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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The generous people fed the emaciated lost dog.
fierce
calm
thin
lost
She invariably leaves her homework at home and must turn it in late.
purposefully
hated
happily
always
The mother bathed the baby in the tepid water.
lukewarm
hot
muddy
cold
Ladies, please stop the name calling. There is no reason to act uncivil.
rude
crazy
tired
outgrabe
Jane got it into her mind that she could get out of studying for any test just by feigning illness the night before the exam.
becoming
sleeping
galumphing
faking
The music teacher had difficulty tolerating the discordant noises produced by her kindergarten class.
clashing
pleasant
silent
impolite
The dogs were so hungry that they would have fought one another for a morsel of meat.
crumb
ton
tove
torch
John had seen horror movies before, but when he saw Zombies on the Boat, he was so appalled by the violence that he wrote the newspapers warning parents not to allow their children to see this movie.
proud
outraged
gimbled
stoked
It is difficult to forgive someone who has hurt you, even if that person is penitent and expresses regret for their decisions.
manxome
apologetic
happy
sly
The lady decided it was tea time and so, by jingling a tiny silver bell, she beckoned her servants to attend.
ate
shunned
pushed
called
Although some men are loquacious, others hardly talk at all.
talk
hardly
men
Because the conflagration was aided by wind, it was so destructive that every building in the area was completely burned to the ground.
What is the meaning of conflagration?
earthquake
massive fire
hurricane
Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means ______________.
I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.
Finished
Cut short
Boring
Too long
The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean?
Quiet
Secretive
talkative
Exhausted
John was so hungry that he consumed the cranberry muffin and went back for a donut.
Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, salmon, and trout, live in the coldest parts of the ocean.
