Worksheets"Speech in the Virginia Convention" Vocabulary Check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?"
In the sentence above, what does the word arduous mean?
In the sentence above, what does the word arduous mean?
a)
Easy
b)
Difficult
c)
Hostile
d)
Poigant
2.
"Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received."
In the sentence above what does the word insidious mean?
In the sentence above what does the word insidious mean?
a)
Hateful
b)
Happy
c)
Mean
d)
Tricky
3.
"They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary."
In the sentence above what does the word formidable mean?
In the sentence above what does the word formidable mean?
a)
Hard to defeat
b)
Determined
c)
Tough
d)
All of the Above
4.
"No man thinks more highly than I do of patriotism."
In the sentence above, what does patriotism mean?
In the sentence above, what does patriotism mean?
a)
The Act of Patriots
b)
The Act of Loyalists
c)
The Act of Parliament
d)
All of the Above
5.
"These are the implements of war and subjugation."
In the sentence above, what does subjugation mean?
In the sentence above, what does subjugation mean?
a)
To bring under control
b)
To Dominate
c)
To rule
d)
All of the Above
6.
"To arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry of Parliament."
In the sentence above, what does tyrannical mean?
In the sentence above, what does tyrannical mean?
a)
Evil or Menacing
b)
Nice or Kind
c)
Normal or Casual
d)
Honest or Loyal
7.
"Whatever anguish of spirit it might cost, I am willing to know the whole truth."
In the sentence above, what does anguish mean?
In the sentence above, what does anguish mean?
a)
Increasing
b)
Decreasing
c)
Moving
8.
"We have prostrated ourselves before the throne."
In the sentence above, what does prostrated mean?
In the sentence above, what does prostrated mean?
a)
To be in a weak position
b)
To be in a powerful positon
c)
To be in a low position
d)
To be in a normal position
9.
"The war is inevitable."
In the sentence above, what does inevitable mean?
In the sentence above, what does inevitable mean?
a)
Can change
b)
Has to happen
c)
Has a possibility to happen
d)
None of the Above
10.
"And we have implored it's interposition to arrest tyrannical hands."
In the sentence above, what does interposition mean?
In the sentence above, what does interposition mean?
a)
To interfere
b)
To position something
c)
To move somewhere
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