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Certain trees, in fact, produce seeds only when fire heats them. If the fire removes thick shrubs and undergrowth, the water supply increases, aiding other plants and local animals. Fire also may kill predatory insects or pests that live on and damage otherwise healthy trees.

Which set of context clues best points to the correct definition of undergrowth in the second sentence?

(1 point)
Responses

"water, plants, animals"
"water, plants, animals"

"seeds, fire, animals"
"seeds, fire, animals"

"thick shrubs, plants, trees"
"thick shrubs, plants, trees"

"insects, pests, fire"
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Tension exists between the ranchers who feel threatened by wolves and the conservationists who want to see wolves protected. Many ranchers want to remove federal protection for the gray wolves.

Which of the following describes what the word conservationists means in the first sentence?

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Responses

a person who owns animals for selling them
a person who owns animals for selling them

a person who pursues animals for food
a person who pursues animals for food

a person who wants to preserve the environment and wildlife
a person who wants to preserve the environment and wildlife

a person who works for the government
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Now Annie was in bed, groaning theatrically—she’s a drama major—but I told my mother I’d go anyway. I hadn’t seen my grandmother since she’d been admitted to Lawnrest.

Which of the following is the clearest context clue for theatrically?

(1 point)
Responses

"she'd been admitted"
"she'd been admitted"

"Annie was in bed"
"Annie was in bed"

"I hadn't seen my grandmother"
"I hadn't seen my grandmother"

"she's a drama major"
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Inside, I was surprised by the lack of hospital smell, although there was another odor or maybe the absence of an odor. The air was antiseptic, sterile.

Which of the following is the meaning of antiseptic?

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Responses

cold
cold

fragrant
fragrant

smoky
smoky

clean
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The words teacher, preacher, and dancer all end with the suffix -er. Which of the following does the suffix -er mean?(1 point)
Responses

someone who performs an action
someone who performs an action

the occupation an individual has
the occupation an individual has

an important person in the community
an important person in the community

a goal that people want to do
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The suffix -ant means "tending to" and the word root -vig- means "watchful." Which word is the best synonym for vigilant?(1 point)
Responses

asleep
asleep

alive
alive

absentminded
absentminded

alert
alert
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Gentry is writing a report about the popularity of the community boxing club for youth. He includes information about one boy who is described as pugnacious. Which reference would help Gentry understand the description of the athlete?(1 point)
Responses

thesaurus
thesaurus

vocabulary
vocabulary

glossary
glossary

dictionary
Answered by Uh
The ferocious tiger rolled over onto his back and nipped lightly at her cubs as they played around her.

What part of speech is ferocious?

(1 point)
Responses

adverb
adverb

verb
verb

adjective
adjective

noun
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The crowd was large, so the speaker had to use a megaphone in order to be heard.

Which of the following does the root mega- mean in megaphone?

(1 point)
Responses

sound
sound

miniature
miniature

magnificent
magnificent

huge
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Hydr- means “water” in Greek. Which of the following is the most likely meaning of hydrotherapy?(1 point)
Responses

a source of water
a source of water

a type of therapy that uses water
a type of therapy that uses water

a large pool of water
a large pool of water

a scientific compound containing water
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are all of those correct?
Answered by GPT 3.5
"thick shrubs, plants, trees"
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a person who wants to preserve the environment and wildlife
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"she's a drama major"
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clean
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someone who performs an action
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alert
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dictionary
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adjective
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huge
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a type of therapy that uses water