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Words to Know Review

Choose the letter of the word that most closely matches the underlined word in the sentence. Use the other words in the sentence for clues to the correct meaning.

1. The teacher was inundated with interminable comments from the freshmen in high school who didn't know where the lunchroom, restrooms, or classrooms were.

  1. fearful
  2. silent
  3. unimaginable
  4. endless


2. Jacob, who is usually loud and garrulous, was suprisingly quiet as a mouse this morning.

  1. shy
  2. talkative
  3. fearful
  4. nervous


3. Because Sally isn't certain on the size of the battery, she made a conjecture to buy the double A.

  1. guess
  2. experiment
  3. test
  4. purchase


4. The neighborhood kids walked by the dilapidated, old house a dozen times on Halloween; however, they were too scared to go in since it was falling apart.

  1. beautiful
  2. ancient
  3. broken-down
  4. old


5. The Russell Terrier puppies were cavorting around the yard trying to play with their owner.

  1. sulking
  2. begging
  3. playing
  4. pouting