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WorksheetsVocabulary Level C Unit 13 Sentences
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When we visit the nursing home, we try to spend extra time with all of the ______________ senior citizens.
a)
foreboding
b)
forlorn
c)
imperative
d)
wry
2.
During the parole hearing, the warden will _______________ to the inmate’s positive behavior.
a)
malinger
b)
adapt
c)
falter
d)
attest
3.
Although Jake was being reprimanded, his automatic reaction was to ____________ and make awkward expressions.
a)
simper
b)
falter
c)
malinger
d)
adapt
4.
When I asked Abby "What's up?" she gave me this _______________ response - "The sky!"
a)
foreboding
b)
wry
c)
imperative
d)
haughty
5.
The school district’s new policy makes it _________________ for every child to be familiar with the escape routes on school buses.
a)
imperative
b)
haughty
c)
forlorn
d)
foreboding
6.
Life requires you to _______________ to a variety of changes - whether you want to or not.
a)
attest
b)
malinger
c)
adapt
d)
plunder
7.
The student felt a definite sense of _______________ about the upcoming vocabulary quiz - especially since there would be NO word bank.
a)
forlorn
b)
foreboding
c)
levity
d)
plunder
8.
According to a number of teachers, the biggest _________________ to working in a small town is the low salary paid to educators.
a)
enormity
b)
waif
c)
foreboding
d)
impediment
9.
Unfortunately, the internet and social media have made it very easy for people to ______________ their enemies.
a)
vilify
b)
malinger
c)
attest
d)
plunder
10.
If the guard dogs were not at the salvage yard, robbers would attempt to ______________ the metals.
a)
plunder
b)
vilify
c)
adapt
d)
attest
11.
Because that horse has a tendency to _______________ at the gate, the odds that he will win the race are pretty low.
a)
attest
b)
malinger
c)
falter
d)
adapt
12.
The best greeting card messages are both ______________ and packed with meaning.
a)
wry
b)
forlorn
c)
pithy
d)
foreboding
13.
The war heroes ________________ accomplishments were recognized at his retirement ceremony.
a)
vaunted
b)
vilified
c)
forlorn
d)
haughty
14.
The ____________ of the workload between now and Spring Break might seem overwhelming. But, we can do it!!
a)
foreboding
b)
impediment
c)
enormity
d)
forlorn
15.
Because Tom was known for trying to ______________ out of chores, nobody believed his story about a sore throat.
a)
malinger
b)
adapt
c)
attest
d)
loiter
16.
When the ______________ and self-assured CEO ignored the stockholders at the annual conference, the board of directors gave him a stern lecture.
a)
forlorn
b)
haughty
c)
pithy
d)
wry
17.
Friendship bracelets often _________________ together to form a perfect heart. Awwwwww...
a)
dovetail
b)
attest
c)
malinger
d)
falter
18.
Oliver Twist was a homeless ________________ who lived on the street and often had to beg/steal for food.
a)
impediment
b)
dovetail
c)
foreboding
d)
waif
19.
If you ______________ in the parking lot for hours, the police will ask you to leave the premises.
a)
malinger
b)
loiter
c)
vilify
d)
simper
20.
Although the civil rights activist had been warned by the racist police officers, he held ________________ in his commitment to march to city hall.
a)
vaunted
b)
imperative
c)
haughty
d)
steadfast
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