We know that the janitor's job involves "tasks like watering the flowers, mowing the front lawn, and removing weeds from the stone path," so we can infer that he keeps the building in good condition. So, we need to pick out a verb that means something like "keep in good condition." That means that "ruin" cannot be the correct answer, because "ruin" is an antonym of "keep in good condition." "Maintain," however, is a verb that means "keep (a building, machine, or road) in good condition or in working order by checking or repairing it regularly," and because "maintain" best describes the janitor's job, "maintain" is the correct answer.

We can infer that the race car driver's car paused for ten seconds at the starting line, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "paused." "Drove" and "zoomed" may each be words associated with racing and cars, but neither can be the correct answer because they are each an antonym of "paused." "Stalled," however, is a verb that when used of a motor vehicle or its engine, means "stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine." So, "stalled" is the correct answer because it best fits the context of the sentence.

Because of the phrase "during the conversation," we can infer that we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "have a conversation with." "Ignore," then, cannot be the correct answer, because "ignore" is an antonym of "have a conversation with." "Interact," however, is a verb that means "act in such a way as to have an effect on another; act reciprocally," or in other words, "to talk or do things with other people," so "interact" is the correct answer because it best describes how the robots can converse with humans and best fits the context of the sentence.

We can infer that Jaime thought that his cat had eaten all of his Halloween candy, because "it turned out that it was his sister, not his cat, who had eaten it." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "ate." "Coughed up," then, cannot be the correct answer because "coughed up" is an antonym of "ate." "Ingested," however, means "took (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it," and because "ingested" best describe how Jaime thought his cat ate his Halloween candy, "ingested" is the correct answer.

We know that the party Lauren was excited about was canceled until the next week because of the weather, so we need to pick out a verb that means "reschedule for a later date." "Held," then, cannot be the correct answer, because if the party had been held, it would not have been canceled, and we know it was canceled. "Postponed," however, is a verb that means "caused or arranged for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled," and because "postponed" best describes how the party was rescheduled, "postponed" is the correct answer.

We can infer from the sentence that we need to pick out a verb that means something like "cough up something that has been eaten." So, "imbibe" cannot be the correct answer because "imbibe" means "drink," and the sentence is talking about food, and specifically a bird coughing food back up after it has eaten it. "Regurgitate," a verb that means "bring (swallowed food) up again to the mouth," best describes how the birds cough up food they have eaten to feed their young, so "regurgitate" is the correct answer.

We can infer that Marvin took the broken toy back to the toy store to try and trade it in for a new one. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "trade in." So, "buy" cannot be the correct answer because we know that Marvin already bought the broken toy from the toy store, and it wouldn't make sense for him to buy the same toy again. "Exchange," however, is a verb that means "an act of giving one thing and receiving another (esp. of the same type or value) in return," and because "exchange" best describes Marvin's attempt to trade the broken toy in for a new one, "exchange" is the correct answer.

We can infer that the superhero was successful in her attempt to stop the villain because "the residents cheered for her after she saved them." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "stopped." "Encouraged" cannot be the correct answer, then, because "encourage" means "give support, confidence, or hope to (someone)," and if the superhero had encouraged the villain's attempt to destroy the city, it probably would have been destroyed. "Thwart," however, is a verb that means either "prevent (someone) from accomplishing something" or "oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully," and because "thwarted" best describes how the superhero stopped the villain from destroying the city, "thwarted" is the correct answer.

We can infer that because the sentence says that "not many people actually read the conditions they agree to," we need to pick out a verb that means something like "agree to." "Disobey" cannot be the correct answer, then, because "disobey" means "fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority)," making "disobey" the opposite of the word we're looking for. "Comply," however, is a verb that means "of a person or group: act in accordance with a wish or command" or "of an article: meet specified standards," and because "comply with" best describes how users are required to agree to certain legal conditions before using most software, "comply with" is the correct answer.

We can infer that because Saul "angrily declar[ed] to his family that the appliance was worthless and that they absolutely needed to replace it," we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "criticize angrily." Of the possible answer choices, only "rant," a verb which means "speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way," makes sense in the context of the sentence, and because "rant" best describes Saul's "angry declar[ation]," "rant" is the correct answer.