Grade 9 Term 2 Revision Quiz

Choose the option that best completes the following sentence.

 

Ned Kelly, an Australian outlaw during the 1800s, gained fame and notoriety as often he __________ authorities by fleeing to the mountainside.

• beckoned

• eluded

• berthed

• commiserated

• fryed

Choose the option that best completes the following sentence.

"Be careful when walking along this street as there are many __________ that will try to sell you lottery tickets at absurd prices," cautioned the travel agent.

• philanthropists

• touts

• spinsters

• reticence

• rancour

Choose the option that best completes the following sentence.

"If you want a quality dress, I suggest you provide me with a new piece of fabric as this one is completely __________," advised the seamstress.

• mystified

• frayed

• fleeting

• wilful

• vagrant

Choose the option that best completes the following sentence.

At the prime minister's _____________, a treaty that called for urgent action to solve the drought problem in the district was signed.

• sneer

• impsoter

• philanthropist

• rancor

• instigation

Choose the option that best completes the following sentence.

Even though he lacked the evidence to support his suspicions, the detective __________ that the motive behind this crime was personal.

• betokened

• hoved

• mended

• obliterated

• surmised

Choose the option that best completes the following sentence.

"This ancient temple is known for its __________ atmosphere that encourages silence, peace, and contemplation," explained the tour guide.

• livid

• morose

• abject

• fourfold

• pious

Choose the option that best completes the following sentence.

The chef volunteered to deliver a huge __________ of vegetable stew to the nearby soup kitchen.

• canopy

• crescendo

• equanimity

• cauldron

• gait

Choose the option that best completes the following sentence.

After the heavy rainstorm, the ship's deck was completely __________ and flooded.

• awash

• soporific

• impish

• malevolent

• oblivious

Choose the option that best completes the following sentence.

The old man scoffed and __________ at the sight of people littering and throwing plastic waste near the park.

• faltered

• disembarked

• crimsoned

• sallied forth

• tutted

Choose the option that best completes the following sentence.

The anthropologist carefully observed how the Amazonian tribe chanted and chimed __________ towards the sky in praise of their deities.

• demeanours

• vexatious

• bickerings

• squalls

• incantations