"Cred" Vocabulary Quiz

Match the following words to their definitions.

• incredulity

• an idea or set of beliefs that guides the actions of a person or group (noun)

• credo

• the quality or state of being incredulous; disbelief (noun)

• credentials

• belief that something is true (noun)

• credulous

• ready to believe, especially on slight or uncertain evidence (adjective)

• credence

• a document which shows that a person is qualified to do a particular job (noun)

If you continue to act suspicious, it will give (a)   to the idea that you have something to hide.

Before being allowed into the locker room to interview the players, Allan had to show his press (a)   .

"Live life to the fullest" was Yasmine's personal (a)   .

You can imagine my look of (a)   when I saw that a cement truck had poured its load into the back of my new convertible!

Uriah was too (a)   ; he fell for every scam on the internet.

Liz felt more confident about her court case after she saw her lawyer's impressive _____. Which word belongs in the blank?

• credo

• credentials

• incredulity

• credulous

David's parents warned him not to be _______ about things he read on social media because people often post claims that are false. Which word belongs in the blank?

• credulous

• credence

• credo

• credentials

Tina's guilty behavior made it easy for her classmates to give _______ to the rumor that she cheated on the test. Which word belongs in the blank?

• credulous

• credo

• incredulity

• credence

Spider-Man's ____ is "With great power comes great responsibility." Which word belongs in the blank?

• credentials

• credo

• credence

• incredulity