RI.8.4

Question 1 of 10

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1. Tommy was a real (avid) baseball card collector. He inherited the desire to collect cards because his dad had a collection, too.

Select one of the following:

  • a. eager

  • b. careless

  • c. apart

  • d. fearful

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

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2. Her Christmas bills added up. After the holidays, her (extravagance) was going to take several months to pay off.

Select one of the following:

  • a. economy

  • b. praise

  • c. external

  • d. overdoing

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

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It was (gratifying) to see how she acted toward her grandmother because her grandmother was always kind to her.

Select one of the following:

  • a. pleasing

  • b. nervous

  • c. aggravating

  • d. unclear

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

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4. The boy was caught stealing from the store. His (larceny) caught up with him when the owner showed him a video tape.

Select one of the following:

  • a. gift

  • b. theft

  • c. lawless

  • d. honor

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

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5. The ideas she presented to the class were clearly an untested (theory) because there had never been any research done on it

Select one of the following:

  • a. magic

  • b. brutal

  • c. indictment

  • d. belief

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

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6. His (eternal) light would shine on the people even after his death.

Select one of the following:

  • a. temporary

  • b. ethical

  • c. reformed

  • d. endless

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

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7. He cut the paper (precisely) on the line, and it fit perfectly in the grooves of the picture frame.

Select one of the following:

  • exactly

  • embellish

  • outer

  • advance

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

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The boy tried to (justify) his actions to his mother by explaining the reasons why he did what he did

Select one of the following:

  • a. depend

  • b. prove

  • c. strict

  • d. concourse

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

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She did several backbends in a row to show how (limber) she was, so that she could be chosen for the squad.

Select one of the following:

  • a. enthused

  • b. responsive

  • c. likely

  • d. flexible

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

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10. He climbed the mountain and stood looking over the tops of the trees on the mountain across from him. He was right on the (precipice) and could have fallen.

Select one of the following:

  • a. edge

  • b. stiff

  • c. top

  • d. under

Explanation

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