Test 10a. If you are exempt from vocabulary, skip
the first 12.
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After a while, interest in yo-yos _________(ed) and some
other fad took over. a) jeer b) clamor c) bode
d) wax e) wane
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He greeted us __________(ly), as though we were long-lost
friends whom he missed very much. a) effusive b) jeer c) gratifying
d) stupor e) oppressive
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The echoes of Tom's shouts in the cave sounded like ________(ing)
laughter that mocked them. a) clamor b) jeer c) wane
d) perishable e) bode
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Tom felt a little sorry for Injun Joe, "for he knew how this
_________ had suffered." a) effusive b) jeer c) wretch
d) stupor e) oppressive
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Tom went behind the limestone "waterfall" in order to use
his candle to light it up for Becky's __________. a) imperishable
b) stupor c) clamorous d) gratification e) bode
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You should refrigerate ________(s) like milk and eggs, because
they quickly go bad if you don't. a) clamor b) jeer c)
wretch d) perishable e) bode
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As the month goes on, the moon will ________ until it is
full, and then ________. a) wax, wane b) wane, wax c) jeer,
bode d) bode, jeer e) jeer, bode
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When the boys came back from "the dead," Aunt Polly _________(ly)
hugged and kissed Tom, and then embarrassed Huck by doing the same to him.
a) effusive b) jeer c) gratifying d) stupor e)
oppressive
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The sub didn't have much control over the class, and there
was quite a(n) ________ when the principal walked in. a) effusive
b) jeer c) gratifying d) stupor e) clamor
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Tom thought that Huck's dream about rats was __________(ing)
that trouble was ahead. a) effusive b) jeer c) gratifying
d) stupor e) bode
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In the Bible, Job was a poor ________ whom God "tested" by
sending him disaster after disaster. a) effusive b) jeer c)
gratifying d) stupor e) wretch
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Some people find the heat in the tropics _______. They find
it's too hot for them to do much of anything. a) effusive b) jeer
c) gratifying d) stupor e) oppressive
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The salesman was very ________, and finally made the sale.
a) intrinsic b) persistent c) reluctant d) albeit
e) compiled
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The sum of squares of the _______ sides of a right triangle
equals the square of the other side. a) intrinsic b) forthcoming
c) nonetheless d) notwithstanding e) adjacent
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The album is a ________(ation) of all my greatest hits. a)
conceive b) persist c) invoke d) albeit e) compile
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The author read excerpts from her ______ book, due out in
June. a) albeit b) forthcoming c) notwithstanding d)
nonetheless e) intrinsic
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The words albeit, notwithstanding, and nonetheless are all
________(s) that have a similar meaning. a) adjective b) adverb
c) conjunction d) pronoun e) verb
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That whole idea was badly _____(ed) from the start; I knew
it would fail. a) conceive b) undergo c) invoke d) incline
e) forthcoming
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The teacher _________(ed) a series of questions to the class.
a) invoke b) persist c) suspend d) pose e) undergo
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Tom and Huck followed IJ around hoping to see him ____________
his Master. a) conceive b) undergo c) invoke d)
incline e) forthcoming
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All human beings are _____________(ally) valuable, whether
they have money or not. a) intrinsic b) integrity
c) invoke d) persist e) incline
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How he ever __________(ed) such an idea is beyond me!
a) conceive b) persist c) invoke d) albeit e) compile
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Huck had no ___________(ation) to work. He was content to
loaf around all day. a) conceive b) incline c) integrity
d) invoke e) compile
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Mr. Coward ___________(ed) the use of vocabulary cheat sheets
for one month, and forced the students to actually learn the words.
a) persist b) undergo c) invoke d) conceive e)
suspend
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The disposal of spent nuclear fuel __________(es) a serious
problem. a) invoke b) persist c) suspend d) pose
e) undergo
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The high level of toxic radioactivity ____________(s) for
thousands of years. a) persist b) undergo c) pose
d) suspend e) forthcoming
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When asked to testify, he _____________(ed) his Fifth Amendment
right not incriminate himself. a) conceive b) undergo
c) invoke d) pose e) incline.
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Paper money has no _____________ value. It's only valuable
for what it represents. a) intrinsic b) forthcoming
c) nonetheless d) notwithstanding e) adjacent
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It was difficult to ______________ why he did what he did.
I guess we'll never understand it. a) conceive b) persist
c) invoke d) albeit e) compile
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During her research, she _____________(ed) a list of thousands
of toxic waste spills. a) conceive b) adjacent c) pose
d) compile e) notwithstanding
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His grade improved in the second semester, ____________ only
slightly. a) notwithstanding b) persist c) invoke
d) albeit e) nonetheless
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Once everyone found out about the treasure, what happened
to every "haunted" house in St. Petersburg? a) They were bought.
b) They were seized by the government. c) They were searched.
d) They were burned. e) Nothing.
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Which of the following was the only thing the widow would
let Huck do (but only if he asked first)? a) smoke b) go fishing
c) yell d) scratch in front of people e) She wouldn't
let him do any of those things.
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What is it Huck says he has to go into the attic to do every
day ("just to git a taste in my mouth")? (p227) a) smoke
b) yell c) cuss d) "chaw" tobacco e) pray
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Where does Tom find Huck when he runs away from the widow?
a) On the island. b) In a boat. c) In a barrel. d) At
the haunted house. e) In the widow's woodshed.
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Becky's dad compared Tom's lie that saved Becky from a whipping
over the torn book to...? a) A man giving his life in war. b) George Washington
saying he cut down the cherry tree. c) A heroic act by a fireman.
d) Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves. e) None of the above.
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Which one is NOT a complaint Huck had about the widow?
a) She wouldn't let him cuss. b) He had to go to church. c)
She's mean to him. d) He has to wash. e) All are complaints
he had.
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Write a quote shows how Huck feels about being rich.
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What does Huck try to do with his share of the money? a)
Spend it all very quickly. b) Give it away. c) Save it.
d) Hide it. e) None of the above.
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How does Tom get Huck to go back to the widow? a) He
tells him he can have a bigger share of the money. b) He tells him
he won't be his friend any more. c) He tells him he has to be more
respectable to be a robber in the gang. d) He tells him that the
widow is heartbroken and misses him. e) None of the above.