Southwest Floods Bring a Rare Boost to Reservoirs, Including Lake Powell

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How to approach this practice

Read the complete sentence and notice the subject, verb form, time reference and word order before answering.

1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Normally, creeks ___ over their banks during heavy rain.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. flow
   2. flows
   3. flowing
   4. has flowed
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   flow

   The plural subject “creeks” takes the base present verb.

2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   Hundreds of people ___ to evacuate during the storms.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. were told
   2. was told
   3. told
   4. has told
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   were told

   The passive construction needs “were” with the plural subject.

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   Much of the water is expected ___ into depleted lakes and aquifers.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to flow
   2. flowed
   3. flows
   4. flowing
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   to flow

   “Expected” is followed by a to-infinitive here.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The lake has risen more than 20 feet ___ its mid-September low.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. from
   2. at
   3. by
   4. over
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   from

   “From” identifies the starting point of the rise.

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   Last winter’s weak snowpack did little ___ water sources.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to replenish
   2. replenishing
   3. replenished
   4. replenishes
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   to replenish

   “Do little” is followed by a to-infinitive.

6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   If more rain falls, Lake Powell’s level ___ further.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. will rise
   2. would rise
   3. rises
   4. rose
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   will rise

   The first conditional uses “will” for the likely result.

7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The same storms ___ water sources also brought floods.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. that replenished
   2. what replenished
   3. who replenished
   4. where replenished
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   that replenished

   The relative pronoun “that” introduces the clause describing storms.

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