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Directions:
Date:
Read each sentence. Figure out which meaning makes the most sense for the bold
word. Write your conclusion on the line.
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- The two old women sat reminiscingabout
their girlhood.
Is reminiscing remembering, crying, orcomplaining? __ - Large rocks protrudedfrom the side of the mountain.
Were the rocks falling, sticking out, orrising up? _____ - They hoped to find suitable quartersfor the night, but none were available.
Are quarters money, fourths, orshelter? _____ - The field was meant for grazing.
Would it be used for raising crops, feeding livestock, orbuilding on?
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- The tribe’s storyteller was legendary.
Was the storyteller an exaggerator, well-known, orold? _____ - At daybreak each morning, the sailors would hoistthe flag.
Did they put it away, fold it, or pull it up? _____ - The City Council came up with a feasibleplan for relieving the traffic congestion.
Was their plan unrealistic, reasonable, orcomplicated? _____ - The ring was inexpensive because it contained fauxgems.
Were the gems fake, flawed, orsmall? _____ - A multitudeof migrating butterflies rested in the trees.
Is multitude a large number,a guarded place, or reasonable? _____ - The explorers were plaguedby flies.
Is plagued consumed,troubled and annoyed, or divided into sections.
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