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WorksheetsDLR7 Test 19-21
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The proud spectators ________ their country's flag after their team won the game.
a)
flourished
b)
scrutinized
c)
forfeited
d)
recuperated
2.
When the ______ returned from the war, his hometown welcomed him back with a parade.
a)
magnate
b)
soldier
c)
mercenary
d)
waif
3.
How do you spell...
a)
soulger
b)
mersinnary
c)
soldier
d)
mercenery
4.
The teacher was impressed that the student asked such a __________ question.
a)
waif
b)
finicky
c)
provocative
d)
surly
5.
This is a...
a)
flourish
b)
finicky
c)
surly
d)
shrewd
6.
Synonyms:
smart, sharp, perceptive
neutral or positive connotation, suggesting the person pays close attention to what's going on
smart, sharp, perceptive
neutral or positive connotation, suggesting the person pays close attention to what's going on
a)
shrewd
b)
judicious
c)
wise
d)
astute
7.
Vital cannot be used to mean...
a)
Energetic
b)
Necessary
c)
Critical
d)
Focused
8.
A critical reader will __________ an argument.
a)
resign
b)
scrutinize
c)
necessitate
d)
recuperate
9.
This picture is...
a)
morbid
b)
slothful
c)
putrid
d)
vigilant
10.
The person who owned these has suffered a _____.
a)
compile
b)
resign
c)
forfeiture
d)
recuperate
11.
Love.
You can't touch it because it's...
You can't touch it because it's...
a)
provocative
b)
intangible
c)
morbid
d)
waif
12.
Correct Usage:
Which sentence contains no
misplaced
or
dangling
modifiers?
Which sentence contains no
misplaced
or
dangling
modifiers?
a)
The waiter served pasta covered in butter sauce to the woman.
b)
The waiter served pasta to the woman covered in butter sauce.
c)
Covered in butter sauce, the waiter served the woman pasta.
d)
Serving the woman, the pasta was covered in butter sauce by the waiter.
13.
This man looks like a....
a)
judicious sloth
b)
astute recruit
c)
wise waif
d)
shrewd magnate
14.
She dreads cooking for her brother because he is such a ___________ eater.
a)
finicky
b)
judicious
c)
vigilant
d)
vital
15.
A waif is not...
a)
lost
b)
skinny
c)
protected
d)
orphaned
16.
a)
resigned
b)
realized
c)
recruited
d)
recuperated
17.
Pay attention!
Stop being so ____________.
Stop being so ____________.
a)
surly
b)
slothful
c)
finicky
d)
astute
18.
Five nails on the fore-feet, and four (_________five) on the hind-feet.
a)
ultimately
b)
vitally
c)
morbidly
d)
occasionally
19.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a)
ocasionally
b)
necesitate
c)
judgicious
d)
denounce
20.
A magnate
is shrewd
just like....
is shrewd
just like....
a)
a dinosaur is vigilant
b)
a soldier is finicky
c)
a morbid is putrid
d)
a waif is thin
21.
These crimes necessitate further acts of vengeance, and the curse is thus transmitted from generation to generation.
Necessitate means...
Necessitate means...
a)
avoid
b)
gobble
c)
force
d)
apex
22.
This man is not...
a)
scrutinizing
b)
vigilant
c)
astute
d)
recuperating
23.
to grow vigorously
wave in the air; add a fancy touch
wave in the air; add a fancy touch
a)
morbid
b)
flourish
c)
recuperate
d)
comply
24.
This definitely does not depict...
a)
an apex
b)
judicious behavior
c)
vitality
d)
ultimate goals
25.
You cannot be slothful
if you hope to ________ your goals.
if you hope to ________ your goals.
a)
realize
b)
denounce
c)
flourish
d)
compile
26.
get or gather together
a)
compile
b)
recruit
c)
realize
d)
recuperate
27.
speak out against
a)
denounce
b)
shrewd
c)
scrutinize
d)
judicious
28.
fastidious, picky, persnickety
a)
finicky
b)
surly
c)
provocative
d)
slothful
29.
concerned
with money
more than
ethics;
a hired gun
with money
more than
ethics;
a hired gun
a)
mercenary
b)
soldier
c)
recruit
d)
magnate
30.
morally corrupt;
decaying
decaying
a)
morbid
b)
putrid
c)
surly
d)
scrutinize
31.
tending to excite or stimulate
a)
vital
b)
scrutinize
c)
provocative
d)
denounce
32.
regain a former condition;
recover from an illness or loss
recover from an illness or loss
a)
waif
b)
denounce
c)
forfeiture
d)
recuperate
33.
carefully observe; alert for danger
a)
judicious
b)
shrewd
c)
mercenary
d)
vigilant
34.
Correct usage:
Which sentence has a dangling modifier?
Which sentence has a dangling modifier?
a)
Looking toward the east, a storm was quickly approaching.
b)
From the east, a storm was quickly approaching.
c)
Neither
d)
Both
35.
Word Parts:
Which word has a root that means
"to call"?
Which word has a root that means
"to call"?
a)
Provoke
b)
Magnate
c)
Forfeit
d)
Morbid
36.
Word Parts:
Which word has a root that mean "death"?
Which word has a root that mean "death"?
a)
Morbid
b)
Putrid
c)
Scrutinize
d)
Magnate
37.
Word Parts:
Which word has a root that means "great"?
Which word has a root that means "great"?
a)
Magnate
b)
Ultimate
c)
Apex
d)
Vital
38.
Sentence Type:
I tried to speak German, and the clerk tried to speak English.
I tried to speak German, and the clerk tried to speak English.
a)
Simple
b)
Complex
c)
Compound
d)
Compound-Complex
39.
Sentence Type:
My niece, wearing a flashy pink dress, is waiting in line.
My niece, wearing a flashy pink dress, is waiting in line.
a)
Simple
b)
Complex
c)
Compound
d)
Compound-Complex
40.
Synonym:
to necessitate
is to...
to necessitate
is to...
a)
optional
b)
fall
c)
dissuade
d)
require
41.
Phrase or clause?
As if there was a disaster
As if there was a disaster
a)
Phrase
b)
None
c)
Dependent Clause
d)
Independent Clause
42.
Identify the figure of speech:
"So are you to my thoughts
as food to life."
"So are you to my thoughts
as food to life."
a)
idiom
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
43.
Sentence Type:
He spoke with several neighbors who were also upset with the loud disturbances.
He spoke with several neighbors who were also upset with the loud disturbances.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
d)
Compound-Complex
44.
Antonym:
to denounce
is definitely not to...
to denounce
is definitely not to...
a)
applaud
b)
release
c)
customize
d)
condemn
45.
Sentence Type:
We decided that the price was too high, but our neighbors, who spend frivolously, disagreed with us.
We decided that the price was too high, but our neighbors, who spend frivolously, disagreed with us.
a)
Simple
b)
Complex
c)
Compound
d)
Compound-Complex
46.
Connotation:
All these words
suggest a person is
smart,
but
which one suggests
they are
untrustworthy?
All these words
suggest a person is
smart,
but
which one suggests
they are
untrustworthy?
a)
wise
b)
astute
c)
shrewd
d)
judicious
47.
Identify the figure of speech:
I understand you are upset with her, but
it takes two to tango.
I understand you are upset with her, but
it takes two to tango.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
48.
Phrase or clause?
Since I was a baby
Since I was a baby
a)
Phrase
b)
Independent Clause
c)
Dependent Clause
d)
None
49.
Connotation: Which word is the least appropriate?
Many respected her, regarding her as a ________ businesswoman.
Many respected her, regarding her as a ________ businesswoman.
a)
Astute
b)
Judicious
c)
Wise
d)
Shrewd
50.
Correct Usage: Select the sentence that eliminates the redundancies and wordiness without removing ideas.
If you want to be successful you must first master the basic fundamentals before learning the more advanced skills.
If you want to be successful you must first master the basic fundamentals before learning the more advanced skills.
a)
To be successful you must master the basics before learning advanced skills.
b)
If you want to be a success you must master the skills.
c)
You must master the fundamentals.
d)
To be a success you must master advanced skills as well as the fundamentals.
51.
Phrase or Clause?
The elephant had tusks
The elephant had tusks
a)
Phrase
b)
Independent Clause
c)
Dependent Clause
d)
None
52.
What is the base clause?
The vegetables at Wally World are cheaper
than those at Wholesome Foods.
The vegetables at Wally World are cheaper
than those at Wholesome Foods.
a)
Wally World cheaper Wholesome Foods.
b)
The vegetables are cheaper.
c)
Cheaper than those.
d)
Wally World are cheaper.
53.
What is the base clause?
After I replaced the ink in my printer, my papers looked much better.
After I replaced the ink in my printer, my papers looked much better.
a)
After I replaced the ink.
b)
Ink in my printer.
c)
My papers looked better.
d)
Print paper better.
54.
What is the base clause?
The officer interviewed other neighbors who were also upset about the noisy disturbances.
The officer interviewed other neighbors who were also upset about the noisy disturbances.
a)
The officer interviewed neighbors.
b)
Neighbors who were upset.
c)
Upset about disturbances.
d)
Officer neighbors disturbances.
55.
What is the base clause?
Since it is a school night, I cannot go to the party with my friends.
Since it is a school night, I cannot go to the party with my friends.
a)
It is a night.
b)
I cannot go.
c)
Go to the party.
d)
Party with my friends.
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