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Academic Vocabulary Set 10

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
(verb) to obey or to go along with something such as a rule, law, regulation, or wish
a)
assert
b)
context
c)
comply
d)
theory
2.
The teachers and staff at our school expect                               from students when it comes to following school rules.
a)
compliance
b)
minimum
c)
comply
d)
isolate
3.
(verb) to separate somebody or something from others of the same type
a)
comply
b)
pursue
c)
assert
d)
isolate
4.
 It’s hard for some students to                                   with the school’s rule about keeping cell phones put away while in the classroom. 
a)
assert
b)
status
c)
comply
d)
isolate
5.
(noun) 1. text surrounding word or passage that help to explain its meaning 2. surrounding conditions that form the environment within which something exists or takes place
a)
consequent
b)
context
c)
assert
d)
context
6.
(verb) 1.behave forcefully: to exercise your power and influence in an obvious way 2. to state clearly and strongly that something is true
a)
minimum
b)
context
c)
isolate
d)
assert
7.
The dog                                 the cat as it chased it through the neighborhood.
a)
complied
b)
pursue
c)
comply
d)
pursued
8.
(noun) the lowest possible amount or degree of something (adjective) the lowest possible 
a)
principle
b)
status
c)
theory
d)
minimum
9.
I hope to                               my dream of becoming a famous Broadway actor.  
a)
isolate
b)
status
c)
pursue
d)
assert
10.
The man lived in                                   and never had contact with anyone from the outside world.
a)
isolation
b)
status
c)
minimum
d)
isolate
11.
When I feel angry, it’s sometimes best for me to                                   myself from others for a while.
a)
minimum
b)
pursue
c)
isolate
d)
consequent
12.
He got a flat tire on the way to the airport;                                  , he missed his flight.
a)
isolated
b)
consequently
c)
assertive
d)
theory
13.
To be healthy you should eat/drink a                           of 2 servings of fruit a day.
a)
context
b)
theory
c)
minimum
d)
status
14.
(noun) a formal idea or set of ideas, intended to explain something  
a)
pursue
b)
isolate
c)
theory
d)
principle
15.
(adjective) following as a result or effect
a)
principle
b)
consequent
c)
context
d)
minimum
16.
(noun) 1. a general belief that you have about the way you should behave, which influences your behavior 2. a general or basic truth that explains how something happens or works
a)
principle
b)
theory
c)
context
d)
consequent
17.
We can figure out the meaning of the word by the                             of the rest of the sentence. 
a)
context
b)
status
c)
theory
d)
consequent
18.
(verb) to chase somebody; to try to get or achieve something 
a)
pursue
b)
isolate
c)
assert
d)
comply
19.
The prisoner                                     his innocence even though the evidence suggested he was guilty.
a)
theory
b)
asserted
c)
complied
d)
consequent
20.
One of the                                 of electricity is that it flows in a circuit.
a)
principles
b)
compliance
c)
consequent
d)
isolated
21.
(noun)  1.rank: the comparative position or standing of somebody or something in a society or other group 2. condition: a condition that is subject to [likely to] change 
a)
pursue
b)
isolate
c)
status
d)
assert
22.
Wildfires and the                                     loss of plant growth have devastated the southwest
a)
isolate
b)
theory
c)
status
d)
consequent
23.
Charles Darwin’s                           of evolution explains how plants and animals changed over a long period of time.
a)
principle
b)
pursuit
c)
theory
d)
context
24.
The #1                         that guides my actions is doing what is right, even when it’s hard.
a)
consequent
b)
status
c)
context
d)
principle
25.
In                                  , you can put anything on a pizza, but fish and chocolate would taste awful! 
a)
asserted
b)
consequent
c)
complied
d)
theory
26.
What is the marital                                 of Mrs. Turnbull? She is married.
a)
status
b)
theory
c)
pursued
d)
principle
27.
She                                 her independence from her parents by declaring that she needed a later curfew.
a)
minimum
b)
isolated
c)
context
d)
asserted
28.
An example of applying a school lesson in a real-world                                 is using a ramp, or inclined plane, to help students in wheelchairs get up stairs.
a)
theory
b)
context
c)
status
d)
isolation
29.
One career many people associate with                             is a business executive.
a)
compliance
b)
asserted
c)
status
d)
isolated
30.
The                             height requirement for riding in these go-carts is 42 inches.
a)
minimum
b)
status
c)
complied
d)
isolated