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Level Green, Unit 1: Practice
For Numbers 1 through 6, read the sentences. Then choose the word that best completes both sentences.
1. The _______ chef cooked this stew for 3 days.
A doctor’s visit made the _______ feel better.
A firm
B common
C patient
D bitter
4. The magician disappeared without a _______.
I do not draw well, so I _______ instead.
F force
G carry
H trace
J start
2. I did not eat breakfast and now I might _______.
The old painting has _______ colors.
F faint
G select
H follow
J disagree
5. The _______ has been in business for 40 years.
The landslide turned _______ ground to mud.
A custom
B bitter
C common
D firm
3. Do not _______ the key or it will break.
The _______ of the wind blew over the tree.
A trace
B allow
C goal
D force
6. The soccer ball just missed wide of the _______.
Mom’s _______ is to finish her book.
F goal
G track
H sign
J plan
For 7 through 10, 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.
Every year, my mom makes dozens of cookies for our school bake sale. They always taste great
and she sells every one. This year, I told her that I would _(7)_ to make the cookies instead. She
had to think a lot about it, since I have never baked anything before. Then she said she would
_(8)_ it and wished me good luck. I decided to make chocolate chip cookies, since they are _(9)_
and it’s easy to find a recipe. The baking went smoothly, except for one big thing. I used
unsweetened chocolate by mistake and the cookies tasted really, really _(10)_. I sold only one
cookie at the bake sale. I’m going to try again next year, though. I’ve heard that practice makes
perfect.
7.
9.
A
B
C
D
grasp
observe
advise
prefer
8.
A
B
C
D
common
dim
solid
unstable
F
G
H
J
patient
faint
bitter
wise
10.
F
G
H
J
trace
allow
turn
obey
Vocabulary Workshop, Level Green
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