Scantron Achievement Test Vocabulary

Choose the antonym for the underlined word.

The excited Key Club received a commendation from the principal for their work with the homeless.

• warning

• rebuke

• recommendation

• acclaim

Choose the antonym for the underlined word.

Even though the comical actions of the boy did not harm anyone, the teacher was not amused.

• ludicrous

• amusing

• solemn

• harmful

Choose the antonym for the underlined word.

Mr. Hernandez is reluctant to reveal the formula.

• unwilling

• hesitant

• eager

• afraid

Choose the antonym for the underlined word.

You will rue the day that I return to this country.

• regret

• provoke

• abhor

• celebrate

Choose the antonym for the underlined word.

The students were asked to disperse the specimens.

• gather

• scatter

• avoid

• break up

Choose the correct meaning for the underlined word.

The literal meaning of the poem was hard to determine.

• actual

• figurative

• exact

• unclear

Choose the correct meaning for the underlined word.

His clandestine approach to the problem caused rumors.

• secretive

• straightforward

• cryptic

• simple

Use the sentence to help you determine the best meaning for the underlined word.

The injured dog was writhing in pain; even the veterinarian could not hold it still.

• screaming

• delirious

• twisting

• suffering

Use the sentence to help you determine the best meaning for the underlined word.

The vanquished army ran for their lives.

• evil

• conquered

• determined

• angry

Use the sentence to help you determine the best meaning for the underlined word.

The map is likely to befuddle him unless he has been there before.

• satisfy

• calm

• help

• confuse