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WorksheetsVocabulary Level A Unit 11
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
There is old saying that nothing is really __________ except death and taxes.
a)
extinct
b)
inevitable
c)
dogged
2.
We were completely _________________
when we saw the immense damage that the tornado had done in such a short time.
when we saw the immense damage that the tornado had done in such a short time.
a)
dumbfounded
b)
meteoric
c)
inevitable
3.
As the buffalo began to decrease sharply in numbers, conservationists feared that it might become totally ______________.
a)
extinct
b)
fossil
c)
distorted
4.
Whenever our team needs a few yards to make the first touchdown, we call on our big, ________
fullback.
fullback.
a)
dumbfounded
b)
vandalism
c)
burly
5.
The trade ship stopped at the nearest port to __________________the water supply.
a)
rummage
b)
rend
c)
replenish
6.
If you want to improve your math score, you should not ____________ so often on your homework.
a)
rummage
b)
skimp
c)
prevail
7.
The con artist used so many ______________
over the course of his criminal career that he sometimes forgot his real name.
over the course of his criminal career that he sometimes forgot his real name.
a)
distorted
b)
sleuths
c)
alias
8.
We saw a bolt of lightning ____________
the huge limb from the mighty oak tree.
the huge limb from the mighty oak tree.
a)
burly
b)
grit
c)
rend
9.
We greatly admired the _____________ determination of the detective who found new evidence in the five year old case.
a)
dumbfounded
b)
extinct
c)
dogged
10.
After the furious ride over the countryside, we allowed the horse to ____________ back to the barn.
a)
amble
b)
rend
c)
grit
11.
The rock singer enjoyed ______________rise to stardom in just four short weeks.
a)
prevail
b)
meteoric
c)
burly
12.
The rock singer enjoyed ______________rise to stardom in just four short weeks.
a)
meteoric
b)
burly
c)
ingrained
13.
________________ fuel is made from coal formed from the decayed bodies of plants hundreds of thousands of years ago.
a)
fossil
b)
extinct
c)
replenish
14.
Grime on the mechanic's hands was so deeply _____________ that even a thorough scrubbing could not clean it.
a)
parody
b)
ingrained
c)
prevail
15.
Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous ___________ in literature.
a)
sleuths
b)
fossils
c)
alias
16.
Isn't it fun to _______________ around the attic on rainy days and look for odds and ends?
a)
replenish
b)
rend
c)
rummage
17.
Isn't it a shame that the city has to spend thousands of dollars to repair the damage done by ___________________.
a)
aliases
b)
grit
c)
vandalism
18.
Her ability to _________________ the words and gestures of people make her a rising comic.
a)
parody
b)
dumbfound
c)
skimp
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