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SAT Power Plus Vocabulary, Lesson 10

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
?
a)
onions
b)
minions
c)
filet mignon
d)
bane
2.
A synonym for affiliate is...
a)
snow day
b)
intern 
c)
boss
d)
associate
3.
The bane of Superman's existence is...
a)
peanuts (very allergic)
b)
Lex Luther
c)
SpongeBob SquarePants
d)
broccoli 
4.
Something that is a calumny is: 
a)
slanderous and false
b)
Full of Greek columns
c)
slanderous but oh so true
d)
only embarrassing to your grandmother
5.
When asked about the state of education, Dr. A. is unlikely to: 
a)
be silent
b)
garble
c)
fawn
d)
prevaricate
6.
"I didn't eat your dessert!" cried the chocolate, creme and berry reduction covered child. It was obvious this was a: 
a)
a white lie
b)
a sign of the evil to come
c)
blatant lie
d)
something that was my fault
7.
The Summarians fawned over: 
a)
A well-crafted, scientifically sound background research paper, complete with error analysis, educated sources, and transitional words and phrases so well done, you shed a tear
b)
butter
c)
invasive blackberry bushes
d)
strict tardy policies
8.
"Don't _________," yelled the experienced Summarian. "Don't you know there are fair, yet strict tardy policies here?"
a)
fight in B Hall
b)
dawdle
c)
fight in C Hall
d)
prevaricate
9.
The only way to _________________ the Angry Snow Gods is to go to school all summer. All summer. Yep. 
a)
garble
b)
berate
c)
pacify
d)
filch
10.
A synonym for berate is: 
a)
derate
b)
rerate
c)
to scold
d)
to scald
11.
One place that is not desolate: 
a)
the grocery store before each snow storm
b)
the "buy one chupacabra, get one free" section at the Humane Society
c)
The "Liver and Onions and Funyuns" food truck
d)
The Overpriced 80s Clothing Store
12.
Something that is fallible is: 
a)
perfect
b)
error-prone
c)
glazed
d)
just asking for another snow day
13.
The noise of the crowd and the poor cellphone reception ______________ the voicemail message to the point I could not understand it. 
a)
pacified
b)
prevaricated
c)
garbled
d)
fliched
14.
"Science Fair sounds like fun," the _____________ Summarian said. "It's probably really easy." 
a)
affiliate 
b)
bane
c)
neophyte
d)
minion
15.
Filch means to:
a)
to filet a wiggly fish
b)
to steal 
c)
to steel 
d)
to sting