1.

Samantha tried to look impassive when they announced her essay as a finalist in the competition.

surprised

unemotional

unsure

vibrant

2.

Mr. Bradford lunged at his wedding ring as it fell into the vortex of the bathtub drain.

center

cylinder

water

whirlpool

3.

Sarah's mother mollified her screaming baby by giving her a teddy bear to hold. (

bewildered

calmed

pleaded

upset

Matching

Match the definitions to the words in questions 4-8 by filling in the correct letter.

A. hopeless; depressing

B. threateni

1. Samantha tried to look impassive when they announced her essay as a finalist in the competition. - impassive means not to show any feelings, so unemotional is the correct answer

2. Mr. Bradford lunged at his wedding ring as it fell into the vortex of the bathtub drain. - vortex is when a liquid is rotating around its center, which means that the correct answer is whirlpool

3. Sarah’s mother mollified her screaming baby by giving her a teddy bear to hold. - to mollify means to appease, which means that the correct answer is calmed

4. This question is incomplete so I cannot answer it