Vocabulary Quiz 2 for Unit 1 (Memoir 12th)

Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario:

When Susan became nervous, she found herself talking excessively. Sometimes she babbled on for several minutes without a break!

• Distraught

• Apex

• Inevitable

• Loquacious

Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario:

After hearing that his favorite musician would no longer be touring or creating new content, Bobby spent the entire weekend listening to the artist's music, ignoring all his friend's texts and calls.

• Penchant

• Candid

• Loquacious

• Insatiable

Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario:

When Pauline became anxious about work, she had a tendency to ease her anxiety by cleaning and organizing to an extreme degree.

• Penchant

• Candid

• Loquacious

• Contend

Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario:

Julia trained for a year to hike the more than 2000-mile-long Appalachian Trail. She had completed other difficult hikes, but she felt the Appalachian Trail was the one all hikers aspired to complete.

• Contend

• Insatiable

• Apex

• Penchant

Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario:

Hakim was afraid that, if he stayed in one place too long, he might become too comfortable and stop trying to learn and improve in his job.

• Penchant

• Complacent

• Peruse

• Distraught

Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario:

Reba knew that she wanted to buy a car, but she was not prepared to make a definite decision yet. She went to the car lots when they were closed so she could take her time browsing without pressure from a salesperson.

• Peruse

• Inevitable

• Distraught

• Candid

Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario:

While running the ultra marathon, Corbin became worried because no amount of water or sports drink would quench his thirst. He knew this was a sign of extreme dehydration.

• Candid

• Complacent

• Insatiable

• Distraught

Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario:

Everyone in the office knew to talk to Karla if they wanted truly helpful feedback on their performance; they knew she didn't sugarcoat the truth.

• Loquacious

• Candid

• Contend

• Complacent

Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario:

Since the town only had one snow plow and lots of narrow, rural roads, the students all knew that any amount of snow would lead to school closure, usually for multiple days!

• Inevitable

• Insatiable

• Distraught

• Contend

Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario:

When Demelza bought her first house, she was forced to struggle with a never-ending list of unexpected home improvements.

• Contend

• Peruse

• Distraught

• Complacent