Contextual Clues - 2 (Gapped Paragraph)

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (1).

My friend Travis is a nervous guy. I've known him since preschool. We were like two peas in a pod back then. That was before the peanuts incident. K.T. came to school with a can of peanuts. The first person she _________ (1) to share them with was Travis. K.T. was as pretty as a pansy, but I didn't like the glimpse on her face. She looked as ________ (2) as a fox slipping up on a baby chick. Travis took the can and _______ (3) the lid. Instead of peanuts, he got a face full of springing snakes! He _______ (4) and dropped the can. K.T. fell back on a desk, laughing like a hyena.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (2).

My friend Travis is a nervous guy. I've known him since preschool. We were like two peas in a pod back then. That was before the peanuts incident. K.T. came to school with a can of peanuts. The first person she _________ (1) to share them with was Travis. K.T. was as pretty as a pansy, but I didn't like the glimpse on her face. She looked as ________ (2) as a fox slipping up on a baby chick. Travis took the can and _______ (3) the lid. Instead of peanuts, he got a face full of springing snakes! He _______ (4) and dropped the can. K.T. fell back on a desk, laughing like a hyena.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (4).

My friend Travis is a nervous guy. I've known him since preschool. We were like two peas in a pod back then. That was before the peanuts incident. K.T. came to school with a can of peanuts. The first person she _________ (1) to share them with was Travis. K.T. was as pretty as a pansy, but I didn't like the glimpse on her face. She looked as ________ (2) as a fox slipping up on a baby chick. Travis took the can and _______ (3) the lid. Instead of peanuts, he got a face full of springing snakes! He _______ (4) and dropped the can. K.T. fell back on a desk, laughing like a hyena.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (5).

The army attempted to _______ (5) the enemy with a new plan of attack. Before the enemy ________ (6) what was happening, their forces became confused and frustrated. The army ________ (7) the battle and stopped the enemy's advance.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (6).

The army attempted to _______ (5) the enemy with a new plan of attack. Before the enemy ________ (6) what was happening, their forces became confused and frustrated. The army ________ (7) the battle and stopped the enemy's advance.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (3).

My friend Travis is a nervous guy. I've known him since preschool. We were like two peas in a pod back then. That was before the peanuts incident. K.T. came to school with a can of peanuts. The first person she _________ (1) to share them with was Travis. K.T. was as pretty as a pansy, but I didn't like the glimpse on her face. She looked as ________ (2) as a fox slipping up on a baby chick. Travis took the can and _______ (3) the lid. Instead of peanuts, he got a face full of springing snakes! He _______ (4) and dropped the can. K.T. fell back on a desk, laughing like a hyena.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (10).

Sumatran is a star of the lecture hall and the conference seminar. His _______ (8) images excite the imagination. Businesses are ________ (9) tops, he says; let the momentum ________ (10) and the top will fall. For his _______ (11) and influence among the leaders of business, The Economist magazine recently named him as one of the Euro gurus.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (7).

The army attempted to _______ (5) the enemy with a new plan of attack. Before the enemy ________ (6) what was happening, their forces became confused and frustrated. The army ________ (7) the battle and stopped the enemy's advance.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (9).

Sumatran is a star of the lecture hall and the conference seminar. His _______ (8) images excite the imagination. Businesses are ________ (9) tops, he says; let the momentum ________ (10) and the top will fall. For his _______ (11) and influence among the leaders of business, The Economist magazine recently named him as one of the Euro gurus.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (8).

Sumatran is a star of the lecture hall and the conference seminar. His _______ (8) images excite the imagination. Businesses are ________ (9) tops, he says; let the momentum ________ (10) and the top will fall. For his _______ (11) and influence among the leaders of business, The Economist magazine recently named him as one of the Euro gurus.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (11).

Sumatran is a star of the lecture hall and the conference seminar. His _______ (8) images excite the imagination. Businesses are ________ (9) tops, he says; let the momentum ________ (10) and the top will fall. For his _______ (11) and influence among the leaders of business, The Economist magazine recently named him as one of the Euro gurus.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (12).
Ashley ________ (12) at the newest style of jeans in the catalogue. She just had to have them. Her birthday money was not quite _______ (13) to cover the expense. Although she didn't want to_______ (14), she decided to ______ (15) with her parents for the money to buy them.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (14).
Ashley ________ (12) at the newest style of jeans in the catalogue. She just had to have them. Her birthday money was not quite _______ (13) to cover the expense. Although she didn't want to_______ (14), she decided to ______ (15) with her parents for the money to buy them.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (13).
Ashley ________ (12) at the newest style of jeans in the catalogue. She just had to have them. Her birthday money was not quite _______ (13) to cover the expense. Although she didn't want to_______ (14), she decided to ______ (15) with her parents for the money to buy them.

Directions: Complete the given paragraph by selecting the most appropriate answer from the given options and fill blank (15).
Ashley ________ (12) at the newest style of jeans in the catalogue. She just had to have them. Her birthday money was not quite _______ (13) to cover the expense. Although she didn't want to_______ (14), she decided to ______ (15) with her parents for the money to buy them.