Unit 9 Level D

A synonym for auxiliary could be _______ and an antonym could be ______. 

• primary/ useless
• necessary/ wrong 
• extra/ primary
• useless/ extra

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.K.5B

Although her candid advice sometimes hurt my feelings, it was instrumental in improving my overall performance.

• contradictory
• sincere and honest
• overly critical
• surprisingly ignorant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

"Sure," Dean answered and the two men rose, leaving the cubicle for the open office area.
"The cubicle," could also be described as...

• a small room
• primary
• a consul
• a frozen pond

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Was it patriotism, a desire to show off, or just self-interest that __________ the foreign minister to take those terrible risks?

• inscribed
• feigned
• impelled
• scuttled

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

For the worker bees, there is no relief from drudgery.
Drudgery most nearly means

• tension
• tiresome work
• misfortune
• long hours

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.K.5B

“She gave him an incredulous look; and then she threw her coke in his face.” 
What does the word incredulous mean?

• not able or willing to believe something
• A thing pleasing or appealing
• awkward in movement or in handling
• in a state of general unhappiness or despondency.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

In 1864 he went as a Hessian envoy to Vienna, retiring in 1872 when the post was abolished.
In the sentence, envoy means a

• ship
• group
• delegate 
• spy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The poet Browning tells us that if we were to open his heart, we would find the word "Italy" ____________ inside it.

• candid
• feigned
• inscribed
• flaired

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

escalate is to up as

• dilate is to down
• institute is to down
• remunerate is to down
• dwindle is to down

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Since the person I was trying to interview wouldn't let me get a word in edgewise, our conversation quickly turned into a ___________.

• prognosis
• monologue
• rasping
• horde

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4