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What does the word void mean in the following sentence: The spacecraft exited the planet's orbit and vanished into the black void
a) deep pit
b) empty space
c) forgotten area
d) mysterious place

What does the word clustered mean in the sentence: The young children clustered around the baby animals in the petting zoo.
a) grew up together
b) walked in a circle
c) gathered in a bunch
d) separated from a group

What does the word doleful mean in this sentence: Susan gave her departing friend a doleful look.
a) cheerful
b) mournful
c) spirited
d) threatening

What does the word clamored mean in the following sentence: Noah tried to read despite he clamor of children in the nearby playground.
a) fighting
b) demands
c) loud noises
d) playful sounds

What does the word coaxed mean in the following sentence: Noah coaxed the scared puppy out from under the table.
a) chased
b) ordered
c) persuaded
d) trapped

What does the word deactivate mean in the following sentence: The workers had to deactivate the security system before they could repair it.
a) make not active
b) make more active
c) make completely active
d) make partly active

What does the word transport mean in the following sentence: the moving van will transport all of the Smiths' belongings to their ew home.
a) throw away
b) banish from a place
c) accompany someone
d) move from one place to another

What does the word decode mean in the sentence: Paul was determine to decode the secret message.
a) rewrite
b) complicate
c) make sense of
d) deliver to someone

what does the word transfer mean in the following sentence: Holly's family will move to Chicago because her mom received a job transfer.
a) relocation
b) advancement
c) college degree
d) order to do something

What does the word defrost mean in the following sentence: It took Alice ten minutes to defrost the windshield of her car on that cold morning.
a) charge up
b) cool down
c) cause frost
d) remove frost

The setting for The ACES Phone is:
a) a city in the present
b) a different country
c) an animal shelter
d) a crowded apartment

At the beginning of the story, Martin is confused becaue
a) he cannot find Mrs. DeSalvio
b) he wonders why Mrs. DeSalvio is not at her job
c) he does not understand how to use the phone
d) he lost his phone

When Mrs. DeSalvio is showing Martin how to find the dogs, Martin's main problem is
a) he does not want to talk to Mrs. DeSalvio
b) he does not want the responsibility of helping dogs
c) he is worried that his parents will forbid him
d) he is not sure he can handle the sad feelings the phone carries

Martin can be described as
a) cowardly
b) frightened
c) imaginative
d) responsible

In the story Martin feels like the stone in his chest felt like a load of bricks, chained to his heart. What mood or tone does this show?
a) outrage
b) determination
c) curiousity
d) distress

At the end of the story, Martin is
a) content to have a job as a delivery boy
b) unhappy and feels like there is a void in his life
c) happy to have a larger apartment and a dog
d) overwhelmed with so many urgent calls

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