8th Grade Vocab Unit

If you are determined to win the soccer game, and you play with a strong sense of purpose, you are:

• askew

• resolute

• muted

• vindicated

If you legitimately claimed that someone owed you a lot of money, they:

• Owed you a lot of money.

• Owed you only a little bit of money.

• Did not actually owe you money.

• Definitely owed money to a lot of people.

Junk is scattered all over my room. The junk is _____ across the room.

• solemn

• unabated

• muted

• strewn

You might need to be solemn during:

• a funeral

• a roller coaster ride

• an informal interview

• a birthday party

The wedding was a muted event. It was probably:

• a tragic, tearful wedding

• a quiet, mild wedding

• a loud, dramatic wedding

• a serious, stressful wedding

If your hat doesn't fit on your head and it keeps tilting to the side, it is:

• apprehension

• strewn

• askew

• muted

Which of the following would most likely instill a love of reading?

• Buying video games

• Buying a bunch of books

• Reading books you enjoy

• Reading books you dislike

A disheveled individual would appear:

• immaculately prepared and dressed

• as if they had just fallen out of bed

• definitely in a hurry

• uncaring about anything

An eloquent speech would be:

• persuasive and well-spoken

• incomprehensible

• extremely divisive

• depressing and muted

Which of the following is the best example of someone cajoling another person?

• An IT support person helping someone fix their computer

• Two office workers making small talk

• A friend convincing another friend to ride a rollercoaster

• A bully making fun of another student