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Reading Vocabulary Grade 7<br />
DIRECTIONS<br />
XFJD03_MD<br />
As you read each sentence, use the other words in the sentence<br />
<strong>to</strong> help you figure out what the underlined word means. Then<br />
mark the space for the answer you have chosen.<br />
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There was some discord when<br />
the students began work on<br />
their project; however, once<br />
they worked out their<br />
differences, the rest of the<br />
assignment went smoothly.<br />
The forest fire ravaged the<br />
mountainside, leaving nothing<br />
behind but burned trees and<br />
blackened rock.<br />
What does ravaged mean?<br />
≥<br />
Discord means —<br />
anxiety<br />
carelessness<br />
conflict<br />
noise<br />
7<br />
≥<br />
climbed<br />
covered<br />
destroyed<br />
occupied<br />
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5<br />
When she was sure her mother<br />
was not looking, Becky slipped<br />
in<strong>to</strong> the kitchen and pilfered a<br />
freshly baked cookie.<br />
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The cold rain did not s<strong>to</strong>p, so<br />
the crowd in the football<br />
stadium dwindled as people<br />
headed for the warmth of their<br />
cars.<br />
What does dwindled mean?<br />
≥<br />
What does pilfered mean?<br />
<strong>to</strong>ok without permission<br />
followed a family recipe<br />
asked for a parent’s help<br />
gave something <strong>to</strong> someone<br />
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s<strong>to</strong>od around<br />
waited calmly<br />
cheered loudly<br />
became smaller<br />
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download and print this document. Printed in the United States of America.<br />
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