Vocabulary Quiz: tain, ten, tent

Tori reached out to shake the hand of her new classmate. "What did she do with her arm?"

• retainer

• tentative

• extend

• patent

Lucy had to hold back on voting because her mom was a candidate. What did Lucy do?

• abstain

• tenant

• detain

• contain

John tore a piece of this tissue, so his arm was placed in a cast for six weeks while it mended.

• tenant

• tendon

• detention

• retainer

The owner of the property was looking for a person to rent his home. "Who was the owner looking for?"

• retainer

• contain

• tenant

• patent

The passenger was delayed from boarding due to safety reasons. What did the airline officials do with the passenger?

• detained

• contained

• tentative

• abstained

The inventor of the motorized robotic floor mop filed for this so she would have sole ownership.

• retainer

• container

• patent

• tenant

After having her braces removed, Abigail was instructed to wear this device every night to hold her teeth in place.

• patent

• tendon

• container

• retainer

What word below describes Tim and Troy's unconfirmed plans to have dinner at the new restaurant?

• tentative

• detention

• patent

• detained

When Cari forgot her homework two days in a row, she was given this punishment of staying after school.

• abstain

• tendon

• tentative

• detention

What could Jake not do with his laughter?

• contain

• detain

• retain

• abstain