8. Basketball is generally better than tennis. I chose this because the author picked basketball and its best qualities.
9. The boy and the old man are very poor, but they are happy it is referenced in the passage and Patrasche is the dogs name.
10. The old man and boy were never able to make enough food. They were poor and didn't have a big garden to grow an abundance of food.
That's my take on the questions, hope it helps you.
The words that best complete the blanks are "oriented," "enjoy," "donations," "collaborates," "deals," "touches," "complete," "enable," "rule," "observation."
<h3>How to choose the correct words for the blanks?</h3>
To do this kind of fill-in-the-blanks activity, some tips can be useful:
- Read the whole text and all the possible answer choices to get familiar with the theme and what is expected of you.
- Look up the meaning of words that are new to you.
- When in doubt, read the sentence aloud trying different answer choices. The one that sounds better is usually the correct answer.
- Look up possible combinations online. For example, if you type "rule of" on your browser, the search engine will complete it with "law," which means the best word to complete the blank is "rule."
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The word that means "an excess" in this excerpt is <u>surplus.</u>
Answer:
It's <u>on</u> Five Avenue<u> </u><u>,</u><u> </u>between Eight and Ninth Streets/
are the dinosaurs <u>on</u> the third floor?
It's in front <u>of</u> the stairs.
He's <u>at</u> home right now.
