5/5 Vocab Practice

Directions: Choose the best answer that defines the vocabulary word in italics.

After the investigation, the manager was found culpable for the data breach.

• Innocent

• Responsible or guilty

• Confused

• Uninformed

Directions: Choose the best answer that defines the vocabulary word in italics.

The scientist provided a definitive answer to the long-standing debate.

• Unclear

• Tentative

• Final and conclusive

• Biased

Directions: Choose the best answer that defines the vocabulary word in italics.

Her mercurial mood made it difficult to predict how she’d react.

• Steady and calm

• Easily changeable

• Friendly and warm

• Strong and silent

Directions: Choose the best answer that defines the vocabulary word in each sentence. He sat in silence to ruminate on his career decisions.

• A) Speak impulsively

• B) Avoid thinking

• C) Think deeply

• D) Laugh uncontrollably

Directions: Choose the best answer that defines the vocabulary word in each sentence.

The article unfairly vilified the actor for a minor mistake.

• Complimented

• Ignored

• Belittle

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

Directions: Choose the best answer that defines the vocabulary word in italics.

The committee will allocate the funds to the most urgent projects.

• Waste

• Assign or distribute

• Steal

• Deny

Directions: Choose the best answer that defines the vocabulary word in italics.

His instructions were so ambiguous that no one knew what to do.

• Clear and direct

• Vague or unclear

• Motivating

• Redundant

Directions: Choose the best answer that defines the vocabulary word in italics.

Blatant disregard for the rules shocked the entire class.

• Subtle

• Unnoticeable

• Obvious and offensive

• Delicate

Directions: Choose the best answer that defines the vocabulary word in italics.

The novel was written in a colloquial style that resembled everyday speech.

• Formal

• Slangy and informal

• Academic

• Robotic

Directions: Choose the best answer that defines the vocabulary word in italics.

The speaker tended to digress, often going off-topic during her lectures.

• Stay focused

• Go off-topic