The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

The glass walls of a gardener's greenhouse capture warmth that would otherwise be $\underline{?}$. _____________ (diffused)

a. preserved b. obscured c. constantly reheated d. widely scattered

Decide which vocabulary word or related form best completes the sentence, and write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

The restaurant is a(n) $\underline{?}$ of the bookstore. _______________

a. divergence b. adjunct c. contiguity d. unison

Decide which form of the vocabulary word in parentheses best completes the sentence. The form given may be correct. Write your answer on the answer line.

The Painted Desert is a landscape of $\underline{?}$ beauty. (transcend) ______________

The following question contains an italicized vocabulary word. Choose the correct answer to the question, and write Yes or No on the answer line.

In a three-part round, in which each voice enters at a different time with the same melody, do people sing in unison? _______________

The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

The $\underline{?}$ blanket of gases then absorbs the energy that the earth radiates back into space. _____________ (contiguous)

a. thick b. continuous c. thin d. layered

Decide which vocabulary word or related form best completes the sentence, and write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

In $1916$ the Daytona Normal School, founded by Mary McLeod Bethune, $\underline{?}$ with Cookman Institute to become the four-year coeducational Bethune-Cookman College. _______________

a. amalgamated b. diverged c. transcended d. diffused

On the answer line, write the word from the vocabulary list that fits each definition.

To go or extend in different directions from a common point; differ in opinion or manner ______________________

The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

The $\underline{?}$ of carbon dioxide, ozone, and other gases allows the sun’s rays to warm the earth. _____________ (amalgamation)

a. union b. magnification c. deterioration d. reduction

On the answer line, write the word from the vocabulary list that fits each definition.

To combine, unite, or consolidate ______________________

Decide which form of the vocabulary word in parentheses best completes the sentence. The form given may be correct. Write your answer on the answer line.

The choral reading required the speakers to present a poem in $\underline{?}$ (unison) ______________

Decide which vocabulary word or related form best completes the sentence, and write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

The international trade agreement calls for $\underline{?}$ between imports and exports in five years' time. _______________

a. transcendence b. adjunct c. periphery d. parity

The following question contains an italicized vocabulary word. Choose the correct answer to the question, and write Yes or No on the answer line.

If Kevin has collected more newspapers for recycling than Jill has, is there parity in the amounts that they have collected? _______________

Decide which vocabulary word or related form best completes the sentence, and write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

Maureen's speech was more effective than Liam's because she never $\underline{?}$ from her main topic. _______________

a. diverged b. transcended c. diffused d. amalgamated

Decide which form of the vocabulary word in parentheses best completes the sentence. The form given may be correct. Write your answer on the answer line.

Mr. Uribe trimmed the $\underline{?}$ branches of the rosebush in order to attach the bush to a trellis. (diffuse) ______________