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WorksheetsTitanic: Voices from the Disaster Vocabulary Set #3 Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The strawberry cheesecake yogurt that I ate at Jandy's was so __________________.
a)
culmination
b)
sublime
c)
preference
d)
catastrophic
2.
The tightrope walker was in a __________________ situation; if he lost his balance, he would fall 200 feet.
a)
unenviable
b)
foundering
c)
purportedly
d)
precarious
3.
Some students have entered a state of _________________ because they do not want to better their grades so that they can be promoted to the next grade.
a)
complacency
b)
phosphorescent
c)
roused
d)
foundering
4.
The men in the crow's nest on the Titanic had an ____________________ job because of the cold weather conditions.
a)
purportedly
b)
curious
c)
unenviable
d)
sublime
5.
The family was _______________ in the middle of the night because they heard loud thunder and saw dangerous lightening.
a)
purportedly
b)
roused
c)
foundering
d)
complacency
6.
For the high school senior, graduation is the _____________________ of 13 years of hard work in elementary, middle, and high school.
a)
culmination
b)
complacency
c)
unenviable
d)
success
7.
Some insects, such as fireflies, give off a __________________ the glows in the dark.
a)
catastrophic
b)
precarious
c)
phosphorescent
d)
foundering
8.
Soon after it struck the iceberg, the Titanic began ___________________, each deck slowly filling with water.
a)
sublime
b)
culmination
c)
catastrophic
d)
foundering
9.
Hurricane Katrina was a ____________________ storm, causing millions and millions of dollars in damage.
a)
culmination
b)
catastrophic
c)
precarious
d)
foundering
10.
Adrian ________________ saw the legenday "Bigfoot" in the Applalachian Mountains as he hiked a trail.
a)
unenviable
b)
roused
c)
complacency
d)
purportedly
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