to bar from attending or taking part in something)

• terminate

• ascend

• suspended

• flimsy

The parrot could (a)   human speech so well that it sounded like a real person talking. (Clue: to copy or imitate closely)

• mimic

• soar

• significant

• unwieldy

The audience members watching the basketball game were enthusiastic (a)   . (Clue: a person who watches an event)

• experiment

• spectators

• ascend

• dense