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The new girl in our class has a daintymanner.
a. delicate b. harsh
Everyone notices how hard Zachary works to achieve
his goals.
a. locate b. reach
There is a slimchance that Samantha will be elected
the new cheerleader alternate.
a. no b. slight
Our school nurse cannot dispensemedication without
a note from a doctor and a parent.
a. distribute b. hold
Mrs. Wright gave us a verbalpop quiz. We had to
answer her questions out loud.
a. oral b. physical
Coach Enriquez trainsthe soccer team how to pass
the ball.
a. instructs b. agrees to
Sydney decided to declinethe invitation to the fifth-
grade sleepover at Mary Ellen’s.
a. reject b. special part of the year
The class assignment is to capturedifferent kinds of
bugs for study and identification.
a. release b. catch
Mr. Edwards has decided to terminatehis teaching
career at the end of this school year.
a. begin b. end
Mr. Edwards’ colleaguesare planning a retirement
party in his honor.
a. relatives b. coworkers
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