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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the definition of the highlighted word?
Like the winners at the Oscars, I received accolades from my parents for my good grades.
Like the winners at the Oscars, I received accolades from my parents for my good grades.
a)
Rejection
b)
Shock
c)
Disapproval
d)
Praise
2.
What is the definition of the highlighted word?
Since Grace deferred her vacation, she was able to accomplish more at work first.
Since Grace deferred her vacation, she was able to accomplish more at work first.
a)
Expedited
b)
Cancelled
c)
Delayed
d)
Advanced
3.
The fifty pound pumpkin was gargantuan in size.
a)
huge
b)
small
c)
average
d)
colorful
4.
The frigid water made Elizabeth’s teeth chatter.
a)
cold
b)
clean
c)
green
d)
warm
5.
Typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers.
a)
popular
b)
out-dated
c)
careful
d)
round
6.
As the author of the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling is
a prominent writer in the field of children's literature.
a prominent writer in the field of children's literature.
a)
knowledgable
b)
lucky
c)
well-known
d)
silly
7.
In order to be eligible for the life guard program, participants had to take First
Aid training and be advanced swimmers.
Aid training and be advanced swimmers.
a)
qualified
b)
rejected
c)
observed
d)
away
8.
Jump and hop are synonyms because _________.
a)
They mean opposite things.
b)
You can find them in the dictionary.
c)
They have an emotional meaning behind them.
d)
They have the same meaning.
9.
The words hot and cold would be considered _____.
a)
antonyms
b)
synonyms
c)
context clues
d)
connotations
10.
When the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts, they were afraid that the Indians would attack them. However, the Indians that they ENCOUNTERED were a peaceful and generous tribe.
a)
meet
b)
fight
c)
hide from
d)
ignore
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