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Which is the best definition of the word hold as it is used in the sentence above?

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Last year our class visited several caves. Before we went inside the caves, we each had to put on a shielding helmet with a light on the front, so our heads would be protected, and we could see where we were going in the dark. We were quite surprised to find several fossils that were millions of years old. In this paragraph, the word shielding means --

• guard

• uncover

• shelter

• abandon

Passage /pasij/ noun 1. a journey or voyage: The passage by ship took more than two weeks. 2. a way through: Not many people know about the passage in the woods that leads to my house 3. a section or piece of writing: We were asked to read the passage and answer the questions 4. the passing of a law by a legislature: The passage of the bill into law was met with cheers.

Sentence: The coal miners were trying to find a passage through the mountain.

Which is the best definition of the word passage as it is used in the sentence?

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What is the meaning of the word underlined?

I had to wind my new clock to the correct time.

• Moving air

• To turn around

hold (hohld) verb 1. to grasp 2. to set aside 3. to have a belief 4. to keep from doing something

Sentence: The department store told her they would hold her new dress for three days if she couldn’t pick it up right away.

Which is the best definition of the word hold as it is used in the sentence above?

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Kendra wrote this sentence for her essay. The streets in our city used to be very clean, but they are not clean anymore. Kendra looked up the word clean in a thesaurus and found this entry. clean (kleen) adjective 1. pure, orderly, spotless 2. even, regular 3. thorough, complete 4. honest, fair In the sentence, Kendra wants to replace clean with a synonym. Which word should she use?

• thorough

• regular

• orderly

• honest

The race began to heat up, the runners were coming around the corner. Kale's mom had no idea if he could pull a win. She knew he was capable of winning, she just didn't know if he had trained hard enough to win.

In this paragraph, the word heat means that the race --

• was angering

• was about to end

• had a warmer temperature

• became more intense

Which of the definitions match the sentence below: The father rocked the baby back and forth, trying to get it to sleep. 

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What is the meaning of the word underlined?

• To pull apart into small pieces

• To steal the contents of

• A tool used to chop ice

• To choose or select

What is the meaning of the word underlined?

Blake pulled back the rusty bolt, and the heavy door slowly opened.

• A sliding bar used to fasten a door

• To run away

• A flash of lightning

• The dog from the movie Bolt