Nutritious foods, such as fruits and vegetables, help our bodies grow. What is the best meaning of the word nutritious?
sweet
healthy
frozen
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The reporter insisted that the letter he used was authentic. He said that he had shown it to many experts before he used it in his story. When something is authentic, it’s __________.
carefully written
genuine, or real
very old
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The glass plate "shattered" when it hit the floor and broke into a thousand pieces.
break into pieces
bounced
made a loud noise
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No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed. Which word is a synonym of "clandestine"?
useful
secret
dangerous
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Poor Farmer Chevez "labors" sixteen hours a day and never has time for a vacation. He deserves better! Everyone should have at least one day a week for rest and relaxation.
eats
works
plays
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Some children were willing to play in the snow, but others were reluctant because it was so cold. What is the best meaning of the word reluctant?
eager
unwilling
fearful
afraid
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Wolves like to stay in their pack. They do not like to leave the group. Pack means...
a bag
a group
a pair
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Julie found it very hard to walk up the building with book-laden backpack.
light
free
heavily loaded
somehow occupied
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At the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea.
desserts
utensils
drinks
bread
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In many cultures, there are certain taboos relating to mealtime. For example, in Nepal, you should never touch your food with your left hand.
something should never do
something should sometimes do
something should often do
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I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.
hungry
tired
sleepy
thirsty
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Which connotation is MORE positive? We saw ______ animals at the zoo.
Weird
Interesting
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Choose the word which would convey the greatest emotional intensity. I was _________ when my best friend came back to visit after moving away.
ecstatic
pleased
happy
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During the winter, a tree's branches are bare. bare means...
a big animal
empty
has lots of fruit
full of leaves
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The squirrel dashed into the street. My mom tried not to hit it with the car. dashed means...
tiptoed
crawled
ran quickly
danced
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I have a slight idea about how to figure out that math problem, but I am not sure. slight means....
