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These can be used to describe the personalities of characters in a story. Some examples are honest, courageous, helpful, and kind.
A. text evidence
B. inferences
C. analysis
D. character traits
Mobile phones, computers, and tablets are all modern means of ___________ because they connect us to the whole world.
A. communication
B. transport
C. industry
D. manufacture
You should not give your _________________ to any of the plans presented, they are all bad.
A. ascent
B. clemency
C. facile
D. temerity
The banker was sentences to 30 years in prison after ______ the bank’s money.
A. cache
B. embezzling
C. mellowing
D. reinforcing
made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations
A. ingratiating
B. accretion
C. requisite
D. blindsided
very great surprise:
A. Boastfulness
B. reassurance
C. astonishment
Which of the following is the best description of the Middle Passage?
A. A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies
B. A government controlled by religious leaders
C. 1620 – The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.
D. Religious revival in the colonies in 1730s and 1740s; George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards preached a message of forgiveness for sins by admitting them to God.
Which of the following is the best definition of Jamestown?
A. Founded to create a barrier/buffer between the Spanish owned southern land and the Northern British owned land.
B. controversial land that led to the French and Indian War; British win war and claim this land; region where British fur traders went; rich soil for farming
C. The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in Virginia
D. Colony founded by Dutch and later controlled by the English. Very diverse and wealthy colony.
I should be scared, I thought with an odd ____feeling.
But I’m not.
A. conviction
B. detached
C. wistfully
D. sullenly
The firm adherence to a code of moral values.
A. Corruption
B. Dishonesty
C. Integrity
D. Deception
What is the definition of ‘audacious’?
A. To make something work in a new/different way
B. Not making sense/being ridiculous – usually in a funny way
C. Being daring & bold
D. To clean or smooth down a hard surface
irritated and frustrated
A. heave
B. exasperated
C. grimace
To __________ the military into action, the dictator threatened the troops.
A. coerce
B. hostility
C. jeopardize
D. perennial
What is the meaning of ‘time’?
A. Hours and minutes
B. The day before tomorrow
C. The highest part
D. He gave her a ______ gift.
to overcome with shock or dismay
A. resistor
B. utilities
C. appall
D. assessment
bind someone as a laborer
A. decipher
B. detecte
C. decomposition
D. indentured
I am writing in ____ to your advertisement on Vietnamework.com for the post of a personal assistant.
A. connection
B. association
C. relation
D. response
Which choice is the opposite of RELIABLE?
A. trustworthy
B. undependable
C. loyal
D. responsible
A low area between higher areas.
A. Valley
B. Sand Dunes
C. Delta
D. Gravel
the people who really like a sports team, singer, etc.
A. rewarding
B. fans
C. strict
D. dream
Having superior strength, influence, or authority
A. Cunning
B. Sallow
C. Procure
D. Predominant
Mom tried to swat the ____ bug in our house.
A. illustrate
B. pesky
C. protest
D. silly
The students ___ when the teacher asked if they understood the maths problems.
A. borrowed
B. pointed
C. exchanged
D. nodded
What word means flawless or perfect?
A. waif
B. overzealous
C. impeccable
D. keen
to crush completely
A. chastise
B. quell
C. wanton
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