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Question
Choose the meaning of the bold word.
. . . those were pterodactyls soaring with cavernous gray wings, gigantic bats of delirium and night fever. (“A Sound of Thunder”)
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blindness
blindness
crazed thoughts
crazed thoughts
hunger
hunger
spellbound
spellbound
determined by personality
confusion
jumped
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Choose the meaning of the bold word.
His management style was not very rigid or hierarchical; as long as someone got his or her job done, almost anything went. (“Nolan Bushnell”)
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poorly led
poorly led
based on pay
based on pay
determined by personality
determined by personality
arranged by rank
arranged by rank
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Question
Choose the meaning of the bold word.
He got a foot on it, lost it, and in the mayhem of other boys’ arms and legs, noticed the ball rolling loose. (“Nethergrave”)
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anxiety
anxiety
confrontation
confrontation
confusion
confusion
movement
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Question
Choose the meaning of the bold word.
The attendant vaulted into the car, backed it up with insolent skill, and put it where it belonged. (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”)
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hijacked
hijacked
jumped
jumped
raced
raced
slinked
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Choose the meaning of the bold word.
Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last. (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”)
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devilish
devilish
mysterious
mysterious
notorious
notorious
stubborn
mysterious
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Question
Identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence.
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Edwin is going out to dinner and to the movies.
Edwin is going out to dinner and to the movies.
Anne is going with him, but she is not ready.
Anne is going with him, but she is not ready.
She needs to put on gloves, a scarf, and a hat.
She needs to put on gloves, a scarf, and a hat.
He washed his hair brushed his teeth, and shined his shoes.