Verbs and Adjectives or Adverbs in Three Blank Texts

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted into the sentence, best completes the sentence. The nanny __________ the little boy after she found him climbing __________ on a __________ balanced pile of boulders, completely unaware of the danger in which he was putting himself.

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted into the sentence, best completes the sentence. Romuald had wished to reform the __________ life at the old monastery.  For years, the monks had been __________ regarding observation of their rule of life and had __________ many worldly customs.

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted into the sentence, best completes the sentence. Her bedroom window was __________ by curtains, yet the material was so __________ that he could clearly see her form __________ by the setting sun.

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted into the sentence, best completes the sentence. The editor reduced the introduction from ten __________ pages to two __________ paragraphs by __________ all of the unnecessary verbal flourishes that riddled its sentences.

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted into the sentence, best completes the sentence. The intern was __________ with stacks of paperwork that covered his entire desk on the first day of his new job, but luckily, he managed to sort through it by working __________ throughout the day and ignoring potential distractions, and __________ out of the office at the end of the day, tremendously proud of his clean desk.

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted into the sentence, best completes the sentence. The fashion show featured pieces inspired by __________ styles, and the models were __________ in pieces that __________ to Greek togas, knightly armor, and trailing dresses with underskirts and bustles.

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted into the sentence, best completes the sentence. The __________ cat refused to walk around tamely on a leash, but the __________ dog not only heeled, but obeyed each of its master"s commands obediently and never needed to be __________ for not listening.

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. He was __________ and never wasted words, but his sister was __________ and loved to __________ cheerfully to anyone about even the most inconsequential topics.

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. The painting __________ the image of a bishop with quite __________ features, for the artist wished to express the wickedness that he perceived in the life of the __________ figure.

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. As the blood around the wound began to __________, the increasingly viscous substance helped to __________ the continued flow of the __________ fluids.