Vocabulary, Cordinating Conjunctions and Clauses

During a school field trip to a magic show, Evelyn, Luna, and Priya were amazed by the magic tricks performed by a renowned magician. They felt a mixture of emotions such as elation, thrill, and wonder. Which vocabulary word best describes their response to the show?

• Imminent

• Awe

• Anexity

Watch this 4-minute video on things that might cause a person to be in "Awe" upon seeing them. Use the knowledge you gain from the video to help you select all of the answers below that a person might feel are awesome or wonder about.

• An underwater experience in the ocean where you are swimming with a colorful school of fish.

• Monitoring a plant's growth by marking the inches on a stick.

• Clear, summer nights where billions of stars a twinkling.

• Beautiful sunrises over a mountain range.

• Watching paint dry on a grey wall.

During a school science fair, Liam, Maya, and Olivia were eagerly waiting for the announcement of the results. Jerry, who had also participated, started feeling a knot in his stomach, he was nervous, his breathing became heavy, and he began to sweat profusely. Jerry is most likely experiencing __________.

James, Michael, and Aria are watching a news report about a tornado approaching their town. The reporter says that the tornado is unlikely to change courses, so it is ________ that their town will sustain some damage from the storm.

(a)  

• Imminent
• Anexiety
• Awe
• Tremulous

Which words (2) means the same or almost the same as IMMINENT.

• delayed

• impending

• approaching

• slow

Imperceptibly means doing something in a way that is so slight, gradual, or subtle as to not be perceived. Which words mean the same or almost the same as this word? There are two synonym choices below.

• obvious

• unnoticed

• undetectable

• vast

The word "insistently" means

• compelling attention

• showing or promising no abatement of intensity

• To speak loudly

In a classroom discussion, Zoe was asked to share her response to a Math problem. She was very nervous, and her voice was "tremulous" when she spoke. Which statement below best describes how she spoke?

• She spoke loud and clear, confidently expressing her opinion

• Spoke with a timid, shy voice, barely audible to her classmates

• She spoke with a booming voice, capturing everyone's attention

During a school play, Luna noticed Avery's voice was tremulous. This means Avery's voice was . . .

• loud, as if she was screaming in great fear

• bold and confident, as if she was addressing a large crowd

• showing signs of nervousness or shakiness

Which sentence best describe the word trembling.

• The car was trembling smoothly down the highway

• The rollercoaster was trembling up and down the rails.

• I opened the letter with trembling hands.