EC 2nd mid-term revision

The shop owner was a wealthy ______ who traded spices and cloth. (peddler / urchin / summit / merchant)

The spy wore a hat and glasses as a ______ to hide his identity. (glare / summit / disguise / pasture)

The children ______ seeds in the garden so new plants could grow. (flung / scattered / consumed / informed)

After the long journey, the travelers let their cows rest in the green ______. (attic / tributary / pasture / mansion)

The children went up to the dusty ______ to look for old toys. (pasture / attic / tributary / summit)

With courage and hard work, she was able to ______ her fear of speaking in public. (scatter / overcome / wither / glare)

The angry boy decided to ______ the ball across the field. (fling / reap / wither / inform)

The man who walked from town to town selling small goods was a ______. (peddler / merchant / urchin / summit)

The hungry travelers quickly ______ all the food in their bags. (consumed / glared / disguised / scattered)

The old wooden house was so large that it looked like a ______. (mansion/ pasture/ summit/ tributary)

She looked ______ when she saw the strange creature in the forest. (disguised / bewildered / consumed / informed)

Her smile was like the sun on a cold winter morning. Is this a simile or a metaphor?

The teacher will ______ the students about the change in the schedule. (reap / consume / inform / scatter)

The large river has many smaller streams that flow into it, called ______. (pastures / attics / tributaries / mansions)