Question

1. the flood waters that threatened to spill over the bridge made travelling home ______ and frightening.
2. for many teens, deciding on a career during freshman year of college seems like an ______ task; after all, how can you decide what work you want to do for the next 40 years when you are only 18.
3. ava felt ______ by the extremely hard math problem; she simply did not even know where to start to solve it.
4. kristi found her coffee, which had been left out all day long, to be ______ and unenjoyable.
5. the eiffel tower, a ______ sign of french nationalism, looms over paris and can be seen from anywhere in the city.
6. the ______ in the corporation was clearly defined with the ceo at the top, managers in the middle, and line workers at the bottom of the pyramid.
7. despite the childs temper tantrum, the parent responded in a ______ manner by picking him up and carrying him out of the store. its a miracle that the mom didnt fuss at the naughty child on the spot!
8. the boys in lord of the flies establish a ______ on the island by voting for chief, building huts, gathering food, and creating a system of government with clearly defined roles for everyone.
9. be careful to avoid ______ in your essay. proofread to make sure you use homophones, especially its and its, correctly.
10. god is the ______ creator who sees all.
11. before moving abroad, one must carefully decide if he wants to ______ into another culture.
12. cooking is a ______ for jim who just recently learned to cook after eating out for years.
13. mrs. blackburn gave the student a/an ______ look when she said that she forgot to read her novel. after all, she had only reminded the entire class each day to read the book.
14. according to scientists, the ______ of man began around 300,000 years ago.
15. ralph is ______ as to why jack seems to value hunting over getting rescued; he simply could not understand why killing a pig was more important than keeping a signal fire going.
16. since most people have cell phones, phone booths are an ______ in todays society. phone booths were commonplace in the 80s and even 90s, but now they are obsolete and would look very strange to see.
17. the new floating cars are a ______ because we have never seen them.
18. because of piggys ______ figure, he struggled to keep up with the other boys.
19. my friends wanted to go on the ______ bridge even though it was really old and looked unstable.

word bank
a. hierarchy b. portly c. nonplussed d. postlude e. malapropism
f. benediction g. ironically h. omniscient i. monolithic j. anachronism
k. novelty l. microcosm m. chronology n. neophyte o. incredulous
p. sedately q. precarious r. assimilation s. tepid t. imponderable

Explanation:

32: The flood - water situation makes traveling home dangerous, so "precarious" (Q) fits as it means uncertain and dangerous. 33: Deciding a career at 18 seems like an extremely difficult task, so "imponderable" (T) is appropriate. 34: Ava was completely confused by the math problem, so "nonplussed" (C) is right. 35: Coffee left out all day would be lukewarm, so "tepid" (S) is correct. 36: The Eiffel Tower is a large, solid symbol, so "monolithic" (I) is suitable. 37: The clear - defined structure with CEO at the top is a "hierarchy" (A). 38: The parent responded calmly, so "sedately" (P) is fitting. 39: The boys create a small - scale society, which is a "microcosm" (L). 40: Avoiding wrong word usage like homophone mistakes is related to "malapropism" (E). 41: God is all - knowing, so "omniscient" (H). 42: Moving into another culture is "assimilation" (R). 43: Cooking is new for Jim, so it's a "novelty" (K). 44: Mrs. Blackburn was disbelieving, so "incredulous" (O). 45: The start of man's history is related to "chronology" (M). 46: Ralph was confused, so "nonplussed" (C). 47: Phone booths are out - of - date, so "anachronism" (J). 48: New floating cars are new and unusual, so "novelty" (K). 49: Piggy's large and heavy figure is described by "portly" (B). 50: The old and unstable bridge is "precarious" (Q).

Answer:

1. Q. Precarious
2. T. Imponderable
3. C. Nonplussed
4. S. Tepid
5. I. Monolithic
6. A. Hierarchy
7. P. Sedately
8. L. Microcosm
9. E. Malapropism
10. H. Omniscient
11. R. Assimilation
12. K. Novelty
13. O. Incredulous
14. M. Chronology
15. C. Nonplussed
16. J. Anachronism
17. K. Novelty
18. B. Portly
19. Q. Precarious