Summer School 1 Unit 4 Practice 2

1. Which of the following would one most likely sit astride?

• 1. a train car

• 1. a motorboat

• 1. an automobile

• 1. a camel

1. clamor means :

• 1. loud and persistent outcry from many people

• 1. an award for success in war or hunting

• 1. a document appraising the value of something

• 1. a witty or ingenious turn of phrase

1. converge means to:

• 1. separate the chaff from by using air currents

• 1. make a humble, earnest petition

• 1. move or draw together at a certain location

• 1. come out of

1. So finally they delegated me to tell him that he needed to take a bath more often. In this sentence, delegated means:

• 1. made an entreaty for something; begged

• 1. persuaded someone to do something by force

• 1. gave an assignment to or assigned a task to

• 1. caused someone to believe an untruth; deceived

1. Which of the following is most likely to incorporate with a political organization?

• 1. another group that intends to partner with the organization

• 1. a rival organization of the opposite political party

• 1. deterioration of the political organization

• 1. an employee that decides to leave the political organization

1. forsake means to:

• 1. leave someone who needs or counts on you

• 1. plead or ask for earnestly

• 1. invest with ministerial or priestly authority

• 1. give a description of

1. Which of the following would most likely be elated?

• 1. a woman on a train headed for work

• 1. a child on vacation at Disney World

• 1. a man on a quest to find a birthday gift

• 1. a baby on the scale at the doctor's office

1. He jostled through the crowd and sought refuge in the shop. In this sentence, jostled means:

• 1. laughed at with contempt and derision

• 1. moved in a graceful way

• 1. made one's way by pushing or shoving

• 1. tried to manage without help

1. lapse means :

• 1. the quantity of something that is created

• 1. a large number or amount or extent

• 1. birth of a person

• 1. a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

1. liable means :

• 1. not able to move freely

• 1. having a smooth, shiny surface

• 1. likely to be or do something

• 1. highly unusual or rare