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WorksheetsWordly Wise Vocabulary Final Part 3
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Read this sentence from the passage
By the early 1900s, San Francisco had become one of America's most picturesque cities.
In this sentence, picturesque means
artistic.
beautiful.
prosperous.
famous.
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Ornate Victorian homes . . .
In this sentence, ornate means
expensive.
colorful.
elaborately decorated.
lovely and old-fashioned.
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A powerful earthquake, followed by several huge fires, nearly razed the city.
In this sentence, razed means
destroyed.
terrified.
bankrupted.
attacked.
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Fire had engulfed the city on six previous occasions.
In this sentence, engulfed means
overwhelmed.
frightened.
challenged.
approached.
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Leaders from the fire department and other local agencies understood how susceptible the city was to fire danger.
In this sentence, susceptible means
close.
vulnerable.
terrified.
wary.
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At the time, most of San Francisco's structures were made of wood and other highly combustible materials.
In this sentence, combustible means
weak.
oily.
flammable.
suspicious.
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Many homeowners, landlords, and business owners were guilty of flagrant fire code violations.
In this sentence, flagrant means
sneaky.
careless.
intentional.
clearly bad.
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But no one had ever contemplated the kind of calamity that began at 5:12 on the morning of April 18, 1906.
In this sentence, contemplated means
feared.
escaped.
fought.
thought about.
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A major quake is bad enough, but many other misfortunes conspired to worsen the situation.
In this sentence, conspired means
planned.
came together.
threatened.
happened.
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. . . when the earthquake simultaneously ignited 52 separate fires in different parts of the city.
In this sentence, simultaneously means
accidentally.
tragically.
at the same time.
in the same place.
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This was a major hindrance to firefighters.
A hindrance is anything that
is an obstacle.
upsets people.
kills people.
makes people realize how tragic a situation is.
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Backup pipelines turned out to be ineffectual as well.
In this sentence, ineffectual means
broken.
not having the desired result.
burned.
not available in time.
