Use the sentence to answer the question.
Press members were required to show their credentials before being granted access to the media room. One woman was turned away because she could not find the badge issued to her by the newspaper she worked for.
Which phrase from the sentences provides the best clue to the meaning of credentials as it is used here?
(1 point)
• Members of the press
• One woman was turned away
• before being granted access to the media room
• the badge issued to her by the newspaper
the badge issued to her by the newspaper
Which word has a prefix that means "against"? (1 point)
• excoriate
O abnormal
• contradict
• distend
contradict
Select the correct answer from the list. Use digital reference materials to help you. (1 point)
One by one, the students in the classroom next to the science lab began to look up and (respire, respite, or inspire) deeply at first and then quickly covered the other classrooms on their noses. Something was going terribly wrong in the science lab, and the smell was beginning to (pierce, permeate, or percolate) the hall.
One by one, the students in the classroom next to the science lab began to look up and (respire, respite, or inspire) deeply at first and then quickly covered the other classrooms on their noses. Something was going terribly wrong in the science lab, and the smell was beginning to (pierce, permeate, or percolate) the hall.
The correct answers are:
- respire
- permeate
Which word is a synonym for kindly? Use reference materials as needed. (1 point)
• benighted
• benevolent
• belated
• beguiled
benevolent
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Roger had always admired his aunt's altruism, for she gave money to anyone in need.
Based on the context clues, which word is the best definition for the word in italics?
(1 point)
• wealth
• generosity
• selfishness
• patience
generosity
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Jill feared that the weeks she had to spend off her feet would cause her skills to atrophy, but when she could practice again, she found that her soccer skills remained as good as ever.
Based on the context, which is the most likely meaning of atrophy?
(1 point)
O weaken
O unite
O return
O improve