Vocabulary Learning Quizzes for Fourth Grade English Language Arts

Question 1

Which word is the opposite of 'talkative'?

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Silent

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Chatty

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Loud

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Funny

Question 2

What is the part of speech of the word 'quickly'?

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Adverb

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 3

What is another word for 'lazy'?

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Indolent

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Active

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Curious

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Smart

Question 4

What is the plural form of the word 'child'?

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Children

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Childs

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Childen

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Childs

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a recommended way to learn new words?

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Avoid challenging texts

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Use context clues

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Guess the meaning based on sounds

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Use a dictionary or thesaurus

Question 6

The word 'effervescent' means:

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Full of bubbles

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Very sad

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Very hot

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Loud and noisy

Question 7

Which of these sentences uses the word 'meticulous' correctly?

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The artist was meticulous in her attention to details.

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The messy child left his toys all over the floor.

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The race car zoomed past the finish line.

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The chef cooked a delicious meal without any mistakes.

Question 8

The opposite of the word 'gregarious' is:

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Shy

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Friendly

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Intelligent

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Athletic

Question 9

The word 'juxtapose' means:

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To put side by side

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To hide something

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To make something smaller

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To add something

Question 10

The word 'intrepid' means:

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Very brave

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Very tired

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Very angry

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Very quiet

Question 11

What is the meaning of the word 'magnificent'?

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Very beautiful

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Very large

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Very old

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Very fast

Question 12

Which sentence uses the word 'tremendous' correctly?

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The storm was tremendous.

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The cake was tremendous.

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The book was tremendous.

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The movie was tremendous.

Question 13

Which of the following is the best definition for the word 'synonym'?

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A word that has the same meaning as another word

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A word that has the opposite meaning as another word

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A word that is related to another word

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A word that is used to describe something

Question 14

Which word is a synonym for 'difficult'?

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Challenging

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Easy

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Impossible

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Fun

Question 15

What does the idiom 'kick the bucket' mean?

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To die

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To get angry

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To win a game

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To lose a game

Question 16

Which sentence uses the idiom 'kick the bucket' correctly?

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The old man kicked the bucket last week.

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The team kicked the bucket in the championship game.

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The teacher kicked the bucket at the end of the year.

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The dog kicked the bucket when it was hit by a car.

Question 17

Which is the best definition for the word 'onomatopoeia'?

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A word that imitates a sound

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A word that describes something

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A word that is used to ask a question

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A word that is used to express an emotion

Question 18

Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

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Boom

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Beautiful

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Why

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Happy

Question 19

Which word means 'a large animal with a long neck and legs'?

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Giraffe

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Elephant

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Lion

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Zebra

Question 20

What is the opposite of 'happy'?

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Sad

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Excited

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Angry

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Surprised

Question 21

Which of these words is NOT related to writing?

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Tree

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Pencil

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Book

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Computer

Question 22

What is the meaning of the idiom 'raining cats and dogs'?

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It is raining heavily

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It is snowing lightly

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The weather is very windy

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The sun is shining brightly

Question 23

Which part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence 'The cat ran quickly'?

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Adverb

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 24

Which word is a synonym for 'beautiful'?

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Handsome

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Ugly

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Precious

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Damaged

Question 25

What is the meaning of the suffix '-tion' in the word 'education'?

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Action or process

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State or condition

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Person or thing

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Place or direction

Question 26

The word 'timid' is the opposite of:

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Brave

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Careful

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Quiet

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Smart

Question 27

The word 'industrious' means:

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Hardworking

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Lazy

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Smart

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Funny

Question 28

Which word is spelled correctly?

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Accommodate

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Accommidate

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Acommodate

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Accomadate

Question 29

The word 'benevolent' has a positive meaning. Which word has a negative meaning?

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Malevolent

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Courageous

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Generous

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Honest

Question 30

The prefix 'un-' usually changes the meaning of a word to:

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Not

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Very

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Re-

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Dis-

Question 31

Which word means the opposite of 'small'?

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Large

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Tiny

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Medium

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Tall

Question 32

Which word is a noun?

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Dog

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Walk

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Quickly

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Play

Question 33

Which word is spelled correctly?

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Receive

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Recieve

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Recive

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Recive

Question 34

Which word has a suffix?

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Playful

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Walk

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Quickly

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Dog

Question 35

Which sentence uses a simile, a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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The car was as fast as a rocket.

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The sun shone brightly.

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The tree was tall and green.

Question 36

In the word 'unhappy', identify the root word and affix. Explain how they work together to create the word's meaning.

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Root: happy, Affix: un-; The prefix 'un-' means 'not', negating the meaning of the root word to make the word mean 'not happy'

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Root: happy, Affix: -ly; The suffix '-ly' indicates an adverb, making the word mean 'in a happy manner'

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Root: un-, Affix: happy; The root word 'un-' means 'not', while the affix 'happy' means 'joyful'

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Root: hap, Affix: -py; The root word 'hap' means 'luck', while the affix '-py' indicates a state of being

Question 37

Which word is a synonym for 'happy'?

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Joyful

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Scared

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Angry

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Sad

Question 38

What does the prefix 'un-' usually mean?

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Not

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Very

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Over

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Again

Question 39

Which word describes someone who talks a lot?

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Chatty

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Rude

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Reserved

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Quiet

Question 40

Which word is closest in meaning to 'gigantic'?

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Enormous

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Tiny

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Small

Question 41

Which word is used to describe something that is both good and bad?

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Bittersweet

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Horrible

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Wonderful

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Amazing

Question 42

What is the meaning of the idiom 'to kick the bucket'?

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To die

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To be born

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To get married

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To win a prize

Question 43

Which word means 'extremely tiny'?

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minuscule

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gigantic

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average

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moderate

Question 44

Which word has a similar meaning to 'joyful'?

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happy

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sad

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bored

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angry

Question 45

Which word is the opposite of 'warm'?

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cold

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cool

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tepid

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hot

Question 46

Which word has the suffix '-ment'?

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excitement

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exciting

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excite

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excited

Question 47

Which word means 'very large'?

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enormous

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small

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tiny

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medium

Question 48

Which word can replace 'very' in the sentence: 'The teacher gave us a ____ challenging assignment.'?

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extremely

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not very

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kind of

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a little

Question 49

Which word can be used to describe something that is very beautiful?

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exquisite

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ordinary

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plain

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ugly

Question 50

Which word describes something that moves very quickly?

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rapid

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moderate

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steady

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slow