When she discovered what Nelson had done, the teacher ________that he write a letter apologizing for his rude behavior.

• converted

• required

• retired

• reverted

The news filled Marco with _____ sadness, and he began to cry.

• intense

• pedestrian

• bland

• sparse

Many people _____from work when they're 65.

• navigate

• require

• convert

• retire

Rosa thought the soup she made was delicious; I didn't have the heart to tell her that it was actually quite _____.

• bland

• intense

• sparse

• navigated

Emmanuel and his sister _____ to acting like babies when they don't get their way.

• retire

• sparse

• revert

• navigate

What would help someone "navigate"?

• a hairbrush

• a clock

• a map

• a calculator

Which of the following is an example of the word "convert"?

• solar panels changing the sun's energy into electricity

• the sun shining on a fall day

• eating celery but not eating lettuce

• never believing in ghosts

Which of the following is an example of the word "alternate"?

• a food that has no taste

• a person finding her way through a crowd

• brothers taking turns sitting in the front seat

• needing to pass a test to become a lifeguard

A yard with "sparse" grass would ____.

• be completely covered in grass

• have very little grass

• have very boring grass

• have very bright grass

Something that is "pedestrian" could also be described as ____.

• intense

• awesome

• creative

• unimaginative