Skills Quiz 5/8

A lot of unnecessary details can ___________ directions.

• simplify

• clarify

• complicate

• ignore

A ___________ host makes her guests feel welcomed.

• rude

• courteous

• careless

• selfish

A nasty case of chicken pox can cause a great deal of ___________.

• happiness

• discomfort

• excitement

• relief

By working together, we can ___________ hunger and poverty.

• create

• protect

• ignore

• eliminate

Reports of the many deaths and the destruction caused by the earthquake ___________ us all.

• excited

• amazed

• grieved

• relaxed

A ___________ question is sometimes very difficult to answer.

• funny

• moral

• simple

• confusing

Did you ___________ my brand-new shirt with the iron?

• clean

• soak

• scorch

• fold

Most parents think lying is a ___________ offense.

• minor

• severe

• amusing

• common

Millions of people visit New York every year to view the ___________ of the Manhattan skyline.

• boredom

• darkness

• spectacle

• secret

Stories with ___________ endings make me cry.

• exciting

• funny

• happy

• tragic