Grammar Quiz 1/31

In a heated speech late in the campaign, the mayor’s opponent accused her of the __________ use of public funds. The mayor immediately denied the charge, declaring that she had never personally profited from her office.

• considerate

• improper

• identical

• downfall

A local newspaper conducted a __________ of likely voters. The results showed that more than 75% of those surveyed did not believe the charge leveled against the mayor.

• poll

• estimate

• soothe

• cherish

Rather than be __________ by what would almost certainly be a lopsided defeat, her opponent pulled out of the race. The mayor went on to win by a landslide.

• displaced

• humiliated

• soothed

• cherished

Before they were forcibly __________ by federal troops and European settlers, hundreds of thousands of Native Americans dwelled on the Great Plains.

• humiliated

• soothed

• displaced

• cherished

__________ autumn winds and deep winter snows made warm clothing and shelter essential to survival on the Great Plains. Some of these robes and the tents were made from buffalo hides.

• Brisk

• Downfall

• Considerate

• Identical

Because they were so dependent upon the buffalo for food as well, many tribes never strayed very far from the __________ of the huge herds that grazed the prairie.

• identical

• estimate

• vicinity

• downfall

Experts __________ that as many as 30 million buffalo once roamed the vast open stretches of the northern Plains.

• cherish

• estimate

• humiliate

• soothe

The Great Plains tribes __________ their traditions and way of life. To dishonor these customs was a serious offense.

• estimated

• cherished

• displaced

• humiliated

The destruction of the buffalo herds in the late 1800s was one of the factors that led to the __________ of these tribes.

• downfall

• identical

• vicinity

• poll

I was very upset to learn that a friend planned to come to the party in a costume __________ to mine.

• identical

• considerate

• brisk

• improper