World Without Fish: Vocabulary Practice

Mr. Whitham is planning a change to the schedule next year, and students and staff will have to (a)   to the new format.

• adapt
• decline
• elaborate
• deplete

After Mr. Dietz gave me feedback on the draft of my presentation, I decided to (a)   the format to make it easier to read.

• dominate
• unravel
• elaborate
• alter

When you visit the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut, you can see all types of __________________ animals, including sea lions and otters.

In President Obama's speech, he asked young people to do something great for their country: "What's your (a)   going to be?"

• evolution
• contribution
• organism
• evolution

President Trump is a very ___________________ person in the United States today. At the mere mention of his name, intense arguments begin, even among friends.

• aquatic

• diversity

• controversial

• extinct

I couldn't understand why I was failing the class until I realized that my laziness and lack of effort were the (a)   .

• culprits
• variations
• organisms
• advantages

While the eighth-grade students are on their trip to Washington, D.C., there is a noticeable _____________________ in the amount of noise in the hallways.

• diversity

• contribution

• advantage

• decline

So many students had colds or allergies this spring that we have had a (a)   in our supplies of tissues. Students have been asked to bring in an additional box to help out.

• evolution
• generation
• depletion
• point of view

New York City is known for the ____________________ of its residents; you can literally see people from every continent as you walk its streets.

In the game of baseball, some pitchers are just so good that they _________________ whatever batters they face, making it nearly impossible for the opposing team to score any runs.

• alter

• adapt

• dominate

• illustrate