Lesson 4: Weeks 10, 11, & 12 Just The Right Word
10 Questions
| Attempts: 49
Improve each sentence by selecting the correct word to replace the indicated wording so that the sentence is more effective.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
I was told that I would, on the death of my mother, become the new owner of the property.
- A.
Loath
- B.
Renovate
- C.
Inherit
- D.
Supervise
Correct Answer
C. Inherit -
- 2.
In what year did the museum become the owner of this painting?
- A.
Acquire
- B.
Competent
- C.
Comprise
- D.
Inherit
Correct Answer
A. Acquire -
- 3.
I was having such a good time that I was not quite willing to leave.
- A.
Maintain
- B.
Reprimand
- C.
Competent
- D.
Loath
Correct Answer
D. Loath -
- 4.
The child is too young to play outside without someone watching over him.
- A.
Incident
- B.
Supervision
- C.
Incident
- D.
Antagonize
Correct Answer
B. Supervision -
- 5.
A pen and paper form of make up of this writer's basic equipment.
- A.
Correspondence
- B.
Illustrious
- C.
Comprise
- D.
Maintain
Correct Answer
C. Comprise -
- 6.
We feel it is important to write letters to each other now that we live so far apart.
- A.
Illustrious
- B.
Maintain
- C.
Correspond
- D.
Acquire
Correct Answer
C. Correspond -
- 7.
The store owner never doubted the manager's ability to do the job properly.
- A.
Inherit
- B.
Maintain
- C.
Reprimand
- D.
Competence
Correct Answer
D. Competence -
- 8.
Maya Angelou is one of America's most brilliant and highly respected poets.
- A.
Illustrious
- B.
Competent
- C.
Dilapidated
- D.
Loathed
Correct Answer
A. Illustrious -
- 9.
Students in that school are given plenty of freedom from strict rules but are expected to act responsibly.
- A.
Inherit
- B.
Supervision
- C.
Latitude
- D.
Competent
Correct Answer
C. Latitude -
- 10.
A crew of sixty workers is needed to take proper care of the town's parks during the summer.
- A.
Dilapidate
- B.
Maintain
- C.
Renovate
- D.
Supervise
Correct Answer
B. Maintain -
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