1) Ping and his sister Lucy rode their new bikes on the Martin Goodman _________trail.

Choices: a) trail b) rail c) tail d) trial
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2) Vlad cancelled his barbeque party because it was raining _________cats and dogs.

Choices: a) kites and frogs b) cats and dogs c) cash and dogs d) cat and dots
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3) Mita enjoys gardening. She planted bulbs of tulips and daffodils. She's also taking a course in botany to learn about the _________indigenous flowers of Ontario.

a) indented b) indigenous c) digital d) indigo
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4) Marin planted some herbs in small pots. He put them on his kitchen windowsill to get some sunlight. It took three weeks before the seeds _________sprouted.

a) spotted b) sprouted c) scouted d) spouted
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5) Ravi made leek soup for lunch. He chopped up all the ingredients and let them _________simmer for 40 minutes.

a) simpler b) sinner c) swimmer d) simmer
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6) Pancakes, or flapjacks as they're sometimes called, taste delicious with maple syrup _________poured on top of them.

a) pouring b) poured c) paired d) peered
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7) Sellers at a Farmer's Market will often offer free _________samples of their fruits and vegetables.

a) samples b) stamps c) sampled d) sand piles
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8) Yuko made stewed rhubarb from a recipe her ESL Teacher gave her class. She brought it as a _________dessert to her class picnic at Storybook Gardens in London.

a) desert b) dessert c) divert d) discern
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9) Vezi bought a CSA* approved bike _________helmet for his daughter. On weekends they like to go cycling on the bike paths along the Hamilton Harbour.

a) hairnet b) helmet c) hamlet d) hammer
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10) The month of May is famous for blossoming fruit trees. Many families go to the Niagara Peninsula to view the blossoms while they are in _________bloom.

a) bloom b) bloomed c) blonde d) blue
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11) Many Canadians enjoy spring _________cleaning during April, May and June. They drop off old clothes, books and furniture at local thrift stores and charities, such as Goodwill.

a) cleaning b) camping c) cleaner d) cloning
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12) Maria's ESL class went on a field trip to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington. They saw many different _________species of flowers and plants.

a) seeds b) specific c) species d) speaking
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13) Anisa joined a community gardening group at the Riverdale Farm. On Saturday morning she planted seeds and _________raked leaves in the garden for 3 hours.

a) rolled b) rake c) raked d) reined
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14) Jose wanted a bike but he couldn't afford to buy one. He joined the Bikeshare program in Toronto and _________borrowed a yellow bike for free whenever he wanted to go cycling.

a) borrow b) borrowed c) boarded d) bored
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15) Raj decided to take a bike safety course on the weekend at his local community centre. He learned the rules of the road and that all _________cyclists are required to have a bell and a light on their bikes.

a) cycles b) circlers c) stylists d) cyclists
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*CSA: Canadian Standards Association