Chapter 5 Answer Key
Chapter 4 Review
1. Our amiable guide made us feel welcome in what would otherwise have been a cold and
forbidding museum.
2. The credulous housewife believed that she had won a million dollars through an e-mail
scam.
3. The accountant’s guilt; misconduct made him culpable in the tax-fraud case.
4. In elocution class, Brad learned the art of speaking; how to speak well.
5. Babies can mash food into their hair with impunity; no one blames them.
6. The intractable child was stubborn; defiant to his nursery school teacher.
7. Hubert’s remarks were few but lucid: He clarified the complicated issue with just a handful
of well-chosen words.
8. The snow on the ground appeared eerily luminous at night; it seemed to glow; shine with
light.
9. It would be easier to trust Charlotte if she had a reputation for being veracious—but she
doesn’t. In fact, she’s been called a liar many times before.
Fill in the Blank
1 . B The word but indicates a change in direction within the sentence. The
“bear tore apart our campsite” sounds negative, so you are looking for a positive
word. Choices (C) and (D) contain negative roots, so the answer must be either (A)
or (B). Luc- refers to light, and one would not make a bear “clear,” so you are left
with (B). Plac- means “calm.”
2 . D “Putting the cat in the washing machine” is definitely negative, so
eliminate (A) and (C). To revoke means to take something back, so (D) is better:
Mei condemned or criticized her daughter.
3 . D David had “limited skills” and he was “paid nothing.” So his salary
was in harmony with, or proportionate to, his skills. Choice (D) is correct.
4 . D The clue is “let its army slowly dwindle,” which suggests that the
country grew unconcerned with defense, suggesting that it was perhaps too
comfortable, or complacent. The answer is (D).
5 . C Notice the phrase “None of us had enough money to undertake the
project alone.” They had to rely on their parents’ money. Choice (C) literally means
“love of people,” but it often implies a gift of money. The answer is (C).
