9G COMMON CORE REVIEW

Question 1

Stanley didn't like Nathan, but he grudgingly ______________ Nathan for his idea of holding a car wash for school.

Accepted Answer

commended

Question 2

Which of the following sentences is correct?

Accepted Answer

I am going to buy a new car, it is a blue sedan.

Question 3

Joanne still needs to finish her homework: revise her essay, ______ the next chapter, and complete the math problems.

Accepted Answer

read

Question 4

Mara enjoyed great felicity when her missing dog found his way home.What does the word “felicity” mean in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Happiness

Question 5

Peter is so talented with horses that the skittish colt became _________ once Peter took over his training.

Accepted Answer

docile

Question 6

Our vacation time was over, but we didn’t want to go home.The bolded words represent a(n)…

Accepted Answer

Independent clause

Question 7

Figure of speech: Caroline was rendered speechless to such a degree that she talked of nothing else for the day.

Accepted Answer

Irony

Question 8

The black mangrove tree is native, or __________, to Florida

Accepted Answer

indigenous

Question 9

The detective dedicated his life to hunting down the truth.What does “hunting down the truth” mean in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

The detective was determined to learn the truth.

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