Question 1

Which sentence uses the word 'morsel' correctly?

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She savored every morsel of the delicious cake.

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He ate a morsel of the book.

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She bought a morsel of clothing at the store.

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He found a morsel of gold in the river.

Question 2

Which sentence uses the word 'glisten' correctly?

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The snow glistened in the sunlight.

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She glistened her hair with oil.

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They glistened the wall with paint.

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He glistened the floor with a mop.

Question 3

Which sentence uses the word 'protrude' correctly?

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His ears protrude from his head.

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She protrude the door with her shoulder.

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They protrude the window with a crowbar.

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He protrude the table with a hammer.

Question 4

Which sentence uses the word 'poise' correctly?

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She walked with poise and grace.

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He poise himself on the couch.

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She poise the book on the table.

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They poise the car on the cliff.

Question 5

Which sentence uses the word 'piteous' correctly?

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The piteous sight of the injured puppy broke her heart.

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They painted a piteous picture.

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She sang a piteous song.

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He threw a piteous glance at her.

Question 6

Which sentence uses the word 'urgent' correctly?

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It's urgent that we finish this project by tomorrow.

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He wrote an urgent book.

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They spoke in an urgent language.

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She bought an urgent dress for the party.

Question 7

Which sentence uses the word 'quiver' correctly?

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The leaves of the tree quivered in the wind.

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She quivered the phone on the table.

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They quivered the car on the road.

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He quivered the pencil in his hand.

Question 8

Which sentence uses the word 'pelt' correctly?

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The hailstones pelted against the roof.

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They pelted the chair with stones.

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He pelted himself with water.

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She pelted the book on the floor.

Question 9

Which sentence uses the word 'surreptitious' correctly?

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He made a surreptitious entry into the building without a ticket.

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She made a surreptitious exit from the room after saying goodbye to everyone.

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The painting was surreptitious hanging on the wall by a single thread.

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They made a surreptitious noise that echoed loudly.

Question 10

Which sentence uses the word 'inseparable' correctly?

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The two friends were inseparable.

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She wore an inseparable jacket.

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They were inseparable machines.

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He spoke in an inseparable language.

Question 11

Which sentence uses the word 'taunt' correctly?

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He was hurt by the taunts of his classmates.

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She taunted herself in front of the mirror.

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They taunted the dog with praise.

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The taunt of the song was beautiful.

Question 12

Which sentence uses the word 'atlas' correctly?

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The atlas contains maps of all the countries in the world.

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He saw an atlas bird in the sky.

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She read an atlas novel.

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They ate an atlas fruit.

Question 13

Which sentence uses the word 'survey' correctly?

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They conducted a survey to gather data about people's preferences.

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She surveyed the TV remote.

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The survey of the mountain was breathtaking.

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He surveyed the book back onto the shelf in the store.

Question 14