Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?
Dinner looked
scarce as she stared at the empty cupboard.
a. | rare, hard to find | c. | delicious, tasting good | b. | scary, causing
fear | d. | plenty, enough for
all |
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What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?
My sister
startled me when she jumped out from behind the couch and yelled, "Boo"!
a. | tickled | c. | pushed | b. | to stare at someone | d. | to scare
suddenly |
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What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?
The glass of
cold lemonade quenched my thirst on such a hot summer day.
a. | to make something worse | c. | satisfied | b. | punched | d. | hurt |
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What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?
The
desert has a very arid environment.
a. | interesting | c. | dry | b. | sunny | d. | wet |
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What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?
The football
stadium was deserted after the game ended.
a. | crowded | c. | busy | b. | abandoned | d. | loud |
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What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?
Her diamond
ring shimmered in the sun.
a. | was magical | c. | melted | b. | heated up | d. | shined,
glimmered |
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What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?
Water
trickled out of the leaking garden hose.
a. | was noisy | c. | flowed in slow drips | b. | gushed | d. | suddenly burst
out |
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What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?
The hungry bear
snatched the fish swiftly out of the river.
a. | strangely | c. | quickly, with great speed | b. | carefully | d. | slowly, without haste |
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What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?
The student was
so excited she blurted out the answer before the teacher finished asking the question.
a. | to say something suddenly | c. | yelled | b. | questioned | d. | mumbled under his breath |
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What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?
The muddy dog
walked through the doorway and got the carpet dirty.
a. | between | c. | returned over and over | b. | under | d. | in at
one side and out at the opposite side |
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What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?
The desert is a
very arid environment.
a. | exciting | c. | dry | b. | wet | d. | interesting |
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