Question

1. (a) i wasnt hungry at all, so i devoured the food. ___

(b) by the time it was put out, the fire had devoured over a thousand acres. ___
(c) alyssa devoured novels by the dozen. ___
(d) the hikers devoured the food hungrily and then rested. ___

1. (a) snails are a delicacy to many people. ___

(b) the matter was handled with great delicacy, and no ones feelings were hurt. ___
(c) a tall delicacy grew outside the kitchen door. ___
(d) we checked all the delicacies on the bike before i rode it. ___

1. (a) his ungainly gait was explained by a childhood accident. ___

(b) the ungainly professional ballerina twirled gracefully across the stage. ___
(c) penguins look ungainly until they flop into the water. ___
(d) jayden’s ungainly water was cold and refreshing. ___

1. (a) hakim astutely observed that without extra funding, the library would shut down. ___

(b) the silly, astute dog tripped over the hose and fell on its face. ___
(c) gabriella believed she was astute enough to fool her parents. ___
(d) the ice was astute enough to easily support our weight. ___

1. (a) try to scavenge whatever you can from the beach. ___

(b) scavengers are at the bottom of the food chain, living on leftovers. ___
(c) a good soccer player can scavenge a few goals every game. ___
(d) the baby would fall over every time it tried to scavenge. ___

1. (a) jules attended a predatory school before going to college. ___

(b) a predatory rainstorm misted the meadow with dew. ___
(c) predatory thieves roamed the land outside the castle. ___
(d) in the animal kingdom, you can be both predator and prey. ___

Answer:

To solve these problems, we analyze the meaning of each bolded word and check if its usage in the sentence is correct based on the word's definition.

Question 5 (Word: devoured)

• Definition of "devoured": To eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly; to consume (something) in large quantities.
• (a): "I wasn’t hungry at all, so I devoured the food." → Contradiction (not hungry but devoured food). Incorrect
• (b): "By the time it was put out, the fire had devoured over a thousand acres." → Fire "consumes" land (metaphorical use of "devoured"). Correct
• (c): "Alyssa devoured novels by the dozen." → "Devoured" means to read (or consume) quickly/large quantities (common metaphor for reading). Correct
• (d): "The hikers devoured the food hungrily and then rested." → Hikers eating hungrily fits "devoured". Correct

Question 6 (Word: delicacy)

• Definition of "delicacy": (1) A choice or expensive food; (2) sensitivity/tact.
• (a): "Snails are a delicacy to many people." → Snails as a choice food. Correct
• (b): "The matter was handled with great delicacy, and no one’s feelings were hurt." → "Delicacy" as sensitivity/tact. Correct
• (c): "A tall delicacy grew outside the kitchen door." → "Delicacy" (food/plant?) does not fit "tall" (illogical). Incorrect
• (d): "We checked all the delicacies on the bike before I rode it." → "Delicacies" (food) on a bike is illogical. Incorrect

Question 7 (Word: ungainly)

• Definition of "ungainly": Awkward; lacking grace or smoothness.
• (a): "His ungainly gait was explained by a childhood accident." → Awkward gait (logical). Correct
• (b): "The ungainly professional ballerina twirled gracefully across the stage." → Contradiction (ungainly vs. graceful). Incorrect
• (c): "Penguins look ungainly until they flop into the water." → Penguins’ awkward movement on land fits "ungainly". Correct
• (d): "Jayden’s ungainly water was cold and refreshing." → "Ungainly" (awkward) cannot describe water. Incorrect

Question 8 (Word: astute)

• Definition of "astute": Shrewd; having good judgment.
• (a): "Hakim astutely observed that without extra funding, the library would shut down." → Shrewd observation. Correct
• (b): "The silly, astute dog tripped over the hose and fell on its face." → Contradiction (silly vs. astute). Incorrect
• (c): "Gabriella believed she was astute enough to fool her parents." → "Astute" (shrewd) fits fooling others (logical). Correct
• (d): "The ice was astute enough to easily support our weight." → "Astute" (human trait) cannot describe ice. Incorrect

Question 9 (Word: scavenge)

• Definition of "scavenge": To search for and collect (usable items, food, etc.) from discarded material or nature.
• (a): "Try to scavenge whatever you can from the beach." → Searching the beach for usable items. Correct
• (b): "Scavengers are at the bottom of the food chain, living on leftovers." → Scavengers (organisms that eat leftovers) fit. Correct
• (c): "A good soccer player can scavenge a few goals every game." → "Scavenge" (collect) does not fit "goals" (illogical). Incorrect
• (d): "The baby would fall over every time it tried to scavenge." → "Scavenge" (search/collect) does not fit a baby’s action (illogical). Incorrect

Question 10 (Word: predatory)

• Definition of "predatory": Relating to predators (organisms that hunt/kill for food); exploiting others.
• (a): "Jules attended a predatory school before going to college." → "Predatory" (exploitative) school (uncommon, but possible). Incorrect (illogical context for a school)
• (b): "A predatory rainstorm misted the meadow with dew." → "Predatory" (hunting) does not fit rainstorm. Incorrect
• (c): "Predatory thieves roamed the land outside the castle." → Thieves exploiting others (predatory behavior). Correct
• (d): "In the animal kingdom, you can be both predator and prey." → "Predator" (organism that hunts) fits. Correct

Final Answers (Mark "Correct" as √, "Incorrect" as ×):

1. (a) ×; (b) √; (c) √; (d) √
2. (a) √; (b) √; (c) ×; (d) ×
3. (a) √; (b) ×; (c) √; (d) ×
4. (a) √; (b) ×; (c) √; (d) ×
5. (a) √; (b) √; (c) ×; (d) ×
6. (a) ×; (b) ×; (c) √; (d) √