WorksheetsU9 - “Zoo..." Vocabulary Practice
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the word that differs most in meaning from the other words.
a)
hope
b)
uselessness
c)
futility
d)meaninlessness
2.
Choose the word that differs most in meaning from the other words.
a)unadorned
b)desolate
c)lush
d)sterile
3.
Choose the word that differs most in meaning from the other words.
a)
suffering
b)
deprivation
c)
lack
d)wealth
4.
Choose the word that differs most in meaning from the other words.
a)
persuasion
b)
truth
c)
propaganda
d)bias
5.
Choose the word that differs most in meaning from the other words.
a)
boss
b)
equal
c)
peer
d)counterpart
6.
Choose the word that differs most in meaning from the other words.
a)
ordinary
b)
exotic
c)
foreign
d)extraordinary
7.
Which is best defined by the following:
___________________ is the condition of not having one's needs met; a lack of...
___________________ is the condition of not having one's needs met; a lack of...
a)
deprivation
b)
propaganda
c)
languish
d)sterile
8.
Which is best defined by the following:
_____________ means uselessness.
_____________ means uselessness.
a)propaganda
b)
exploit
c)futility
d)exotic
9.
Which is best defined by the following:
___________________ means foreign, unusual, exciting.
___________________ means foreign, unusual, exciting.
a)languish
b)exploit
c)
counterpart
d)exotic
10.
Which is best defined by the following:
_________________ is information that supports a certain cause.
_________________ is information that supports a certain cause.
a)futility
b)propaganda
c)deprivation
d)exploit
11.
Which is best defined by the following:
A __________ has the same functions and traits as another.
A __________ has the same functions and traits as another.
a)languish
b)futility
c)counterpart
d)sterile
12.
Which is best defined by the following:
______________ means to use for selfish purposes.
______________ means to use for selfish purposes.
a)exploit
b)propaganda
c)futility
d)counterpart
13.
Which is best defined by the following:
_____________ means a loss of strength and vitality.
_____________ means a loss of strength and vitality.
a)
languish
b)
deprivation
c)
futility
d)exotic
14.
Which is best defined by the following:
_______ means barren, lacking vitality.
_______ means barren, lacking vitality.
a)exotic
b)languish
c)exploit
d)sterile
15.
You could find ___________________ in the marterials of a political campaign.
a)
propaganda
b)
futility
c)
exotic
d)
deprivation
16.
A lion, jaguar, or cougar might be a wild ____________ for a house cat.
a)languish
b)exotic
c)
counterpart
d)propaganda
17.
Living in a ________ environment would be boring because there would be nothing stimulating or interesting.
a)deprivation
b)languish
c)sterile
d)futility
18.
A house plant might ____________ if there is not enough or too much sunlight in the new location.
a)languish
b)deprivation
c)sterile
d)counterpart
19.
The feeling of ___________ after losing a game should not last long because there is always antoher game or another season.
a)deprivation
b)languish
c)exploit
d)futility
20.
A buisness could _____________ workers by not paying them fairly for the amount of time they work.
a)exploit
b)deprivation
c)sterile
d)exotic
21.
Some ______ places include Antarctica and other remote places where few people live.
a)deprivation
b)exotic
c)exploit
d)sterile
22.
Sleep ____________ is a condition of not getting enough sleep; a lack of sleep.
a)exotic
b)propaganda
c)counterpart
d)deprivation
23.
Choose the word that differs most in meaning from the other words.
a)
suffer
b)
languish
c)
enjoy
d)endure
24.
Choose the word that differs most in meaning from the other words.
a)
exploit
b)
aid
c)
help
d)befriend
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