Choose the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
1. I was in great dread of a scolding.
(a) fear
(b) tread
(c) walk
(d) footfall
2. The birds were chirping at the edge of the woods.
(a) cheating
(b) duplicitous
(c) tweeting
(d) clinging
3. Wachter was there with his apprentice.
(a) appearance
(b) baggage
(c) calmness
(d) trainee
4. Usually, when school began, there was a great bustle.
(a) commotion
(b) bus
(e) haste
(d) silence
5. Lessons were repeated in unison.
(a) discord
(b) harmony
(c) usage
(d) underway
6. The teacher’s great ruler rapped on the table.
(a) tapped
(b) sang
(c) reigned
(d) kept
7. I had counted on the commotion to get to my desk without being seen.
(a) blocked
(b) reckoned
(c) cancelled
(d) dreaded
8. You can imagine how I blushed and how frightened I was.
(a) blamed
(b) beamed
(c) bleated
(d) flushed
9. Hauser had brought an old primer.
(a) prankster
(b) textbook
(c) guitar
(d) machine
10. I want you to be very attentive.
(a) attendance
(b) concentrating
(c) creative
(d) distracted
