ACT WOTW Quiz #5

After a long day in the sun, the cool lotion acted as a _______ to her sunburned skin.

• blather

• balm

• bleak

• artisan

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

During the meeting, the manager grew frustrated as one employee continued to _______ about unrelated topics.

• beget

• blather

• alienate

• ajar

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The magician’s performance was so _______ that the audience could hardly believe their eyes.

• bucolic

• bizarre

• austere

• artisan

The couple dreamed of retiring to a _______ village, surrounded by rolling hills and grazing sheep.

• bucolic

• bleak

• atypical

• ajar

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The new policy will likely _______ more problems than it solves.

• beget

• alienate

• blather

• balm

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The landscape was so _______ that it made everyone feel gloomy and hopeless.

• bucolic

• bleak

• balm

• aptitude

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Her reaction to the news was _______; most people would have been upset, but she remained calm.

• austere

• atypical

• artisan

• ajar

The monk’s room was _______; it contained only a bed, a desk, and a single chair.

• austere

• bizarre

• balm

• blather

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Even as a child, she showed an _______ for solving complex math problems.

• aptitude

• artisan

• ajar

• alienate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

The _______ crafted beautiful pottery by hand, using techniques passed down for generations.

• artisan

• beget

• blather

• balm

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C