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Week 3- Practice 2- Honors

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
One would think waking up is ____, but each day it seems to get harder and harder.
a)
Noxious
b)
Travail
c)
Facile
d)
Irate
2.
Stephanie was ______when she found out her boyfriend was talking to another girl on Face book. Turns out, he has been sneaking around with another girl.
a)
Rue
b)
Genteel
c)
Joust
d)
Irate
3.
The problem with being ______________ is that people have to wait for the speaker to finally get to the point. Often times we wish the person would just come out and be direct.
a)
Mealy-Mouthed
b)
Irate
c)
Verbose
d)
Cajole
4.
A ____ fume came from the boys’ bathroom; turns out there peeing on the floor is the new thing to do.
a)
Zealot
b)
Noxious
c)
Virago
d)
Verbose
5.
Life is full of ____, but part of being an adult is rising above them and finding your own way.
a)
Travail
b)
Rue
c)
Sanguine
d)
Ambulate
6.
Did you know very few horses were harmed in the ____ tournament. I swear, when I was watching I just knew the poor creatures were likely to be harmed.
a)
Verbose
b)
Sanguine
c)
Joust
d)
Genteel
7.
______ladies and gentlemen are known by their manners and their overall well-behaved conduct.
a)
Facile
b)
Virago
c)
Noxious
d)
Genteel
8.
Jamal’s ____ personality is what attracts all the ladies. Girls don’t like grumpy guys.
a)
Verbose
b)
Cajole
c)
Mealy-Mouthed
d)
Sanguine
9.
Part of salsa dancing is being able to ___ your hips to the rhythm of the music.
a)
Undulate
b)
Ambulate
c)
Cajole
d)
Rue
10.
Most people who join cults are some type of ___, they are thoroughly dedicated to whatever the cause is and are willing to do just about anything their leader says.
a)
Sanguine
b)
Irate
c)
Zealot
d)
Ambulate
11.
My mother might be described as being a ____, but just because she has an opinion and speaks her mind doesn’t mean she is violent.
a)
Irate
b)
Virago
c)
Verbose
d)
Travail
12.
Students have five minutes to ___ to their next class.
a)
Facile
b)
Joust
c)
Ambulate
d)
Sanguine
13.
Carmen had to _ her best friend,  Patty, and reassure her that she wasn’t a bad person. However, all the comments on Twitter tend to say otherwise.
a)
Verbose 
b)
Cajole
c)
Rue
d)
Mealy-Mouth
14.
It is one thing to be well spoken, and another to be ___ and always trying to show off how smart you are.
a)
Genteel
b)
Verbose
c)
Ambulate
d)
Zealot
15.
Those who pick up the habit of smoking often __ ever having started; it is expensive and quite harmful.
a)
Irate
b)
Genteel
c)
Rue
d)
Sanguine