Vocabulary Quiz: Round 3 10.18.22

1. Which word is a synonym for OBLIVIOUS?

• unaware

• aware

• knowledgeable

• hard-working

2. Which word is a synonym for CALLOUS?

• challenging

• adventurous

• heartless

• kind

3. Which word is a synonym for CONDEMN?

• support

• criticize

• ketchup

• allow

4. Choose the best use of the word TOLERATE.

• I tolerate my best friend every day because I love spending time with him.

• The teacher will tolerate a little silly behavior before class starts, but then everyone has to get serious.

• The tolerate man was happy with his meal, and he gave the waitress a big tip.

5. Choose the best use of the word SULLEN.

• He was very sullen when his mother took away his phone for the rest of the week.

• The babysitter had a sullen look on her face because the very bad children scared her with a snake.

• If you sullen the window with dirt, then you won't be able to see out of them.

6. Choose the best use of the word TENTATIVE.

• Tentative people are so helpful, and it is great to have them on a team.

• The boss said my performance was tentative because I keep messing up the cash register.

• His date on Friday is tentative because his girlfriend may have to work.

What word best describes Lawrence in the following passage?

Lawrence didn't really notice the kids around him.  He couldn't really tell you who was popular and who was not.  He walked right by fights as if they weren't happening.   In his classes, he was never really sure what was going on, but he tried.  

• callous

• tolerate

• oblivious

• sullen

• tentative

8. What word would you use to describe the situation below?

I am not sure if I am going to be allowed to be on the team.  The coach told me that they already had a full team, but he could ask the principal to make an exception since I am new to the school.  He knows I am a good player, but he's just not sure if he can add another person to the team.  We are just waiting to hear back from the principal.  

• condemn

• tolerate

• oblivious

• sullen

• tentative

9.Is the word CALLOUS used correctly in the passage below?  Support your answer using evidence from the passage.

Three rich men in suits walked by a homeless man who was living on the street.  "Can you spare any change?" asked the man on the street.  One of the well-dressed men turned around and said, "Get a job!" and kept on walking.  The others just ignored him.   The homeless man thought to himself, "Does money make men callous or are they born that way?"

10. Create your own passage that correctly uses TWO of the following words:  CONDEMN, SULLEN, TOLERATE, CALLOUS, TENTATIVE, OBLIVIOUS