test7a

Test 7a - Skip 1-15 if you are exempt from the AWs. Skip 21-30 if you are exempt from vocabulary.

If you are color blind, it usually doesn't mean that you see the world in black and white. It just means that you can't ______________ between some colors, such as red and green. a) submit b) adapt c) simulate d) innovate e) differentiate
Your research paper should start with a __________ that you will set out to prove or disprove through your research. a) comprehensive b) phenomenon c) successor d) hierarchy e) thesis
The dying dictator has not yet named a __________. Nobody is sure who will rule after he is dead. a) comprehensive b) phenomenon c) successor d) hierarchy e) thesis
To ______________ partial weightlessness, astronauts often train underwater. a) prohibit b) extract c) dispose d) simulate e) innovate
San Luis Obispo was one of the first cities in the country to _________ smoking indoors in bars and restaurants. a) prohibit b) extract c) dispose d) submit e) contrary
There is only a ____________ amount of oil in the Earth; once it's gone, it's gone... a) comprise b) ultimate c) comprehensive d) confirm e) finite
...and at the rate we are _____________(ing) it from the ground, that won't be more than in about 100 years. a) prohibit b) extract c) dispose d) convert e) innovate
After a long series of mistakes, the ______________ result was that the project failed. a) adapt b) simulate c) comprehensive d) ultimate e) phenomenon
After moving to a new city, she had to _____________ to a new school, and new ways of doing things. a) submit b) adapt c) simulate d) innovate e) differentiate
The essay _____________(ed) three sections: introduction, body, and conclusion. a) hierarchy b) confirm c) comprehensive d) comprise e) submit
There was a rumor going around school, but it was just (un)__________(ed) gossip. a) phenomenon b) confirm c) comprise d) adapt e) prohibit
In the military, the ____________ of command is very important. a) phenomenon b) submit c) advocate d) differentiate e) hierarchy
Soldiers are trained to __________ to authority. a) hierarchy b) convert c) submit d) advocate e) differentiate
I don't really know why I argued with my mom all day; maybe I was just feeling _____. a) phenomenon b) advocate c) ultimate d) comprehensive e) contrary
The training the employee received was NOT _____________; it only covered the bare basics of the job. a) adapt b) phenomenon c) finite d) comprehensive e) ultimate
The employees at Google are encouraged to _________, and come up with new ideas. a) differentiate b) simulate c) extract d) confirm e) innovate
Recent polls show that a slight majority of people __________ the death penalty for some crimes. a) successor b) extract c) advocate d) confirm e) comprise
Even though it looks like it goes forever, the universe is ________. a) dispose b) comprehensive c) finite d) phenomenon e) hierarchy
Everyone was talking about the strange __________ that appeared in the sky yesterday. a) hierarchy b) advocate c) successor d) ultimate e) phenomenon
The door-to-door evangelists tried to ____________ me to their religious beliefs. a) prohibit b) extract c) dispose d) convert e) innovate
Vocabulary. Skip if exempt. You will use words more than once. You might not use them all.
save : dispose :: upright : ________ a) prone b) fickle c) eloquent d) palpable e) smote
After his fight with Becky, Tom moped around _____________(ly). a) lugubrious b) fickle c) prone d) eloquent e) incantation
There are two Commandements against _______(ing). a) deduce b) covet c) lugubrious d) fickle e) eloquent
Amy Lawrence was able to ________ from Tom's attitude at Sunday school that she had been dumped. a) smote b) covet c) deduce e) eloquent
After a short ___________, the magician pulled the rabbit out of his hat. a) fickle b) incantation c) smote d) zephyr e) frivolity
Tom and Huck were surprised when God didn't __________ Injun Joe for lying. a) smote b) prone c) lugubrious d) incantation e) smite
His surgically repaired knee will be _________ to re-injury when he starts playing again. a) covet b) deduce c) alacrity d) fickle e) prone
Tom : audacious :: Two-Bit : _________ a) prone b) fickle c) eloquent d) palpable e) smote
There was a stereotype in Mark Twain's day that women were _________, but men change their minds at least as often as women do. a) palpable b) fickle c) incantation d) eloquent e) deduce
Many times, the leader's actions did not match his ___________ speeches. a) lugubrious b) fickle c) prone d) eloquent e) incantation
Tom Sawyer, Chapter 12. Open Book.
Why did Aunt Polly think Tom had been taking the Painkiller all that time? a) He told her he was taking it. b) She was watching the level of the medicine in the bottle. c) She watched him take it a few times, and then just assumed he was still taking it. d) None of the above.
What was he really doing with it? a) Giving it to the cat the whole time. b) Dumping it out the window. c) Putting out in the flowers' water. d) Dumping it down a crack in the floor. e) None of the above.
"Because if he'd 'a had one, she'd 'a burnt him one herself!" Who's he? a) Peter. b) Tom. c) Injun Joe. d) Sid. e) Huck.
"Because if he'd 'a had one, she'd 'a burnt him one herself!" What does "burnt him one" mean? a) Lit him on fire. b) Spanked him. c) Punished him by making him chop wood and make the fire. d) Given him the Painkiller. e) None of the above.
What does Tom do when Becky finally comes back to school? a) Runs over and says hi. b) Ignores her, because they're still fighting. c) Tries to kiss her. d) Brings her a gift. e) Starts showing off.
She responds to this very coldly. a) True. b) False
Bonus (+1 if correct). What is wrong with this illustration from the original book?