Context Clues - 2 - Missed Questions

It is difficult to imagine a surfeit of talent in one individual, yet Leonard Bernstein simply does not have the time to make complete use of his talent as conductor, performer, writer, and lecturer.

• excess

• variety

• superiority

• lack

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

A toxic combination of fog and industrial smoke, called smog, has vitiated the air in and around many big cities.

• concentrated

• filled up

• contaminated

• replaced

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a benign climate was appealing. The islanders seemed to keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans.

• tropical

• kind

• boring

• favorable

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Such are the vicissitudes of history. Nothing remains the same. Three hundred years of peace ended in darkness and confusion.

• evils

• changes

• mistakes

• rules

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous.

• it is everywhere

• it is dangerous and could hurt you

• it costs too much money

• it is a waste of time

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Since it was a school day, Denise thought it was peculiar that she saw children playing at the park on her way to work.

• strange or odd

• normal

• encouraging

• something that is extremely funny

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CCSS.L.3.2F