1. The movie was very shocking because it is ......... a true story that took place in our state.

based through

based on

found through

coming from

2. His speech was articulate, and I asked him to ......... his ideas.

make bigger

spread out

expand on

expand about

3. Our nanny has always been ......... to us.

very kindly

kindly

being kindly

kind

4. I ......... with the book quickly.

fed up

bored

got bored

became bored up

5. The boys gathered a bundle of ..........

sticks

people

beads

houses

6. Over by the railroad tracks, there was a heap of ..........

houses

flowers

stairs

stones

7. In the distance, the onlookers could see a fleet of ..........

players

insects

stairs

ships

8. As she looked up, she saw a flight of ..........

planes

insects

clouds

stairs

9. The flock of ......... stayed together.

sheep

blankets

ships

cows

10. A swarm of ......... gathered around the swamp.

sheep

birds

insects

cows

11. A crowd of ......... lined up to see what was happening.

cows

sheep

people

birds

12. There was a long row of ......... near the beach.

cows

insects

stairs

houses

13. The herd of ......... kept eating as the wind blew past them.

people

birds

cows

crows

14. In the show, we saw many different schools of ..........

birds

cattle

fish

beads

15. The manager was surprised at how many things Ron could ......... at once.

make

do

made

did

16. She ......... him a solemn promise that she would never steal again.

make

do

made

did

17. His teacher begged him to ......... more of an effort in class.

make

do

made

did

18. We had so much fun in Chicago — we ......... it in three days.

make

do

made

did

19. The business ......... a lot of money this year.

make

do

made

did

20. The university research team stumbled upon something; it ......... a really big discovery.

make

did

made

do