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a) infringe b) exasperate c)
scrupulous d) reprieve e) profound f)
indolent g) conspicuous h) tentative i)
haphazard j) relinquish
- During the summer, without something to do, some kids can get
very _____ and end up not doing much of anything.
- After she fell, she got up and tested her leg _____(ly) to see
if it would support her weight.
- She was always very _____ about her work. That’s why she got
A’s.
- Many rappers “sing” the praises of “bling” and _____
consumption.
- Some thought that the new law would _____ upon
their right to protest, and they protested that.
a) Simple b)
Compound c) Complex d) Fragment e)
Run-on
- The crew checked the llama while the captain prepared her for
the sea.
- When you forget to call your mom.
- Balancing a duck on his head, the llama climbed languidly up
the very steep hill.
- You join two independent clauses they are joined improperly.
- If you try, you know that you can fly...over the
rainbow. a) prepositional phrase
b) not a prepositional phrase
- I am going to skip on my way home from
Grandmother's house. a) prepositional
phrase b) not a prepositional phrase
- Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came
tumbling after him. a) prepositional
phrase b) not a prepositional phrase
- Why does Vladek get beaten by a guard? a) He disobeyed
an order. b) He was caught with extra food. c) He
was caught talking to Anja. d) He was picked at random at
an Appel. e) NOTA
- What was "Black Work"? a) Taking apart the gas
chambers. b) Dragging the bodies out of the gas
chambers. c) Moving big rocks digging holes. d)
Being a kapo
e) Cleaning out the bathrooms. f) NOTA
- What does Francoise mean when she says, "I'll bet you
that Anja's notebooks were written on both sides of the page..."
? a) Anja had a lot to say. b) Anja had
nothing else to do but write in her diary. c) Paper was
hard to get. d) Vladek wouldn't have wasted any paper he
could write on. e) NOTA
- How does Vladek get the store manager to accept the returned
food? a) He convinces him that he's poor. b) He
tells him there was something wrong with the food. c) He
gets angry and threatens to never shop there again. d) He
makes the manager feel sorry for him. e) NOTA
- Where does Vladek say his "troubles began"? a)
Auschwitz b) Gross-Rosen c) the train
car d) Dachau e) On the march out of
Auschwitz. f) NOTA
- Why did the French man share his food with Vladek? a)
Vladek helped him get a clean shirt. b) Vladek helped him
write to his family. c) Vladek taught him English.
d) Vladek talked to him and they became friends. e) NOTA