Unit 1 Vocabulary Review

Abigail is trying to 'ameliorate' her grades. What is she trying to do?

• Improve

• Worsen

• Enhance

• Reduce

Anika, Avery, and Kai are planning a picnic. They want to make sure they don't waste any food. What should they do to 'conserve' food?

• Throw away any leftovers

• Only take what they can eat

• Ignore the amount of food they have

• Count the number of food items

David found that not studying for his exams was a 'detriment' to his grades. What would be the antonym of 'detriment' in this context?

• Advantage

• Disadvantage

• Foreign

• Native

Rohan found a fruit in the market that he had never seen before. How would you describe such a fruit?

• Exotic

• Foolish

• Previously

• Now

Avery, Aria, and Emma were discussing the meaning of different words. Avery used the word 'folly'. Can you tell what is the synonym of 'folly' that Avery used?

• Wisdom

• Foreign, strange

• Previously

• Now

Abigail found a rare, 'exotic' bird during her vacation. Which of the following words could replace 'exotic' in this context?

• foreign

• ordinary

• unfamiliar

• strange

Harper, Nora, and Oliver were discussing the decisions made by a character in a book they were reading for their literature class. Harper argued that the character's actions were full of 'folly'. Oliver disagreed and said the character's actions were the opposite of 'folly'. What word could Oliver have used to describe the character's actions?

• wisdom

• intelligence

• knowledge

• sagacity

Noah is working on a project that is not going well. He asks Henry for advice. Henry suggests some changes that could 'ameliorate' the situation. What does Henry suggest?

• Henry suggests making the project worse or deteriorating it

• Henry suggests making the project better or improving it

• Henry suggests keeping the project the same or maintaining it

• Henry suggests ignoring or neglecting the project

Using treats increases the __________ of young puppies when training them.

• disruptiveness

• tractability

• subversion

• intractability

On Shannon's vacation, she woke up every morning and was delighted to see​ (a)  

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animals all around her bed & breakfast.​

• domestic
• exotic
• normal
• noncarcinogenic