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  • Francesca was not "sentimental" about the old maple tree in the front yard. Although it had been important to her family to many generations, she had no trouble deciding to cut it down.
    emotional
    angry
    happy
    tired
  • The science fair needed "impartial" judges: they had to have no biases towards any of the contestants so that it would be fair.
    wealthy
    expert
    open-minded
    negative
  • As Jamal ran towards the goal on the soccer field, he suddenly rolled his ankle and fell painfully to the ground. He "grimaced", clutching his ankle in pain.
    laughed
    frowned
    smiled
    walked
  • Mia was being very "antagonistic" towards her sister. She kept picking fights with her.
    helpful
    kind
    silly
    aggressive
  • Mya was nervous for the first day of school. She was an "introvert", and her timidity made it hard for her to make new friends.
    a shy person
    new student
    class clown
    outsider
  • Erica ran the Chicago Half Marathon and felt "lethargic" afterwards.
    hungry
    energetic
    strong
    exhausted
  • My pet rabbit is an "herbivore"; he never eats meat.
    only eats eggs
    only eats fish
    only eats plants
    only eats white meat
  • It is "crucial" to win the game if we want to make it to the next round.
    fun
    important
    relaxing
    likely
  • The "cruel" man broke into the house and stole the TV.
    nice
    mean
    angry
    smart
  • Today in math, we learned to write the "numeral" 8.
    math problem
    addition
    letter
    number
  • Sometimes, my math homework is tedious, and I want to do something fun instead.
    boring
    fun
    easy
    hard
  • We looked at the "atlas" to figure out where we were going.
    phone
    map
    paper
    sky
  • Sam felt "elated" when he found out he was going to Disney World.
    thrilled
    disappointed
    annoyed
    tired
  • We did not do a good job on our homework, so the teacher made us "redo" it.
    forget it
    color it
    do it again
    throw it away
  • During the winter, a tree's branches are "bare".
    a big animal
    empty
    full of leaves
    has lots of fruit
  • I didn't think the vase was plain at all! I thought it was quite "ornate".
    fancy
    yellow
    ugly
    boring
  • Tim was "irate" that they lost the game, but he took a deep breath and felt better.
    frustrated
    excited
    sad
    confused
  • There was a long "hiatus" in the television broadcast. This pause was caused by technical problems.
    announcement
    show
    noise
    break
  • I have a "slight" idea about how to solve that math problem, but I'm not sure.
    small
    no idea
    bright
    great
  • The "counterfeit" money was not taken at the register.
    super
    fake
    expensive
    blue
  • Dogs that have been abused and neglected are often "wary" around strangers. Eventually, however, they can learn to trust and love people again.
    trusting
    sleepy
    cautious
    friendly
  • Grandma Marie loved to "indulge" her grandchildren whenever she was watching them, giving them all the things they were never allowed to have, like soda and greasy food.
    ignore
    starve
    humor
    spoil
  • The queen looked "regal" in her bejeweled crown and royal robes.
    scary
    silly
    beautiful
    majestic
  • Sean blew out the candles on his 13th birthday cake, thinking about all the changes that would take place in the next "decade". He would graduate from high school before he knew it.
    three years
    one year
    hundred years
    ten years
  • Wolves like to stay in their "Pack". They do not like to leave the group.
    group
    bag
    box
    store