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2.7 Harrison Bergeron Sentences in Context

Quiz by James Brodie

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  • Q1
    Henry was so ----- that he didn’t realize that the actor he had idolized for five years was standing right next to him.
    ovation
    avid
    desist
    aloof
    30s
  • Q2
    Melissa was an ----- bicyclist and sometimes rode over thirty miles a day.
    avid
    encroach
    commemorate
    prodigy
    30s
  • Q3
    We will ----- the victims of September eleventh with a statue.
    commemorate
    confiscate
    sedative
    flair
    30s
  • Q4
    At the airport, the security agents will ----- any items that could be used as a weapon.
    confiscate
    ungainly
    decree
    hindrance
    30s
  • Q5
    The presidential ----- to release the prisoners was on the President’s desk, waiting to be signed. Synonyms: an act, mandate
    decree
    desist
    imperative
    aloof
    30s
  • Q6
    I know you love to yell, but you better ----- when the teacher comes back.
    avid
    institute
    desist
    encroach
    30s
  • Q7
    Sometimes I feel like my twin sister tries to ----- on my side of the bedroom with all of her belongings.
    encroach
    ovation
    commemorate
    flair
    30s
  • Q8
    James had a ----- for taking photos and arranging them attractively in scrapbooks. Synonyms: gift, talent, aptness
    prodigy
    confiscate
    hindrance
    flair
    30s
  • Q9
    The baseball player’s newly broken arm was a ----- to him pitching in any more games for the remainder of the season.
    decree
    hindrance
    imperative
    sedative
    30s
  • Q10
    It is ----- to study for your driver’s test to ensure that you pass.
    desist
    institute
    imperative
    ungainly
    30s
  • Q11
    The school administration is going to ----- many new rules because of the increase in misbehavior among the student body.
    aloof
    encroach
    institute
    ovation
    30s
  • Q12
    Mr. Costello received a standing ----- after he was recognized for saving three children from drowning.
    flair
    prodigy
    avid
    ovation
    30s
  • Q13
    Steven was considered a musical ----- at the age of four because he could play Mozart from memory.
    sedative
    hindrance
    prodigy
    commemorate
    30s
  • Q14
    The ----- music helped to calm the crying baby
    imperative
    confiscate
    sedative
    ungainly
    30s
  • Q15
    Frank was so ----- that he tripped over everything all the time.
    decree
    aloof
    ungainly
    institute
    30s

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