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which word is an antonym of the underlined word in the paragraph?

i can’t believe my parents let my little brother get a pet snake. snakes have always given me the creeps. he keeps that awful creature in a cage in his room, and sometimes i have to go in there to gather his laundry. i ((abhor)) looking at that thing as it slithers around a branch in its cage.

a.
adore

b.
despise

c.
boast

d.
squirm

which sentences correctly use the word grave?

choose all answers that are correct.

a.
the leaders voted on the grave matter before them.

b.
the grave of trees beside the road was cool and inviting.

c.
the woman laid a wreath of flowers on the grave.

d.
the man's face was grave when he told the bad news.

which word could best replace either of the underlined words in the paragraph?

whenever uncle herman, my dad’s younger brother, comes over for a visit, all he does is )) me. i guess he thinks it’s funny, but i don’t find it amusing at all. finally, one day, i’d had enough and told dad. i’m not sure what dad said to him, but uncle herman doesn’t ((annoy)) me anymore.

a.
tease

b.


c.
fight

d.
watch

look at the underlined word in the paragraph.

which sentence best shows the meaning of this word?

my mother came up with the best ((tactic)) for unwanted mealtime calls. she answers the phone and tells the caller, "just a minute." then she lays the phone in the middle of the table and leads us in a poetry recitation. "works every time," she says when we hear the beep on the other end.

a.
my brother took forever to make his move when we were playing chess.

b.
on the spur of the moment, we dashed out to get ice cream.

c.
my cousin announced he was hungry and bought a hotdog from a street vendor.

d.
my dad was bouncing the baby, and she spit up on his best shirt.

which word from the paragraph best the reader understand the meaning of the underlined word?

my older brother always makes fun of me, and frankly, i’m getting really tired of him and his put-downs. mom says i should just ignore him and he’ll leave me alone. but that doesn’t work because he keeps at it until i get mad. finally, dad told me that the best way to stop him is to him back. but in the moment, i can never think of anything clever to say that will insult him.

a.
clever

b.
mad

c.
ignore

d.
insult

which word is the best meaning of the underlined word in this paragraph?

mrs. wilson next door can be rather grumpy because she has a bad back that hurts her most of the time. sometimes she might snarl at me when i’m playing outside because i’m too loud. the first few times it happened, it frightened me, but now i know that she doesn’t mean to me. it’s her way to tell me to quiet down because she’s having a bad day.

a.
scare

b.
oppose

c.
assist

d.
request