Skye likes candy ____ cupcakes.
because
so
but
and
I love recess _____ gym class.
and
because
so
but
I saw a cool shirt, ____ I asked my mom to buy it for me.
so
because
but
and
She was feeling tired, ____ she went to bed.
but
so
because
and
I am going to bed early _______ we are going on a road trip in the morning.
or
and
because
so
I was working with three other students on a group project for Science class. We had so many disagreements that we had to ask the teacher to help us resolve our issues. Resolve means:
consider
cancel
settle
debate
This is a clandestine operation. It is extremely important that no one discovers what you’re doing! A clandestine operation is supposed to be __________.
harmful
secret
dangerous
exciting
I like that store. The employees care about their customers and strive to make the customers feel right at home. Which word is a synonym of “strive”?
complain
clean
try
fail
I'm working hard for the same candidate that you support. You're doing it for pay but I'm not doing this for money. I’m doing it out of conviction. Conviction means:
strong belief
fear
anger
being found guilty
We were going on a picnic, _____ it started to rain.
but
or
so
and
Mary, of course you’re always tired. Most nights you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off. What does “infrequently” mean?
not often
sadly
always
excitedly
David hoped that nobody would know he was in the building. Didn’t he realize that parking his new car in the driveway made his presence rather conspicuous? The word conspicuous means:
obvious
expensive
important
unfortunate
I was happy to see my best friend, _____ I hugged him.
so
because
but
or
Lisa said, “Mia, why are you making such a big deal about Linda's hair? Yes, she did dye it purple and it's an odd color. But so what? It's such a trivial matter. ”Trivial means:
unimportant
dangerous
strange
disgusting
The home team made sure the officials were on their side. They won the championship but no one from any other town would accept the winners as legitimate champions. Legitimate means:
real
Dad went to the store to buy a tool ____he could fix my broken toy.
because
or
and
so
“I am going to rescind the permission I gave for you to use my toys," T. J. announced angrily. I thought you would take good care of them, but I was wrong!” Rescind means:
continue
celebrate
repeat
cancel
I was feeling tired, ____ I took a nap
so
and
but
because
Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights and then acts like little Miss Innocent. When you instigate something, you __________.
get it started
protect it
ignore it
check it out
You decide, you can get a pet dog ___ a pet lizard.
but
or
so
because
His shirt was orange ____ blue with a gator on it.
and
because
but
so
Michael is an ardent supporter of his presidential candidate. That became obvious to me when I found out how much time he’s donated to the campaign. Ardent means:
old
foolish
enthusiastic
intelligent
If you don’t get help quickly for your condition, it could become chronic. Then you may have to take medicine for the rest of your life. Chronic means:
long-lasting
is very painful
makes you smell bad
When Kim and Kia were fighting over a boy, Shana stepped in as a mediator. She sat them both down and got them talking to each other again. Mediator means:
enemy
troublemaker
peacemaker
witness
We have lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college and be elected president of the United States before you turn forty.Lofty means:
high
shaky
low
small
He wanted to play inside, _____ it was too nice outside to stay indoors.
so
and
but
or
She wants blueberries ____ raspberries.
but
so
and
because
I am sad _____my grandparents are leaving tomorrow.
so
because
but
and
We can go to a toy store ___ we can go to the candy store.
or
because
so
but
No one suspected that Jerry was a spy. On the surface he behaved like any normal citizen. When his covert activity was discovered and announced to the world, we were all shocked. Covert means:
friendly
loud
hidden
helpful
I looked at the plans for your new house. This is earthquake country. You need to fortify the frame or you’ll have a disaster with the first tremor. The word fortify means:
shake
strengthen
build
destroy
I wanted to eat the apple in the basket ____ I couldn't reach it on the table.
or
because
but
so
You need worms ______ a fishing rod to catch a fish in the lake.
so
and
or
because
I like blueberries, ____ I do not like raspberries.
so
because
and
but
Tammy bought me a gift _______ it is my birthday.
and
but
so
because
My mom loves coffee, _____ she does not like tea.
so
but
because
and
Pam and Gia are sisters, but they’re very different. Just look at how they dress. Pam doesn’t care what she wears or how outdated her clothes are. Gia, on the other hand, is quite chic. The word chic means:
strange
intelligent
stylish
out-dated