Purple Unit 2 Practice Test

Question 1

______________, Ali gets going! When work gets hard, he works even harder.

Accepted Answer

When the going gets tough

Question 2

You need to reach deep down into your heart to find compassion for your enemy.

Accepted Answer

figurative

Question 3

It is easy for Ronaldo _____________ football, but for me, it is difficult.

Accepted Answer

to play

Question 4

After playing all day, I finally reached the next level in GTA.

Accepted Answer

literal

Question 5

________________ free at the library.

Accepted Answer

Borrowing books is

Question 6

After a day and a half lost in the desert, I began _____________ water.

Accepted Answer

yearning for

Question 7

wealth : poverty :: fact : ____________

Accepted Answer

misconception (antonyms)

Question 8

It is time for students to buckle down and study every night.

Accepted Answer

figurative

Question 9

You were failing after the midterm, but you really __________ and now you’re doing very well!

Accepted Answer

buckled down

Question 10

simple : laborious :: surprise : ____________

Accepted Answer

expectation (antonyms)

Question 11

I want ____________ to school in nice weather. ____________ often is important for our health!

Accepted Answer

to walk / Exercising

Question 12

My mother tongue is English.

Accepted Answer

figurative

Question 13

accountable : irresponsible :: pride : ____________

Accepted Answer

shame (antonyms)

Question 14

Doctors need to make sure that they are kind when they give a patient a serious __________.

Accepted Answer

diagnosis

Question 15

self-reliant : independent :: shameful : ____________

Accepted Answer

mortifying (synonyms)

Question 16

sordid : dishonest :: responsible : ____________

Accepted Answer

accountable (synonyms)

Question 17

The ________ child kept asking ‘why?’ after everything I said.

Accepted Answer

inquisitive

Question 18

happy : mortified :: to have fun : ____________

Accepted Answer

to struggle (antonyms)

Question 19

I am a self-made man.

Accepted Answer

figurative

Question 20

Many charities work to help people living in ___________, who have no food or money.

Accepted Answer

poverty

Question 21

I have __________ height and weight. I am similar to most other males my age.

Accepted Answer

average

Question 22

want : yearn for :: free : ____________

Accepted Answer

liberate (synonyms)

Question 23

When you go to the library, it is free _________ books.

Accepted Answer

to borrow

Question 24

After four quarters at PYD, I feel able _________ English pretty well!

Accepted Answer

to speak

Question 25

optimism : hopelessness :: happiness : ____________

Accepted Answer

misery (antonyms)

Question 26

____________ PYD is my main goal this year.

Accepted Answer

Passing

Question 27

I made these cookies myself.

Accepted Answer

literal

Question 28

You need to reach deep down into your backpack to find a pencil.

Accepted Answer

literal

Question 29

The bright student was _________ when she learned she'd received the lowest grade in the class.

Accepted Answer

mortified

Question 30

You need _____________ well before the big game; rest is important.

Accepted Answer

to sleep

Question 31

The student received a zero on his writing assignment for _____________.

Accepted Answer

plagiarizing

Question 32

I try not to be a/an ________ American when I travel. I always try to be quiet and polite.

Accepted Answer

stereotypical

Question 33

confusion : understanding :: disrespected : ____________

Accepted Answer

exalted (antonyms)

Question 34

Even though things were getting tough, he refused __________ .

Accepted Answer

to give up

Question 35

The mother buckled her baby down into his car-seat.

Accepted Answer

literal

Question 36

I want my interpretive dance to reach the next level. I want to it to be very professional.

Accepted Answer

figurative

Question 37

Everyone has to ________ obstacles and challenges at some point in their life.

Accepted Answer

overcome

Question 38

My mother’s tongue was burned on hot coffee. Ouch! I feel sorry for my mom.

Accepted Answer

literal

Question 39

defeated : hopelessness :: wonderland : ____________

Accepted Answer

paradise (synonyms)

Question 40

I may not be able ____________ to class tomorrow. Will I miss anything important?

Accepted Answer

to come

Purple Unit 2 Practice Test

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Purple Unit 2 Practice Test

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