Worksheets8th grade released SOL vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word is a synonym for "mimic"?
a)
imitate
b)
respect
c)
repeat
d)
present
2.
The amount of water that I put in the coffee pot _____________ how much my cup could hold, so it overflowed.
a)
mimics
b)
reverenced
c)
surpassed
d)
renowned
3.
The rise in our overall global climate has forced a ____________ effect on the environment.
a)
reverence
b)
radical
c)
renowned
d)
scrutinizing
4.
Which word would be the best antonym for "critique"?
a)
examine
b)
score
c)
judge
d)
praise
5.
She stepped around the sign that acted as a/an ____________ between her and the doorway.
a)
reverence
b)
impediment
c)
obsolete
d)
mimic
6.
The young girl looked up to her father with nothing but total ____________.
a)
renowned
b)
domesticate
c)
reverence
d)
turmoil
7.
Which answer provides the two best synonyms for the word "turmoil"?
a)
commotion; confusion
b)
chaos; order
c)
commotion; neat
d)
confusion; pristine
8.
Which word is an antonym for "adept"?
a)
unskilled
b)
talented
c)
skilled
d)
able
9.
I watched in despair as our water supply continued to __________ in the hot desert heat.
a)
domesticate
b)
obsolete
c)
dwindle
d)
scrutinize
10.
Which vocabulary word means "tame"?
a)
provision
b)
renowned
c)
scrutinize
d)
domesticate
11.
The teacher's one _____________ during independent work time is that you do your own work without
a)
critique
b)
provision
c)
turmoil
d)
scrutinize
12.
Which of the following would most likely be considered 'obsolete' to a person today?
a)
cell phone
b)
Facebook
c)
payphone
d)
eReader (electronic book)
13.
Which of the following would be someone who most people everywhere in the world would consider "renowned"?
a)
Michael Jackson
b)
Jerry Putt, DMMS Principal
c)
Mr. Bosse, DMMS Teacher
d)
Mr. Balio, JHHS Teacher
14.
If you are going to just stand there ___________, the least you could do is keep your voices down so that I can hear the tv.
a)
scrutinizing
b)
bantering
c)
critiquing
d)
mimicking
15.
The teacher looked around the room, ____________ each face carefully, trying to determine who had made the rude comment.
a)
bantering
b)
critiquing
c)
scrutinizing
d)
surpassing
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