I was so excited for our team's basketball game against our division. The game down to the last few seconds, and I miscalculated how far I was from the basket. The shot fell very short. I was disheartened that we lost and that I had let my team down. However, my coach and teammates were very supportive and immediately began looking ahead to the next game.
In the passage, readers learn that the narrator feels disheartened. What does disheartened mean?
remove the heart
without a doubt
around love
not feeling encouraged
not feeling encouraged
In the passage, the word miscalculated means
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acted guiltily.
downplayed math.
judged poorly.
lacked time.
judged poorly.
Everyone in the conference feared playing the Samuel Middle School Huskies because of their fearsome halfback Dekwon Johnson. Dekwon was a monster on the field, and not one team had been able to keep him out of the end zone all season long. Dekwon was everyone’s pick for player of the year in the conference.
There are no guarantees, however, in the championship game, and Hobbes Middle School was not planning to make things any easier for Dekwon and the Samuel offense. The Hobbes defensive line was a brick wall. Only four touchdowns had been scored against them all season, and they had shut out six different teams. No doubt about it, the championship game was going to be epic.
What does the word monster suggest about Dekwon?
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He has very sharp teeth.
He is a fairy tale creature.
He plays extremely tough.
He is very scary-looking.
He plays extremely tough.
All week long, there was commotion in the neighborhood. A house down the street was under construction because new people were moving into it. The noise was so loud that babies in the neighboring houses could not take their naps. The babies wailed and howled, but nothing could pacify them.
Based on your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, what is the meaning of the word pacify in the passage above?
turn away
bring peace
roll down
from indicative to subjunctive
make smaller
bring peace
Use your knowledge of affixes to complete the sentence below.
In a business, if a person is a subordinate, then he or she works
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under another person.
without other people.
against another person.
before other people.