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Wordly Wise Book 9 Lesson 10

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Tuition at certain state schools is gratis to military veterans.
a)
conditional
b)
costly
c)
free
d)
restricted
2.
Volunteers donate their time without expecting to be remunerated.
a)
paid
b)
billed
c)
charged
d)
gifted
3.
The community will be the beneficiary of the money for the botanical gardens. 
a)
manager
b)
patron
c)
donor
d)
receiver
4.
The community center solicited canned goods for the food bank.
a)
requested
b)
denied
c)
endorsed
d)
lured
5.
Since none of them won the competition, the class commiserated together
a)
celebrated
b)
sympathized
c)
distracted
d)
gloated
6.
The choral group garnered several rave reviews at the state competition. ANTONYM FOR GARNERED?
a)
collected
b)
distributed
c)
gathered
d)
earned
7.
The paper recycling campaign had been Mr. Horowitz's pet project since its inception. ANTONYM FOR INCEPTION?
a)
START
b)
MIDDLE
c)
END
d)
DURATION
8.
The surgeon had to amputate Mel's fingertip to save his hand. ANTONYM FOR AMPUTATE?
a)
sever
b)
remove
c)
reattach
d)
bandage
9.
Howie felt magnanimous as long as there was money in his pocket. ANTONYM FOR MAGNANIMOUS?  
a)
selfish
b)
generous
c)
giving
d)
kind
10.
The furniture blocked a practicable exit. ANTONYM FOR PRACTICABLE? 
a)
useable
b)
useless
c)
functional 
d)
ornamental
11.
Friends told her "all things happen for a reason" so often during her ordeal that the sentiment became trite. What best describes the sentiment?
a)
fresh
b)
new
c)
overused
d)
original
12.
There are myriads of fish in the sea. Which of the following best describes the fish?
a)
scarce
b)
abundant
c)
rare
d)
extinct
13.
Which of the following is most likely to be amputated? What part of the body do you identify with amputees?
a)
appendix
b)
tonsils
c)
tooth
d)
leg
14.
Which does not describe an aptitude?
a)
talent
b)
ability
c)
challenge
d)
gift
15.
Which of the following is true of a boon? It is...
a)
welcome
b)
unwanted
c)
inconvenient
d)
dreaded
16.
Since he always felt he was better at math than at English, Colm was______ to discover his aptitude for crossword puzzles.
a)
bored
b)
angry
c)
surprised
17.
The baker was not usually ____, but sometimes when he felt magnanimous he would offer cookies gratis to his customers.
a)
generous
b)
mean
c)
sentimental
18.
Despite his incapacity for _____ his own grief, Mark could always be counted on to commiserate when one of his friends experienced_______.
a)
fighting...joy
b)
resisting... anger
c)
expressing...loss
19.
Money: remuneration::
a)
oration: speech
b)
government: taxation
c)
payment: work
20.
Although she felt uncomfortable asking people for ____, Yolanda organized a solicitation campaign that garnered enough  ____ to send the band to march in the National Thanksgiving Day parade. 
a)
money... donations
b)
help... favors
c)
time... support