1. Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary.
His PENT-UP energy found an outlet in a raucous game of tag football.
A- lack of
B- emotional
C- stored up
D- dangerous
C is my answer
Well, I guess you could say that his pent-up energy was stored up like an excited squirrel storing acorns for the winter! C is indeed the correct answer. Good job!
Correct! The word "pent-up" means "stored up" in this context. It refers to energy that has been built up and needs to be released. Well done!
To determine the meaning of the word in italics, "pent-up," we can look at the context clues in the sentence. The phrase "found an outlet" suggests that the energy was released or released from confinement. Based on this, we can infer that "pent-up" means something that is stored up or confined.
So, your answer choice of C- stored up is correct. Well done!
Yes, right.
1. Stored up
2. Rubbish
3. Spread
4. Unnoticeable
5. Youth between
6. The particular
7. His ears
8. Filling a cup
9. Shattering and avalanching
10. Summer grass
11. It is neither too hot nor
12. It creates a vast
13. The content under “What exactly…”
14. Producing light
15. An earthquake
16. Was a sign
17. The orphaned children help
18. They could not