We can infer that because the sentence tells us that "wizards employ staves and wands" and "archers use bows and arrows" to fight off monsters, we need to pick out a verb that means something like "employ" or "use" and can refer to weapons. "Wield" is a verb that means "hold and use (a weapon or tool)" or "have and be able to use (power or influence)," and because "wield" best describes what a hero might do with a magic sword in a video game, "wield" is the correct answer.

We can infer that because the sentence says that "[o]rigami involves folding flat sheets of paper" into various things, we need to pick out a verb that means something like "folding." While "glueing" and "weaving" might each look like potentially correct answers because paper can be glued or woven, neither "glueing" nor "weaving" is close in meaning to "folding," so neither can be the correct answer. "Creasing," however, is a verb that means "making a crease in (cloth or paper)," and because "creasing" best describes what one does to paper when making origami, "creasing" is the correct answer.

The blank should hold a verb, in the gerund form (ing), that refers to how the speaker did not know he was being followed; to know and to understand both have close to correct meanings in context, but they are not correct because they're not in the proper tense; therefore, the answer is suspecting.

We can infer that the judge admitted that there needed to be a retrial because she was initially against it but changed her mind after reviewing the new evidence. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "admitted." "Denied" might be grammatically correct if used in the blank, but it cannot be the correct answer, because we know that the "there needed to be a retrial." "Conceded," however, is a verb that means "admitted that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it," and because "conceded" best fits the context of the sentence, "conceded" is the correct answer.

We can infer that the famous track athlete was able to conquer the obstacles that faced him and return to racing, so we need to pick out a verb for the blank that means something like “conquer.” That means “succumb” cannot be the correct answer, because “succumb to” is a phrase that means “stop trying to resist something,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of the word we’re looking for. “Overcome,” however, is a verb that can mean “succeed in dealing with,” and because “overcome” best describes how the injured athlete was able to conquer the obstacles facing him and return to racing, “overcome” is the correct answer.

Because the school was horrible, Daisy did not want her sister to attend. So, Daisy discouraged her sister from attending.

When a robber enters, a dog usually barks loudly.

"Perished" is the correct answer. It means died, which makes sense in the context of this sentence since the dinosaurs died shortly after the asteroid struck earth.

Incorrect answers:

"Evolve" means to change gradually, as in the sentence "The small group project to donate a few cans of food to the local animal shelter evolved into a school-wide program because so many students wanted to participate in it."

"Overthrow" means to remove forcibly from power, as in the sentence, "The spies plotted to overthrow the government."

"Debate" means to argue by discussing opposing viewpoints, as in the sentence, "The students debated whether they should donate their money to charity or use it to host a party."

The correct answer is "absorb," which means take in. The sponge can "clean" and "wipe up" liquid, but these answer choices do not make sense in this sentence because the sentence specifically includes the phrase "into it," and you wouldn't say "clean the liquid into it" or "wipe up the liquid into it." The key words are “into it,” and the only word that works with that prepositional phrase is "absorb."

The correct answer is "blossomed." "Blossomed" is here used to mean have grown and matured as a person in a positive way. "Became" might look like a potentially correct answer but one would not say "became into," so it cannot be correct. Similarly, "dove" has nothing to do with the context of the sentence, and "depreciated" means became less in quantity and is usually used to refer to the economic value of something, so it also doesn't fit the context of the sentence.