Words to choose from: Credible, Cursory, Designate, Deviate, Improvise, Interim, Latent, Secular, Shun, Simulate……
I remember so well the time my mother’s back injury prevented her from going to church with my brother and me. For five weeks, we were supposed to go ourselves. Zack and I back then preferred (1) ______(Secular) activities to religious ones, so we decided to (2)______(cursory) church while Mom was recovering. We(3)______(e)d(Credible) the churchgoers she wanted us to be by getting dress every Sunday in our good clothes and leaving home and returning at the right times. We spent the (4) _____ (Interim) at a restaurant or at the movies. Of course, we knew Mom would question us about the service. Each week one of us was (5) _____(Improvise) (e)d to invent a sermon. I thought Zack’s sermons sounded not only (6) _____,(Simulate) but also inspiring. I, conversely, tended to (7) ____(Latent) on the spot and didn’t sound so believable. But Mom never seemed to notice how weak my sermons were or how (8)_____(Deviate) our answers were when she asked whom we’d seen and what news we’d heard. Finally, she was ready to attend church again. Over dinner Saturday evening, she began what seemed to be an innocent conversation. Gently, but showing a previously (9 ) _____(Shun) talent for cross –examination that could have made her a star attorney, she questioned us in a quiet but relentless manner about our “church-going”. The more she persisted, the more Zack and I stumbled and (10)_______(e)d(Designate) from our official story. We eventually concluded we were caught, and the realization mortified us. Looking downward in shame, we divulged all the details of our “secret” scheme. We felt pretty foolish when we learned she’d known all along that we had never set foot in church.
Arrrgghhh!
2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 are all wrong!
1.secular
2.shun
3.simulated
4.interim
5.designated
6.credible
7.improvise
8.cursory
9.latent
10.deviated
I remember so well the time my mother’s back injury prevented her from going to church with my brother and me. For five weeks, we were supposed to go ourselves. Zack and I back then preferred (1) ______(Secular) activities to religious ones, so we decided to (2)______(cursory) church while Mom was recovering. We(3)______(e)d(Credible) the churchgoers she wanted us to be by getting dress every Sunday in our good clothes and leaving home and returning at the right times. We spent the (4) _____ (Interim) at a restaurant or at the movies. Of course, we knew Mom would question us about the service. Each week one of us was (5) _____(Improvise) (e)d to invent a sermon. I thought Zack’s sermons sounded not only (6) _____,(Simulate) but also inspiring. I, conversely, tended to (7) ____(Latent) on the spot and didn’t sound so believable. But Mom never seemed to notice how weak my sermons were or how (8)_____(Deviate) our answers were when she asked whom we’d seen and what news we’d heard. Finally, she was ready to attend church again. Over dinner Saturday evening, she began what seemed to be an innocent conversation. Gently, but showing a previously (9 ) _____(Shun) talent for cross –examination that could have made her a star attorney, she questioned us in a quiet but relentless manner about our “church-going”. The more she persisted, the more Zack and I stumbled and (10)_______(e)d(Designate) from our official story. We eventually concluded we were caught, and the realization mortified us. Looking downward in shame, we divulged all the details of our “secret” scheme. We felt pretty foolish when we learned she’d known all along that we had never set foot in church.
1) The correct word to fill in the blank is "Secular".
To find the answer, you need to read the sentence and understand its context. In this sentence, the author mentions that they preferred secular activities to religious ones. This means that they preferred activities that are not related to religious or spiritual matters.
2) The correct word to fill in the blank is "cursory".
To find the answer, you need to look for a word that fits the idea of quickly or briefly attending church. In this sentence, the author mentions that they decided to do something instead of going to church, indicating that their attendance would be brief or superficial.
3) The correct word to fill in the blank is "credibly".
To find the answer, you need to look for a verb that fits the action of pretending to be churchgoers. In this sentence, the author mentions that they pretended to be the churchgoers their mother wanted them to be by getting dressed in their good clothes and leaving home at the right times.
4) The correct word to fill in the blank is "interim".
To find the answer, you need to look for a noun that fits the idea of the period of time between their mother's recovery and her return to attending church. In this sentence, the author mentions that they spent this period of time at a restaurant or at the movies.
5) The correct word to fill in the blank is "improvised".
To find the answer, you need to look for a verb that fits the action of inventing a sermon. In this sentence, the author mentions that one of the siblings had to come up with a sermon each week to explain what they heard at church.
6) The correct word to fill in the blank is "simulated".
To find the answer, you need to look for an adjective that fits the idea of pretending or imitating a sermon. In this sentence, the author mentions that they thought Zack's sermons sounded not only believable but also inspiring.
7) The correct word to fill in the blank is "deviate".
To find the answer, you need to look for a verb that fits the action of not sticking to the original plan or story. In this sentence, the author mentions that they tended to come up with answers on the spot and didn't sound as believable as Zack.
8) The correct word to fill in the blank is "deviated".
To find the answer, you need to look for an adjective that fits the description of the answers being different from what their mother expected. In this sentence, the author mentions that their answers were deviated or different from what their mother wanted to hear.
9) The correct word to fill in the blank is "shunned".
To find the answer, you need to look for a verb that fits the idea of avoiding or ignoring a talent or skill. In this sentence, the author mentions that their mother showed a previously shunned talent for cross-examination, indicating that she had a hidden talent for this skill.
10) The correct word to fill in the blank is "deviated".
To find the answer, you need to look for a verb that fits the action of straying or moving away from the original story. In this sentence, the author mentions that they stumbled and deviated from their official story.