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The new girl in our class has a daintymanner.
a. delicate b. harshEveryone notices how hard Zachary works to achieve
his goals.
a. locate b. reachThere is a slimchance that Samantha will be elected
the new cheerleader alternate.
a. no b. slightOur school nurse cannot dispensemedication without
a note from a doctor and a parent.
a. distribute b. holdMrs. Wright gave us a verbalpop quiz. We had to
answer her questions out loud.
a. oral b. physicalCoach Enriquez trainsthe soccer team how to pass
the ball.
a. instructs b. agrees toSydney decided to declinethe invitation to the fifth-
grade sleepover at Mary Ellen’s.
a. reject b. special part of the yearThe class assignment is to capturedifferent kinds of
bugs for study and identification.
a. release b. catchMr. Edwards has decided to terminatehis teaching
career at the end of this school year.
a. begin b. endMr. Edwards’ colleaguesare planning a retirement
party in his honor.
a. relatives b. coworkers1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.