Fill in the blanks with appropriate action verbs. Each question is followed by three suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.

1. The wrestler …………………………. his muscles. (flexed / shook / snapped)

2. She ……………………… her fingers impatiently. (craned / snapped / flexed)

3. Can you ………………………….. your breath for five minutes? (hold / catch / pick)

4. The little woman ………………………… her neck to see over the big buy standing in front of her. (clenched / craned / tapped)

5. She ……………………….. her fists angrily. (tapped / clenched / scratched)

6. Unable to find a solution to the problem, he …………………………… his head. (shook / scratched / wiped)

7. Although I didn’t understand a word, I ……………………….. in agreement. (nodded / shook / rubbed)

8. He ………………………….. it out in the gym. (sweated / shivered / blushed)

9. She was so tired that she ………………………… in her armchair. (sweated / dozed / fainted)

10. She …………………………… with embarrassment. (blushed / trembled / startled)

Answers

1. The wrestler flexed his muscles. (flexed / shook / snapped)

2. She snapped her fingers impatiently. (craned / snapped / flexed)

3. Can you hold your breath for five minutes? (hold / catch / pick)

4. The little woman craned her neck to see over the big buy standing in front of her. (clenched / craned / tapped)

5. She clenched her fists angrily. (tapped / clenched / scratched)

6. Unable to find a solution to the problem, he scratched his head. (shook / scratched / wiped)

7. Although I didn’t understand a word, I nodded in agreement. (nodded / shook / rubbed)

8. He sweated it out in the gym. (sweated / shivered / blushed)

9. She was so tired that she dozed in her armchair. (sweated / dozed / fainted)

10. She blushed with embarrassment. (blushed / trembled / startled)