English 12 Final Exam Review

English 12 Final Exam Review

Choose the correct word to fill in each sentence.

Multiple Choice

We were _____ at the mess that was left by the people who had rented the house.

• amended

• aghast

• renowned

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The dog _____ in pain when the veterinarian tried to set its broken leg.

• winced

• reproofed

• amended

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The suitcases were _____ and awkward as we worked our way across the airport to our next flight.

• unwieldy

• efficacious

• uncanny

Multiple Choice

The counsel voted that the resolution should be _____ to include more diverse language so that marginalized populations would feel more welcome in the community.

• aghast

• amended

• reproofed

Multiple Choice

My name’s Bertram T. Wolf, and I’d like to confide in you about my grandson. I’d planned to leave him my fortune, but I’ve been hearing some bad reports lately that have caused my faith in him to _____.

• ensue

• redress

• dwindle

Multiple Choice

The axle of a car is the _____ point around which the wheels revolve.

• pivot

• flinch

• daunt

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It never fails; I always _____ when I see a bumblebee flying through the air.

• flinch

• reproof

• heft

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You would probably feel __________ about losing a contest you bragged you would win.

• reproof

• renown

• chagrin

Multiple Choice

Would anyone really want the __________ ability to read other people’s minds?

• reproof

• uncanny

• daunt

Multiple Choice

He’s always been a bit wild, my grandson. He had a tendency to _____ the nursery school if the teacher didn’t _____ to his every demand.

• usurp; redress

• ravage; acquiesce

• assail; ravage

Multiple Choice

“Now, boy,” I said, “I’ve been told that you tried to _____ a basket of goodies from a little girl who was going to her grandma’s.

• redress

• dissuade

• usurp

Multiple Choice

This basket was intended to provide _____ for the old lady in a time of trouble and illness.

• succor

• depredation

• forbearance

Multiple Choice

What I heard was that after you tried to steal the goodies, you laid waste to the cottage, created a scene of complete _____, and even impersonated Granny.

• redress

• depredation

• forbearance

Choose the synonym that best fits for each underlined word.

Multiple Choice

Renown is something possessed by people who are

• well-known

• virtuous

• unusual

Multiple Choice

When you heft an object, you

• raise it

• swing it around

• toss it

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When you ingeniously solve a puzzle, you show

• determination

• patience

• creativity

Multiple Choice

Ensue

• cease

• repress

• occur

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Respite

• punishment

• blame

• relief

Multiple Choice

Reproof

• blame

• agreement

• praise

Choose the antonym that best fits for each underlined word.

Multiple Choice

daunted

• appalled

• discouraged

• delighted

Multiple Choice

Chagrin

• confidence

• dismay

• annoyance

Multiple Choice

Incumbent

• lay person

• official

• occupant

Multiple Choice

Guile

• intelligence

• foollish

• wisdom

Multiple Choice

Assail

• bash

• berate

• protect

Multiple Choice

Dissuade

• assist

• deter

• prevent

Multiple Choice

Entreaty

• appeal

• request

• answer