Auguste Piccard was a Belgian scientist whose curiosity was piqued by the unknown.  Piqued most likely means

• bored
• excited 
• angered 
• placated

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CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.K.5B

The girl's pique for not being invited to the party caused her to write a nasty letter to birthday girl.  Pique most likely means 

• sadness
• happiness
• resentment 
• patience

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The spherical toy was a favorite of the child because it could roll easily on floor. Spherical most likely means 

• relating to a ball
• relating to a cube
• relating to a cone
• relating to a diamond

With powerful searchlights, an aquatic vessel can probe the ocean floor. Probe means

• To examine
• To ignore
• To placate
• To agitate

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Huge tanks of gasoline can provide buoyancy because gasoline is lighter than seawater. Buoyancy means 

• ability to fly
• ability to float
• ability to sink
• ability to run

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Teachers are always in a buoyant mood on Friday afternoons. Buoyant means 

• bored
• sad
• angry
• cheerful

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Iron weights fixed to the outside of the vessel by magnets were used as ballast so it could descend into the water. Ballast is

• heavy metal
• air 
• stuffing
• energy

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The first test dive was made in water where the seabed lay just twelve fathoms below the surface. Fathom means

• a length of twelve feet 
• a measurement of water depth
• both of the answers
• neither of the answers

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

I could not fathom how my pencil suddenly went missing. Fathom means

• irritate
• confuse
• ignore
• understand

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CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RF.K.3C

Sadly I watched as my ring submerged in the ocean after it slipped off my finger. Submerge means

• covered in dirt
• underwater
• tossed in the air

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4