Grammar Crunch Time 4/16

What is the verb in the sentence below? I bought a camera for my vacation.

Is the verb below in the past, present, or future tense? I bought a camera for my vacation.

• past
• present
• future

Which TWO of the following words are synonyms of the word "terrible"?

• decent
• awful
• great
• average
• abysmal

Which TWO plural words below could correctly complete the sentence below. Uncle John's ________ died because of the harsh winter.

• tree's
• bush's
• bushes
• flower's
• flowers

Which of the following words are prepositions?

• beside
• by
• but
• after
• and

Groups of animals are often given ​ (a)   that describe their behavior in some way. Bats and moles are called insectivores, which comes from two Latin words that mean "insect eating". Lions and wolves are carnivores, a word that means " meat ​ (b)   ".

• food
• gifts
• news
• names
• eating

The horned toad of the West probably has the most unusual defense of any animal alive. When alarmed the toad raises its head. Blood squirts from its eyes! Enemies ​ (a)   for ​ (b)   . Can you blame them?

• appeal
• disguise
• plead
• flee
• cover

The Grand Canyon reveals the story of the earth's history better than any other place. As the Colorado River cut more deeply, different layers of rock were exposed in the canyon's walls. Each of these layers ​ (a)   a long stage in the slow ​ (b)   of the earth.

• serves
• removes
• produces
• represents
• development

What happens to paper money that becomes worn? It is burned in the twelve Federal Reserve banks throughout the United States. More than $5,000,000 in badly ​ (a)   bills is burned in these ​ (b)   each day. It takes almost five hours to burn $1,000,000!

• spindled
• smeared
• counterfeit
• worn
• banks

Route 66, first marked out in 1926, became the most famous highway in the United States. It ​ (a)   from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. Motorists followed it through three time zones and eight states. Today it has been ​ (b)   by a new Interstate System.

• analyzed
• opposed
• postponed
• stretched
• replaced