Vocabulary Quiz [Weeks 3+ 4]

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.

The author wanted to use a register (variety) of language that was neither too formal nor too______________.

• inflammatory

• colloquial

• ominous

• sentimental

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence. *mansplaining is when a man explains something to a woman in an over confident or oversimplified manner

Bob's mansplaining and _________________ attitude frustrated Natalie since she was the far more experienced engineer.

• sentimental

• disconcerted

• condescending

• critical

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.

Though George Washington maintained a ______________ view of the war, his soldiers had started to lose hope.

• sanguine

• manipulative

• pompous

• derisive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.

There are many different book genres to choose from. Some are dark and _____________ , while others may be light and cheery.

• critical

• manipulative

• pompous

• foreboding

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.

The young man didn't have many friends. People viewed him as a _____________ fraud who pretended to love cultures he knew nothing about.

• cynical

• sardonic

• pretentious

• candid

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.

Children in permissive households (lacking strict rules) may learn behaviors that do not serve them well in adulthood. They can exhibit (show) ______________ behavior, such as lying to get what they want, and dislike authority.

• didactic

• manipulative

• prosaic

• tedious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.

We were ______________ by the unexpected changes to the program.

• insolent

• contemptuous

• sanguine

• disconcerted

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.

She became _______________ as she lay in her bed, staring at the ceiling, and thinking of all the lost opportunities she could have taken but didn't.

• melancholic

• cynical

• ambiguous

• authoritative

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.

An ________________ dust cloud was crowding out three quarters of the sky in the north west.

• insolent

• apathetic

• ominous

• whimsical

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.

Throughout the evening, the professor behaved in a _______________ manner toward the students. He'd alternate between criticizing the students for their ignorance and recounting hilarious tales about his own accomplishments and famous friends.

• patronizing

• facetious

• irreverant

• tedious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6