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Practice Reading: Reading Fill in the Blanks ID: #50521 Antinuclear Demonstration

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Police fired tear gas and arrested more than 5,000 passively resisting protesters Friday in an to break up the largest antinuclear demonstration ever in the United States. More than 135,000 demonstrators confronted police on the construction site of a 1,000-megawatt nuclear power plant to provide power to most of southern New Hampshire. Organizers of the huge demonstration said, the protest was despite the police actions. More demonstrators were arriving to keep up the pressure on state authorities to cancel the project.

initiate scheduled attempt acted ceased staged continuing

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Correct answer: attempt
Explanation: The word 'attempt' fits grammatically as a noun that describes the action of trying to break up the protest. It aligns with the context of police actions aimed at dispersing the crowd.
Meaning: 'Attempt' refers to an effort or endeavor to achieve something, in this case, breaking up the protest.
Wrong options:
staged: The word 'staged' is a verb that implies organizing or arranging an event, which does not fit as a noun in this context.
initiate: 'Initiate' is a verb meaning to begin something, which does not fit grammatically as a noun here.
acted: 'Acted' is the past tense of the verb 'act,' which does not serve as a noun and does not fit the sentence structure.
ceased: 'Ceased' is the past tense of 'cease,' meaning to stop, which does not fit as a noun and does not convey the intended meaning of trying to break up the protest.
continuing: 'Continuing' is a present participle that suggests an ongoing action, which does not fit as a noun in this context.
scheduled: 'Scheduled' is a past participle that indicates something planned, but it does not fit as a noun in this sentence.
Correct answer: staged
Explanation: The term 'staged' is the correct choice as it is a past participle that describes the action of organizing the demonstration. It fits contextually as it indicates that the protest was deliberately arranged.
Meaning: 'Staged' means to organize or arrange an event, particularly in a way that is visible or public.
Wrong options:
attempt: 'Attempt' is a noun that does not fit in this context as it does not describe the action of organizing the demonstration.
initiate: 'Initiate' is a verb meaning to start something, which does not fit grammatically in this context.
acted: 'Acted' is a verb that does not fit as it does not describe the nature of the demonstration.
ceased: 'Ceased' is a past tense verb meaning to stop, which does not fit the context of describing the demonstration.
continuing: 'Continuing' is a present participle that implies an ongoing action, which does not fit the context of describing the demonstration as organized.
scheduled: 'Scheduled' is a past participle that indicates something planned, but it does not convey the action of organizing the protest.
Correct answer: scheduled
Explanation: The word 'scheduled' fits grammatically as a past participle that describes the planned timing of the nuclear power plant's operation. It aligns with the context of the construction site being prepared for future use.
Meaning: 'Scheduled' means planned or arranged to happen at a particular time.
Wrong options:
staged: 'Staged' refers to organizing an event, which does not fit the context of describing the timing of the power plant.
initiate: 'Initiate' is a verb meaning to begin something, which does not fit grammatically in this context.
acted: 'Acted' is a verb that does not fit as it does not describe the timing of the power plant.
ceased: 'Ceased' is a past tense verb meaning to stop, which does not fit the context of describing the planned operation of the power plant.
continuing: 'Continuing' is a present participle that implies an ongoing action, which does not fit the context of describing the timing of the power plant.
attempt: 'Attempt' is a noun that does not fit in this context as it does not describe the timing of the power plant.
Correct answer: continuing
Explanation: The word 'continuing' is the correct choice as it is a present participle that indicates the ongoing nature of the protest despite police actions. It fits contextually as it describes the persistence of the demonstrators.
Meaning: 'Continuing' means to persist or carry on with an action.
Wrong options:
staged: 'Staged' is a past participle that implies organizing an event, which does not fit the context of describing the ongoing nature of the protest.
initiate: 'Initiate' is a verb meaning to start something, which does not fit grammatically in this context.
acted: 'Acted' is a verb that does not fit as it does not describe the ongoing nature of the protest.
ceased: 'Ceased' is a past tense verb meaning to stop, which contradicts the context of the protest persisting.
attempt: 'Attempt' is a noun that does not fit in this context as it does not describe the ongoing nature of the protest.
scheduled: 'Scheduled' is a past participle that indicates something planned, which does not fit the context of describing the protest as ongoing.

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