We can tell from the sentence's context that we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "journey." "Quest" is therefore the correct answer, as "quest" means journey undertaken to achieve some goal. None of the other answer choices make as much sense in the blank, as none of them convey the sense of seeking to achieve a goal.

We can infer that whatever Francis experiences regarding chocolate inspires him to go bake a batch of brownies with chocolate chips; so, the sentence must be describing Francis wanting chocolate. We need to pick out a noun that means something like desire or want. That means that "aversion" cannot be the correct answer, because "aversion" is a noun that means a significant dislike, making "aversion" an antonym, not a synonym, of desire or want. "Craving," however, when used as a noun, means a strong desire for something, and because "craving" best describes Francis's desire for chocolate, "craving" is the correct answer.

You add in mathematics class. Because she is not very good at adding, Susie did not do well on the mathematics test.

Even though this sentence is set up in a conversational way, don't get overwhelmed. We can easily tell that the textbook presents the same type of material over and over, and that this makes Stephanie upset. Therefore, what the textbook is "lacking" or missing is a diversity of topics. Since "diversity" is not one of the given choices, the best answer here is "variety." Variety refers to the state of containing different things, so a textbook without variety must repeat the same sort of written information and is likely not very exciting to read.

Group projects usually require each person of the group to participate, so we can say that they usually require "contributions," or things done for a project, from each group member. ("Contribution" can also mean something donated.) As for the other answer choices, "difficulties" are obstacles; "awareness" is perception or recognition; "judgments" are assessments or evaluations; and "verification" is the process of seeing whether or not something is true.

Turning on one's headlights in a severe rainstorm is something someone does to be cautious and safe. Based on this, "precautions," are needed in order to safeguard against the weather. "Risks" are chances; "tasks" are jobs; and "situations" are events or circumstances.

The answer choice that makes the most sense would relate to the smell of the candle. The answer choice that makes the most sense is "aroma," which means smell or fragrance. None of the other answer choices make sense in the blank: "abode" means home; "garment" means piece of clothing; "sanctuary" means safe place; and "rigor" means difficulty or thoroughness.

Let's dissect this sentence, starting with the second part. At the moment, the hoop "was in thirty small pieces." John and his brother needed to do something with these pieces before they will be able to play with their new sports equipment. We can quickly see that they needed to put the pieces together. The only word that describes the act of putting pieces together is "assembly," which is our answer.

Being the first African-American in the MLB, Jackie Robinson paved the way for future players of diverse backgrounds to play professional baseball. "Pioneer," defined as a person who is an early leader in a certain area, is the best answer choice.

Whatever noun goes in the blank, we know that it needs to be something that would help a teacher take attendance on a field trip. So, we can infer that we need to pick out a word that means something like "a list of names." "Roster" means a written list of the names of people in a certain group, so it is the correct answer because it best fits the sentence's context. As for the other answer choices, they don't make sense in the blank: "itinerary" may look like a good answer because a teacher likely has an itinerary on a field trip, "itinerary" means schedule, not "list of names," so "roster" is the better choice. Similarly, a "program" is a series of planned events, and "pet" means animal kept for fun and companionship.