Townsend Press Chapters 9 & 11
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11th Grade - University
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Nancy has tried to _______________________ the ants in her kitchen, but no matter how often she sprays, they soon reappear.
stringent
standardize
encompass
eradicate
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hitler is so ________________________ that his name has come to represent evil to most people.
adept
esoteric
notorious
austere
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When we decided to get rid of our chickens, I offered our three white hens to a neighboring egg farmer, but he refused them. He wanted to keep his all-brown flock _______________________.
sordid
stringent
homogeneous
esoteric
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A native of Kansas, Randy was ________________________(e)d by the towering skyline of New York City.
mesmerize
encompass
grotesque
notorious
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
My brother’s major—nuclear physics—is so _______________________ that he finds it difficult to discuss it at length with most people.
austere
sordid
esoteric
perfunctory
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Quaker meeting houses tend to be very _________________________ because the worshipers don’t want to be distracted by a lot of decoration.
standardized
facsimile
provocative
austere
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I was annoyed with Eileen yesterday. I felt it was ________________________ of her to try to sell me magazine subscriptions since I had invited her over for a social visit.
presumptuous
perfunctory
esoteric
provocative
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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