Gr. 7 Units 1-3 Review: Choose the Right Meaning

S. M. Smoller

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  1. Read the following sentence carefully and choose the item that best complete the statement below the sentence: At the height of the Cuban missile crisis in Octobe 1962, the world seemed poised on the brink of full-scalel nuclear war. The word POISED in line 2 is best define as:

    2. Your answer:
    controlled
    suspended
    calm
    collected

  2. Read the following sentence carefully and choose the item that best complete the statement below the sentence: The boss's downright manner does not sit well with some; but I, for one, find his frankness downright refreshing. In linbe 1 the word DOWNRIGHT is used to mean

    3. Your answer:
    complete
    blunt
    absolute
    unqualified

  3. Read the following sentence carefully and choose the item that best complete the statement below the sentence: Although the vicious headaches called migraines hae been known to medicine for centuries, their cause is still unknown. The word VICIOUS in line 1 most nearly means:

    4. Your answer:
    severe
    evil
    spiteful
    malicious

  4. Read the following sentence carefully and choose the item that best complete the statement below the sentence: The fact that many species - including the kangaroo and platypus - are unique to Australia is due to its isolation from other continents. In line 2 the phrase UNIQUE TO most nearly means:

    5. Your answer:
    found only in
    distinctive in
    unparalled in
    unequaled in

  5. Read the following sentence carefully and choose the item that best complete the statement below the sentence: Though in looks the twins cannot be told apart, in temperament they could not be more different - one as meek as a lamb, the other as peevish as a mule. In line 2 the word PEEVISH is used to mean

    6. Your answer:
    obstinate
    irritable
    complaining
    cross

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