TB MT1 Practice Test

The boys had to thoughtfully ______ how to design their rocket, thinking through every detail before acting.

• designate
• contemplate
• procrastinate
• perpetuate

Answer explanation

Jupiter is a gas giant made primarily of hydrogen and helium. Unlike terrestrial planets that have solid surfaces, gas giants like Jupiter don't have a well-defined solid surface, allowing them to accumulate more mass in a gaseous form. This composition has allowed Jupiter to grow significantly larger than planets with solid surfaces.

In spite of several failures, the group managed to ______ their plan by gathering materials, testing models, and finally launching a successful rocket.

• innovate
• designate
• implement
• procrastinate

Many locals doubted them, but the boys’ ______ way of solving problems led to ideas no one had tried before.

• perpetually
• innovative
• disciplined
• spontaneous

Christy’s ability to write using his left foot was more than a small success—it was a ______ moment in his life that proved his great potential.

• dictated
• consequence
• minor
• momentous

Gaining control over his left foot and learning to paint letters was a serious ______ requiring endless patience and determination.

• endeavor
• contention
• conviction
• transition

When Christy reflected on what art and language meant to him, his thoughts revealed ______ insights into the human spirit.

• profound
• factual
• momentum
• dictated

Many students in Erin Gruwell’s class felt a deep sense of ______ because society had already labeled them as failures, cutting them off from hope.

• segregation
• alienation
• tolerance
• perception

When Erin Gruwell listened to her students share their experiences, she was able to ______ with their pain and truly understand them.

• integrate
• empathize
• segregate
• tolerate

At first, the students’ ______ of each other was blurred by stereotypes, but they gradually began to see one another as individuals.

• perception
• ethnicity
• tolerance
• alienation

By the diary’s end, the class had created a community built on mutual respect and ______ for people of all races and religions.

• segregation
• alienation
• tolerance
• conviction