Since the sentence warns readers to "be gentle and careful not to hurt" butterflies' wings, we can infer that we need to pick out an adjective for the blank that means something like "fragile." "Delicate," an adjective that means "easily broken or damaged; fragile," is the answer choice that best fits the sentence's context, so "delicate" is the correct answer.

The fact that the student's spelling test was placed on the fridge indicates her parents were proud of her and wanted to place it prominently on display.

The second part of the sentence tells us that she could not have her mind changed by other people. This tells us that she must have stuck firmly to her principles. The answer choice that most closely resembles firmly is “rigidly.” "Rigid" means firm, inflexible, unbending. To further help you, "principles" are ideas of what is right that guide our decisions; "merrily" means happily; "swayed" means convinced, changed; "energetically" means with energy; "motionless" means still, without motion; "absurdly" means ridiculously. 

This sentence suggests that even though the subject had many successes, he was not arrogant. When someone is not boastful or arrogant we call them “humble.” To further help you, "frigid" means very cold; "stifling" means very hot; "deplorable" means deserving of hatred; "boastful" means bragging.

We need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "wrong" or "inconsistent" because the sentence tells us that the meteorologist's prediction of snow was not correct. So, "inaccurate," an adjective that means not accurate or wrong, is the correct answer choice because it best fits the sentence's context. None of the other answer choices would make sense in the blank space: "organized" means neatly arranged; "dedicated" means devoted; and "perfect" means lacking any errors or flaws or as good as something can be.

We need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "excited" or "elated" because the sentence tells us that the children were able to play in the snow all day long. So, "thrilled," an adjective that means excited, is the correct answer choice because it best fits the sentence's context. None of the other answer choices would make sense in the blank space: "upset" means very unhappy; "angry" means mad; and "fearful" means afraid.

The word that we are looking for is an adjective that describes Sarah's friend. We know that this boy is very similar to Sarah, and the only information that we have about her tells us that she is a quiet, very possibly shy girl. The word "reserved," which means keeping to oneself, is the best choice here. "Gregarious" and "talkative" both refer to people who often socialize with others, which is the opposite of our answer. Finally, since sports are never mentioned, we have no way of knowing whether the two friends are athletic.

The key words "in spite of" tell us that Jake's family was not able to get him excited about Halloween. Since he isn't excited, he must either feel negatively about the holiday or not care one way or the other. Of the answer choices, all of them are positive feelings except for "neutral," which is our answer. "Neutral" means impartial; it means that Jake has no specific feelings of emotion about this day.

When a change is "palpable," it is obvious or plainly seen. Painting the walls of a house bright pink would cause a noticeable change, so "palpable" is an adequate word to describe the change.

The correct answer is "queasy." While all of the words could fit in the sentence and make it grammatically correct, "queasy" means nauseous or feeling physically ill due to a very upset stomach, and is the correct answer because you can infer that Julia might feel sick after "getting off of [a] roller coaster," and she also "thought she might be sick."