Vocabulary Directions: Choose the word that best fits. 1) ________________ is a structure that blocks a passage.

a) Brusquely b) Barricade c) Ravage d) Ineptitude

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2) ______________ is to put together with little preparation or planning. a) Improvised b) Ineptitude c) Reserve d) Ravage
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3) ______________ is watchful alert. a) Ravage b) Perpetual c) Brusquely d) Vigilant

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4) _________________ is clumsiness; lack of competence. a) Barricade b) Brusquely c) Vigilant d) Ineptitude

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5) ______________ is serious damage or destruction. a) Ravage b) Reserve c) Rampant d) Rationalize

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6) __________________ is continuing without interruption. a) Barricade b) Ineptitude c) Perpetual d) Rationalize

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7) ________________ is to flinch or shrink in pain or distress. a) Vigilant b) Wince c) Perpetual d) Barricade

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8) ____________________ is self-restraint in the way one looks or acts. a) Reserve b) Ravage c) Vigilant d) Ineptitude
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9) ____________________ is in an abrupt, sudden manner. a) Reserve b) Ravage c) Improvised d) Brusquely

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10) ________________ is to make explanations for one's behavior. a) Rationalize b) Ravage c) Vigilant d) Improvised
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Past Perfect Tense Directions: Choose the best answer using the past perfect tense. 11) The past perfect requires ______________ and ______________. a) Have, the past participle b) Had, the past participle c) Have, a verb ending in -ing d) Had, a verb ending in -ing
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12) I __________ wanted to go to the Alabama game, but I did not have enough time. a) Have b) Was c) Will d) Had
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13) He ____________________ before I got home so I had to eat alone. a) Had eaten b) Was eaten c) Have eaten d) Had eated
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14) I had ________________ basketball for ten years. a) Playing b) Play c) Played d) Have played
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15) I had _____________ that movie several times. a) Saw b) Seed c) Seen d) Sawn
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16) They _______________ to the carnival before they realized it was supposed to rain. a) Had going b) Were gone c) Had gone d) Have gone
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17) They ___________ not ___________ before I went to bed. a) Were, arriving b) Had, arrived c) Had, arriving d) Were, arrived
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18) What is the past participle? a) Verb ending in -ing b) A pronoun c) A verb ending in -ed d) An adverb
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19) He ____________________ to the store to get some chocolate milk. a) Had go b) Have gone c) Has gone d) Had gone
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20) When is the past perfect tense used? a) An event that happened in the past that happens before another event in the past b) An event that happened ten years ago c) An event that happened in the past after another event that happened in the past d) An event that happened in the past that seemed perfect
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