ENGLISH MIDDLE SCHOOL

VocabularyAntonyms: Match each word with the word or phrase most nearly its opposite.


pedantic

A.
scholarly

B.
childish

C.
ignorant

D.
sophisticated

Answers

Answer 1
Answer: Bydefinition pedantic means ’a person who bothers people by making unintelligentcomments onto things or the one who show off knowledge to much. Among thechoices the best answer would be letter A: scholarly. It means that theknowledge shared is something well-searched, peer-reviewed or has concretebackup findings. Childish is of course, a premature understanding of thingsdealing with emotions alone. Ignorance is a bliss. And sophisticated is usingreasonable arguments or rather ‘sound arguments’ that basically feels right butare actually wrong.

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The correct answer is B) The sun is setting later nowadays. Progressive tenses have -ing verb form, whereas in the other examples, non-progressive tenses are used.

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Dr. Madison is somewhat skeptical about stories of global warming. She has gathered scientific data in remote areas to prove her position.

 A. Somewhat 
B. Global 
C. Scientific 
D. Remote

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A. Somewhat. The sentence still makes sense without it, and it doesn't matter how skeptical she is since she's still doing research either way, so it can be cut out.
the answer is A somewhat

Review the dialogue "good morning,Mr.Anthony," the girl smiled. "Oh good morning, Barbara," the man answered. "You are up early today," he observed. Which sentence describes where a paragraph break should be inserted A a paragraph should come after the word Barbara. B a paragraph break should come after the word smiled and after The word answered. C a paragraph break should come after the word answered. D a paragraph break should come after the word smiled

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The paragraph break should come after the word "smiled" and after the word "answered."

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Select the correct answer.Maya is writing an email to her boss to ask for two days off. Which sentence uses the appropriate tone?
A.
I'm taking a two-day leave because I want to take care of some personal stuff.
B. Thave to go somewhere to see to some things, so I'm applying for leave from work.

C.
I would like to request a two-day leave of absence from work for personal reasons.
D. I need two days off from work and I hope you allow it because you take time off too.

Answers

Answer:

C

Explanation:

it is more formal in workplace

Answer:

The answer is C.

I would like to request a two-day leave of absence from work for personal.

Explanation:

What part of speech is the word "one" as in, "I have one dog."?

Answers

The correct answer is 'number'. Numbers are words such as: one, two, three, etc. 
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Stanley must have looked surprised, because Mr. Sir went on to explain that they started early to avoid the hottest part of the day. "No one is going to baby sit you," he added. "The longer it takes you to dig, the longer you will be out in the sun. If you dig up anything interesting, you are to report it to me or any other counselor. When you finish, the rest of the day is yours."

What does this dialogue tell you about Mr. Sir? HURRYYYY

A) that he can be strict
B) that he can be funny
C) that he can be cruel
D) that he can be calm

Answers

Answer:

A.

Explanation:

Even though he does seem to care for his workers, he's very strict about the time of day they eat and how big the holes have to be. (I've seen this movie AND read the book so you can trust my answers)

Answer:A

Explanation:

A right
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