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WorksheetsLAVA 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Seeing the creepy clown ____ a sense of fear within Bob, who once got lost at the circus.
a)
belligerent
b)
pragmatic
c)
extravagant
d)
evokes
2.
The Avengers were a ________ team until Steve and Tony had an argument.
a)
cohesive
b)
amenable
c)
extravagant
d)
pragmatic
3.
My little brother completely _______ the fight when he ate the last chocolate pop tart.
a)
evoked
b)
instigated
c)
vilified
d)
belligerent
4.
The coach acted ____ when he stormed onto the field and started yelling at the Referee for the bad call.
a)
ornate
b)
amenable
c)
belligerent
d)
cohesive
5.
The ____________private jet had its own bowling alley, movie theater, and mini golf.
a)
ornate
b)
extravagant
c)
belligerent
d)
hackneyed
6.
After Marcia didn't get the lead role in the school play, she began to _____ her drama teacher to her friends and family.
a)
evoke
b)
alienate
c)
vilify
d)
instigate
7.
Shawn was so _________ in his text messaging that he accidentally ran a red light, jumped a curb, and crashed his new Jeep into a pond.
a)
vilified
b)
relinquished
c)
entrenched
d)
denounced
8.
The _______ wrought iron railing had been twisted into an amazing geometric pattern of diamonds and stars.
a)
lavish
b)
ornate
c)
hackneyed
d)
consensus
9.
Bridget was much more _______ than Sally, who never agreed to anything.
a)
prosperity
b)
alienated
c)
denounced
d)
amenable
10.
Instead of pitching a fit, Chef Louie had to be ________ when the staff told him they ran out of lobster sauce, so he used shrimp sauce instead.
a)
pragmatic
b)
hackneyed
c)
ornate
d)
cohesive
11.
Dak Prescott's ______ NFL career really took off after Tony Romo was injured.
a)
hackneyed
b)
burgeoning
c)
dissenting
d)
denounced
12.
Sadly, the Oregon football player ____ control of the ball before he crossed into the end zone.
a)
vilified
b)
evoked
c)
subverted
d)
relinquished
13.
Penny felt _________ by her friends' complex science discussion, because she did not have a Phd in physics.
a)
consensus
b)
alienated
c)
subvert
d)
relinquished
14.
Pizza Palace claims that the sauce is the most important ______ in pizza, but Pizza Shack says cheese is more important.
a)
constituent
b)
consensus
c)
prosperity
d)
burgeon
15.
The frustrated students decided to ____ the substitute teacher by switching seats and pretending not to speak English.
a)
dissent
b)
denounced
c)
subvert
d)
constituent
16.
The friends came to a ______ that they should go to the movies first and then eat out later.
a)
dissent
b)
consensus
c)
burgeon
d)
entrench
17.
On Monday, you could almost feel the _____ in the hallways when the students had to wear their uniforms for the first time.
a)
relinquish
b)
dissent
c)
denounce
d)
alienate
18.
The politician ______ his opponent during the debate, saying that voters want a more qualified President.
a)
instigated
b)
burgeoned
c)
relinquished
d)
denounced
19.
Clowns have been so over-used lately that it's almost _____ and not scary at all.
a)
hackneyed
b)
subvert
c)
ornate
d)
pragmatic
20.
Certainly, the wealthy business owner's ______ has made him the topic of many talk shows and news articles.
a)
consensus
b)
prosperity
c)
cohesive
d)
extravagant
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