English 9 Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence or answers the question.

An obstacle that has been overcome has been

• prevented
• obstructed
• surmounted
• identified

Which of the following words could be used to describe a version of a classic novel that has been made shorter for young readers?

• unedited
• abridged
• anonymous
• augmented

Which of the following is the opposite of condemn?

• cancel
• conceal
• clarify
• condone

Someone who is renowned in his or her field is:

• eminent
• controversial
• tireless
• overlooked

Another word for disagreement is:

• unanimity
• withdrawal
• dissent
• harmony

Which of the following is the opposite of reconciliation?

• peace
• toil
• slump
• rift

Then he returned to the kingdom and usurped the throne.

In the sentence above, usurped is used to:

• indicate that the ogre was invited to take the throne
• show that the ogre is unwilling to rule the kingdom
• suggest that the ogre is a wise ruler
• show that the ogre took control forcibly

Not surprisingly, he proved to be a nasty and irate ruler.

In the sentence above, irate means:

• noisy
• angry
• famous
• generous

Furthermore, as a result of his greed and his gluttony, the rest were reduced to poverty and left with barely enough to eat.

Which of the following words could be used to replace gluttony in the sentence above?

• stubborness
• graciousness
• irritability
• rapaciousness

Now that his dreadful rule over the land was terminated, the royal couple happily returned to its home.

In the sentence above, terminated means:

• ended
• commenced
• interrupted
• extended