Skill Builder I Book Quiz Review

The stone over the doorway was _____ with a barely visible epigram.

The company had to hire _____ because they had so many orders they couldn't keep up with business.

Fred has a ____.

There was a bit of a kerfuffle over who should get the last brownie. As usual, mom made us split it.

With the continuing _____ of the workforce, employers have to consider and accommodate the needs of all.

Some cultures inter their dead after the funeral rites while others burn or expose them.

The octopus's ability to camouflage can flummox even the most observant of hunters.

A person who writes music is known as a _____ because the put together the sounds to create a song.

In times of war, the government has the right to appropriate certain resources for use in national defense.

Even spiders that don't build webs from silk use it for a variety of purposes, such as constructing egg sacs.

Albert wrecked his bicycle when a stick got caught in his spoke.

Pompous Albert is famously dapper. Many attempt to copy his style but very few succeed.

Fabio spent most of his life teaching and writing in Italian, but when he was upset he always slipped into Ukranian.

The ___ of the speech depends somewhat of the focus of the listeners.

Lucy rolled her eyes as John whispered in here ear.

Sgt Short earned his _____, Sunny, not for his happy disposition but for his tendency to be sunburned at the beach.

As one would expect, poets and writers are often philologists.

Instead of heading directly to the doctor, my sister prefers to first try homeopathic cures.

Be careful not to add details and _____ information during the test.

The _____ is the organ that stretches across underneath your lungs separating your upper and lower internal organs.

Many fans were upset to see the Starbucks cup in the medieval series. The anachronism caused quiet a stir.

Gary used to be the only lawyer in the company.

Heat stroke, or _____, can result in death, so take frequent breaks and drink plenty of fluids while out in the sun.

Due to his weak constitution, Nathan misses a lot of work at his law firm.

I find that being alone in my car on the way to work every morning is a great time for quiet introspection.

Autogamous plants don't depend as much on bees and other insects because they _____.