Basic Skill Questions
Vocabulary in Context
_____ 1. In the excerpt below, the word flourished (flûr£µsht) means
a. grew.
b. stood still.
c. was lost.
d. remained.
“Lupe’s own love of reading flourished during these years. Her vocabulary
was enriched and her imagination fired by the novels she read. . . . ”
(Paragraph 11)