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WorksheetsLAVA 7
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Johnny uncovered a ______________________ between Nichols’ official record and her own account of where she said she was born.
a)
circumspect
b)
disparity
c)
propagate
d)
altruistic
2.
Seeking to ______________________ the offer of a huge reward for Johnny’s capture, his enemies put up posters and spread the word from Warsaw to Riga.
a)
alleviate
b)
exacerbate
c)
propagate
d)
atrophy
3.
The plant’s medicinal powers helped to ______________________ Johnny’s pain and make it more bearable.
a)
alleviate
b)
contend
c)
exorbitant
d)
vindicate
4.
______________________ he should be the one to save Johnny, Agent Daas challenged Nichols to compete in a game of roshambo to decide who would go to Belarus.
a)
Contending
b)
Atrophying
c)
Alleviating
d)
Propagating
5.
Nichols is ______________________ when she shows Johnny her passport; she is cleared of suspicion because while born in Paris, she grew up in Philadelphia.
a)
disparity
b)
alleviated
c)
atrophied
d)
vindicated
6.
Johnny offered ______________________ responses to Fyodor’s questions: no answer was more than a few words.
a)
circumspect
b)
dearth
c)
profound
d)
pretentious
7.
Though trying to help, Nichols ______________________ Johnny’s pain, making it worse when she poured acid on the wound.
a)
compromised
b)
exacerbated
c)
vindicated
d)
atrophied
8.
Nichols informed Johnny of her ______________________ motives for becoming an agent; having witnessed a lot of crime growing up; she wanted to devote her life to helping people.
a)
compromised
b)
dearth
c)
altruistic
d)
disparity
9.
The bounty offered for Johnny’s capture was ______________________ ; a $750 million reward was certainly excessive.
a)
profound
b)
exorbitant
c)
altruistic
d)
anachronistic
10.
Because Johnny had not used his legs for such a long time, the muscles had ______________________, wasting away to almost nothing.
a)
vindicated
b)
atrophied
c)
propagated
d)
compromised
11.
Johnny’s bow-and-arrow is ______________________ ; it is an outdated weapon last used in combat centuries ago.
a)
anachronistic
b)
circumspect
c)
coherent
d)
pretentious
12.
There was a ______________________ of berries because of the dry winter; with hardly a berry in sight.
a)
provocative
b)
utilitarian
c)
dearth
d)
circumspect
13.
Impressed by his deep thoughts on life and death, Nichols tells Johnny she should turn his ______________________ words into a book.
a)
utilitarian
b)
pretentious
c)
indicted
d)
profound
14.
Johnny’s watch is certainly ______________________ : it’s useful functions include boiling water, checking sports scores, and even finding dinner.
a)
provocative
b)
impeccable
c)
compromised
d)
utilitarian
15.
Forming a ______________________ , logical argument, Johnny explained the case against Nichols so forcefully, it was impossible to dispute.
a)
coherent
b)
anachronistic
c)
pretentious
d)
utilitarian
16.
Nichols’ ______________________ remarks about America angered Johnny; after hearing them, he was ready to take her down.
a)
coherent
b)
altruistic
c)
impeccable
d)
provocative
17.
Nichols was ______________________ on multiple charges, including treason, larceny, and possession of a firearm in a school district.
a)
alleviated
b)
compromised
c)
indicted
d)
propagated
18.
Agent Nichols is ______________________ ; despite being a trained field agent, she refuses to drink water from the stream and claims she must have sparkling bottled water.
a)
exorbitant
b)
impeccable
c)
profound
d)
pretentious
19.
Johnny’s safety is ______________________ when Nichols’ loud radio goes off; in range of his potential captors, and he is exposed to great danger.
a)
pretentious
b)
compromised
c)
indicted
d)
exacerbated
20.
Nichols is amazed by Johnny’s ______________________appearance; he emerges from behind the bush looking perfect in a suit and tie.
a)
impeccable
b)
compromised
c)
exorbitant
d)
altruistic
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