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Vocabulary Review Wk 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word is the definition for abnormal?
a)
not normal
b)
of very little importance or value
c)
to break or burst
d)
not willing to believe something
2.
Abrupt means ...
a)
gloomy, harsh, and frightening
b)
the cause of serious pain and suffering, or a state of such suffering
c)
sudden or unexpected
d)
to move back suddenly as though in pain or fear
3.
Accelerate means ...
a)
to speed up, or to cause to speed up
b)
not willing to believe something
c)
the cause of serious pain and suffering, or a state of such suffering
d)
to move back suddenly as though in pain or fear
4.
The cause of serious pain and suffering, or a state of such suffering is called...
a)
affliction
b)
notify
c)
abrupt
d)
rupture
5.
To surprise or amaze people into a state of shock 
a)
flabbergast
b)
notify
c)
rupture
d)
robust
6.
Which word should go on the blank?  Our hero is trapped in the jungle without a compass or water; his situation is looking ________.
a)
grim
b)
trivial
c)
flabbergasted
d)
abrupt
7.
Which word is the definition for abate?
a)
the cause of serious pain and suffering, or a state of such suffering
b)
to make or become less in amount or intensity
c)
to surprise or amaze people into a state of shock
d)
to make or become less in amount or intensity
8.
Which word belongs on the line?   I think my dog might have been abused at his last home; every time I reach down to pet him, he ________.
a)
ruptures
b)
winces
c)
flabbergasted
d)
throbs
9.
What word belongs on the line?  I lurched forward in my seat as the truck came to a _________ halt.
a)
abated
b)
abrupt
c)
robust
d)
grim
10.
Which word goes on the blank below?  The balloon ___________ when Zoe poked it with her sharp fingernails.
a)
throbbed
b)
ruptured
c)
abated
d)
perceived