Question

1. after the power went out, kari had to ______ around in the dark trying to find her flashlight.
2. do not ______ into maddie’s broken arm. it is still painful!
3. it is unacceptable to be so ______ to your mother that you make her cry.
4. sunscreen should help to ______ getting a very bad sunburn.
5. after earning all a’s his first semester, all of the teachers hoped that ryan did not ______ to his old ways earning ds and fs.
6. he defined slavery broadly as all forms of ______ behavior.
7. there is always one ______ in a group that slows everyone down or gets left behind.
8. leah winning the lottery was quite the ______.
9. a kindergarten class playing the recorder can only be described as ______.
10. the teacher made a ______ that there would be no cellphones used in the classroom.

word bank: bonanza, churlish, decree, discordant, grope, jostle, laggard, preclude, revert, servile

Explanation:

To solve these fill - in - the - blank questions, we analyze the context of each sentence and match it with the appropriate vocabulary from the given list:

Question 11

The sentence is "After the power went out, Kari had to ____ around in the dark trying to find her flashlight." The word "grope" means to feel around blindly, which fits the context of being in the dark and trying to find something. So the answer is grope.

Question 12

The sentence is "Do not ____ into Maddie's broken arm. It is still painful!" The word "jostle" means to push or bump, and it makes sense not to jostle a broken arm as it would cause pain. So the answer is jostle.

Question 13

The sentence is "It is unacceptable to be so ____ to your mother that you make her cry." The word "churlish" means rude or ill - mannered, and a churlish attitude towards one's mother that makes her cry is unacceptable. So the answer is churlish.

Question 14

The sentence is "Sunscreen should help to ____ getting a very bad sunburn." The word "preclude" means to prevent or make impossible, and sunscreen helps to preclude a bad sunburn. So the answer is preclude.

Question 15

The sentence is "After earning all A’s his first semester, all of the teachers hoped that Ryan did not ____ to his old ways earning Ds and Fs." The word "revert" means to go back to a previous state or way of doing things, and the teachers don't want Ryan to revert to his old (bad) academic ways. So the answer is revert.

Question 16

The sentence is "He defined slavery broadly as all forms of ____ behavior." The word "servile" means relating to or characteristic of a slave; submissive, and it fits the definition of slavery - related behavior. So the answer is servile.

Question 17

The sentence is "There is always one ____ in a group that slows everyone down or gets left behind." The word "laggard" means a person who falls behind or is slow, and this fits the description of someone who slows the group down. So the answer is laggard.

Question 18

The sentence is "Lasik winning the lottery was quite the ____." The word "bonanza" means a large amount of something good, like a windfall (winning the lottery), so it fits here. So the answer is bonanza.

Question 19

The sentence is "A kindergarten class playing the recorder can only be described as ____." The word "discordant" means lacking harmony, and a group of kindergarteners playing recorders is likely to be discordant. So the answer is discordant.

Question 20

The sentence is "The teacher made a ____ that there would be NO CELLPHONES used in the classroom." The word "decree" means an official order or decision, and a teacher making a rule (decree) about no cellphones in class makes sense. So the answer is decree.

Final Answers

1. grope
2. jostle
3. churlish
4. preclude
5. revert
6. servile
7. laggard
8. bonanza
9. discordant
10. decree

Answer:

To solve these fill - in - the - blank questions, we analyze the context of each sentence and match it with the appropriate vocabulary from the given list:

Question 11

The sentence is "After the power went out, Kari had to ____ around in the dark trying to find her flashlight." The word "grope" means to feel around blindly, which fits the context of being in the dark and trying to find something. So the answer is grope.

Question 12

The sentence is "Do not ____ into Maddie's broken arm. It is still painful!" The word "jostle" means to push or bump, and it makes sense not to jostle a broken arm as it would cause pain. So the answer is jostle.

Question 13

The sentence is "It is unacceptable to be so ____ to your mother that you make her cry." The word "churlish" means rude or ill - mannered, and a churlish attitude towards one's mother that makes her cry is unacceptable. So the answer is churlish.

Question 14

The sentence is "Sunscreen should help to ____ getting a very bad sunburn." The word "preclude" means to prevent or make impossible, and sunscreen helps to preclude a bad sunburn. So the answer is preclude.

Question 15

The sentence is "After earning all A’s his first semester, all of the teachers hoped that Ryan did not ____ to his old ways earning Ds and Fs." The word "revert" means to go back to a previous state or way of doing things, and the teachers don't want Ryan to revert to his old (bad) academic ways. So the answer is revert.

Question 16

The sentence is "He defined slavery broadly as all forms of ____ behavior." The word "servile" means relating to or characteristic of a slave; submissive, and it fits the definition of slavery - related behavior. So the answer is servile.

Question 17

The sentence is "There is always one ____ in a group that slows everyone down or gets left behind." The word "laggard" means a person who falls behind or is slow, and this fits the description of someone who slows the group down. So the answer is laggard.

Question 18

The sentence is "Lasik winning the lottery was quite the ____." The word "bonanza" means a large amount of something good, like a windfall (winning the lottery), so it fits here. So the answer is bonanza.

Question 19

The sentence is "A kindergarten class playing the recorder can only be described as ____." The word "discordant" means lacking harmony, and a group of kindergarteners playing recorders is likely to be discordant. So the answer is discordant.

Question 20

The sentence is "The teacher made a ____ that there would be NO CELLPHONES used in the classroom." The word "decree" means an official order or decision, and a teacher making a rule (decree) about no cellphones in class makes sense. So the answer is decree.

Final Answers

1. grope
2. jostle
3. churlish
4. preclude
5. revert
6. servile
7. laggard
8. bonanza
9. discordant
10. decree