Vocabulary Mastery Quiz

What does the word "commenced" mean?

• Ended

• Started

• Continued

• Paused

Which of the following is a synonym for "heroic"?

• Cowardly

• Brave

• Ordinary

• Fearful

Choose the sentence where "exaggeration" is used correctly.

• He won the game without any exaggeration.

• She found an exaggeration of shells on the beach.

• His story about the fish was an exaggeration; it wasn't that big.

• They decided to exaggeration the truth.

What is the antonym of "impress"?

• Astonish

• Disappoint

• Fascinate

• Amaze

Which word means to walk in a slow, relaxed manner?

• Sauntered

• Posed

• Wring

• Commenced

"Posed" can be used to describe someone who:

• Is running quickly.

• Is standing for a photograph.

• Is singing loudly.

• Is writing a book.

Fill in the blank: The knight's __________ deeds were celebrated throughout the kingdom.

• Exaggeration

• Heroic

• Commenced

• Posed

Which of the following is a synonym for "deeds"?

• Actions

• Words

• Thoughts

• Dreams

Choose the sentence where "wring" is used correctly.

• She decided to wring her hands in despair.

• They wring to the store to buy milk.

• He could wring the answer from the book.

• The cat wring up the tree quickly.

What does "exaggeration" mean?

• A truthful statement

• A reduction in details

• An overstatement or stretching of the truth

• A direct quote