Over many years working in the mountains, Jean-Paul had developed instinctive survival skills. When the cougar leapt out of the woods, his reflexes were swift and ___________.

At three o’clock precisely I was at Baker Street, but Holmes had not yet returned. The landlady ____________ me that he had left the house shortly after eight o’clock in the morning. I sat down beside the fire, however, with the intention of awaiting him, however long he might be.

Adapted from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1892)

The landlady ____________ me that he had left the house shortly after eight o’clock in the morning.

It was a tough hike that would take the whole day. They needed to be sure they had enough __________.

There were cougars on the mountain. Jean-Paul stressed the importance of remaining _________.

__________ his years of experience climbing mountains, Jean-Paul was unsure which path was the right one.

There was a fork in the hiking trail; the group stopped at the point where the trail __________.

As the day wore on and the apex of the mountain seemed no closer, the group began to feel ___________ about their prospects of getting back to camp before dark.

Without a map, it was hard to _________ the best route to take.

Jean-Paul was a mountain guide; his _________ were useful to the group.

They planned to __________ the mountain before 2:00pm in order to leave themselves plenty of time to hike back down.