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Grade 4, Unit 10: Practice
For Numbers 1 through 8, choose the word that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined
word.
1. soak the soil
A sift
B register
C drench
D enclose
5. bad
A
B
C
D
to eat
lukewarm
uneasy
tardy
unfit
2. team roster
F register
G variety
H disaster
J quiver
6. continue on schedule
F proceed
G provision
H penetrate
J portion
3. in grave danger
A haste
B response
C consent
D distress
7. screen the sand
A drench
B sift
C register
D enclose
4. late for practice
F unfit
G sturdy
H tardy
J weary
8. a spending splurge
F register
G variety
H spree
J treaty
For 9 through 12, read the passage. For each numbered blank, there is a list of words with the same
number. Choose the word from each list that best completes the meaning of the passage.
You may think foxes are only common in fairy tales. However, they _(9)_ in many parts of the
country. They mostly come out at night, so they may go unnoticed by their human neighbors.
Foxes come in a _(10)_ of colors, including red, gray, white, and brown. Foxes are _(11)_ hunters.
They have sharp senses and often catch prey by outrunning it. Foxes will also eat grasses, fruits,
eggs, and insects. Foxes usually have about 4 to 5 babies in the spring. A _(12)_ fox is commonly
called a kit or a pup.
9.
11.
A
B
C
D
drench
dwell
reserve
distract
F
G
H
J
provision
ration
variety
clatter
10.
A
B
C
D
feeble
outstanding
unfit
juvenile
F
G
H
J
juvenile
tardy
frantic
mature
12.
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For Numbers 1 through 8, choose the word that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined
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Unit 10 Practice Answers
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