Question
(wits, swallowed, paddle, surface, landed, frightened, tossed, planned)
With that, he picked me up and _____________________ me into the deep end. I _____________________in a sitting position, _____________________water, and went at once to the bottom. I was _____________________ but not yet frightened out of my _____________________ On the way down I _____________________; when my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump, come to the _____________________ lie flat on it, and _____________________to the edge of the pool.


Answer

1. tossed
2. landed
3. swallowed
4. frightened
5. wits
6. planned
7. surface
8. paddle

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