Grade 8 Vocabulary Assessment Practice

What is the synonym of (laden)?

• showily

• loaded

• timidly

• believable

What is the synonym of (plausible)?

• showily

• loaded

• timidly

• believable

What is the synonym of (ostentatiously)?

• showily

• loaded

• timidly

• believable

What is the synonym of (diffidently)?

• showily

• loaded

• timidly

• believable

What is the synonym of (phony)?

• fake

• bored

• awkward

• neglecting

What is the synonym of (clumsy)?

• fake

• bored

• awkward

• neglecting

What is the antonym of (pestering)?

• fake

• bored

• awkward

• neglecting

What is the antonym of (intrigued)?

• fake

• bored

• awkward

• neglecting

Choose the word that best completes the meaning of the sentence:

The evidence from the reading assessments showed that students who had stronger word ................................................ skills were able to read words quickly and easily

• pretense

• recognition

• palette

• diffidently

Choose the word that best completes the meaning of the sentence:

Detective Johnson saw through the criminal's ................................................. of innocence and gathered evidence that directly linked them to the crime scene.

• pretense

• recognition

• palette

• diffidently