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Vocab 1 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
copious
a)
abundant; plentiful
b)
devout; holy
c)
troublesome; oppressive
d)
careful of small details; conscientious
2.
tenacious
a)
tough; stubborn; not letting go
b)
eager to consume great amounts of food
c)
ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted help
d)
careful of small details
3.
surreptitious
a)
done or acting in a sly or secret manner
b)
careful of small details; conscientious
c)
not genuine; false
d)
enjoying the company of others
4.
voracious
a)
an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; eager to eat a lot of food
b)
tough; stubborn; not letting go
c)
not genuine; false
d)
done or acting in a secretive manner
5.
officious
a)
ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted help or advice
b)
troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
c)
eager to consume great amounts of food
d)
careful of small details; honest
6.
spurious
a)
not genuine; false
b)
careful of small details; honest
c)
devout; holy
d)
done or acting in a sly, secret manner
7.
onerous
a)
troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
b)
ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted help
c)
devout; virtuous
d)
not genuine; false
8.
gregarious
a)
enjoying the company of others; sociable
b)
eager in offering unwanted help or advice
c)
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit
9.
pious
a)
devout or virtuous; holy
b)
abundant; plentiful
c)
careful of small details
d)
burdensome; troublesome
10.
scrupulous
a)
careful of small details; honest; conscientious
b)
devout; holy
c)
not genuine; false
d)
done or acting in a secret sly manner
11.
Which part of speech shows the relationship between other words in the sentence (e.g., above, near, at, on)?
a)
preposition
b)
pronoun
c)
noun
d)
interjection
12.
Which part of speech takes the place of a noun in a sentence to provide clarity and avoid repetitiveness (e.g., him, her, it)?
a)
pronoun
b)
preposition
c)
verb
d)
adjective
13.
Which part of speech gives more information about a noun by telling what kind or how many?
a)
adjective
b)
adverb
c)
pronoun
d)
noun
14.
Which part of speech describes an adjective and answers the question "to what extent"?
a)
adverb
b)
adjective
c)
noun
d)
conjunction
15.
Which part of speech describes an action word and answers the question "how"?
a)
adverb
b)
noun
c)
adjective
d)
pronoun
16.
Which part of speech names a person, place, or thing?
a)
noun
b)
pronoun
c)
preposition
d)
adjective
17.
Which part of speech is the action in a sentence?
a)
verb
b)
adverb
c)
preposition
d)
conjunction
18.
Which part of speech connects word, clauses, or phrases?
a)
conjunction
b)
interjection
c)
preposition 
d)
pronoun
19.

"Mrs. Panagi scrupulously color-coded the calendar in her agenda."  Scrupulously is ______ in the sentence. It tells HOW Mrs. Panagi color-coded.

a)
an adverb
b)
an adjective
c)
a noun
d)
a pronoun 
20.

"The girl's tenacity impressed Coach Somma during soccer tryouts." Tenacity is ______ in the sentence. It is the subject.

a)
a noun
b)
a verb
c)
an adjective 
d)
an adverb
21.

"The student's attempt to be surreptitious was foiled by her constant giggles." Surreptitious is _______ in the sentence. It describes the student's attempt.

a)
an adjective
b)
an adverb
c)
a noun
d)
a verb
22.
"Mrs. Panagi is a voracious reader of young adult fiction." Voracious is an adjective in the sentence because _____________.
a)
it tells what kind of reader Mrs. Panagi is
b)
it describes Mrs. Panagi
c)
it tells what kind of fiction
d)
it tells how Mrs. Panagi reads
23.

"The student officiously tried to give Mr. Christner advice on how to solve the math problem." Officiously is an adverb because ____________.

a)
it describes how the student tried to offer advice
b)
it describes the advice
c)

it describes Mr. Christner

d)
it describes how to solve the math problem
24.

"The weeds in my mom's lawn were so tenacious  she set fire to it to try to get rid of them."  Tenacious is ______ in the sentence. It describes the weeds.

a)
an adjective
b)
an adverb
c)
a noun
d)
a preposition
25.

"Mrs. Panagi sipped her coffee and waited for her students to calm down." ________ is the subject of the sentence.

a)

Mrs. Panagi

b)

coffee

c)

students

d)

calm

26.

"The short story test was really easy." __________ is the simple subject of the sentence.

a)

Test

b)

Short story

c)

was

d)

easy

27.

"My mom scolded me because of my test grade." ___________ is the complete predicate in the sentence.

a)

My mom

b)

scolded me

c)

because of my test grade

d)

scolded me because of my test grade

28.

"He knew the fat lady had gotten on at fourteen this morning." _________ is the verb and begins the predicate of the sentence.

a)

He

b)

knew

c)

fat lady

d)

fourteen

29.

"She was still staring at him, no expression on her face." The subject of this sentence is _______.

a)

still

b)

she

c)

expression

d)

face

30.

"The short story test was really easy." __________ is the complete subject of the sentence.

a)

test

b)

short story

c)

The short story test

d)

was really easy