G10 Unit 9 Practice 2

The path to understanding algebra felt more _____ than untangling a slinky made of spaghetti.

• tortuous

• adverse

• voluble

• inflexible

The horrible student tried to _____ the answer key from the teacher by threatening to throw eggs at his house.

• extort

• retort

• deflect

• subvert

When asked why he was late to class, the student loved to ______ that he was kidnapped by pirates on his way to school.

• retort

• inflection

• revert

• deflect

The talkative student was so _______ that everyone put on their headphones when he walked in the room.

• voluble

• convoluted

• tortuous

• inflection

Trying to follow the substitute teacher's explanation of the homework was like trying to comprehend a ______ recipe written in a foreign language.

• convoluted

• adverse

• subvert

• extort

The student tried to _______ attention from his missing homework by singing a song.

• deflect

• inflection

• revert

• retort

She tried not to act too excited, but the _____ in her voice gave it away.

• inflection

• deflect

• inflexible

• adverse

My brother thinks I am _____ but he is the one who never admits when he is wrong.

• inflexible

• inflection

• extort

• convoluted

A new study claims that homework has a/an ______ affect on students' mental health.

• adverse

• revert

• inflexible

• tortuous

The students tried to ______ the strict teacher by pretending to be nice to him.

• subvert

• retort

• revert

• extort