WorksheetsWord Wise Unit 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
After sitting in the car for a long time, I tend to fidget because my muscles are sore.
a)
stand
b)
squirm
c)
daydream
d)
exercise
2.
The detective was able to deduce the identity of the killer from clues.
a)
Infer
b)
Announce
c)
Interrogate
d)
Deny
3.
Bill does not like to assume something is accurate; he wants proof.
a)
Question
b)
Suppose
c)
Declare
d)
Study intently
4.
Because I have a poor sense of balance, I flounder on roller skates.
a)
Speed
b)
Glide
c)
Move clumsily
d)
Stop quickly
5.
Jean's mother taught her not to intrude on another person's private conversation.
a)
Repeat
b)
Make Profit
c)
Contradict
d)
Break in
6.
The research scientist was hired to analyze the DNA of chimpanzees.
a)
Study
b)
Subtract
c)
Contaminate
d)
Argue about
7.
The recipe says to mingle peanuts and raisins for a simple trail mix.
a)
Cook
b)
Separate
c)
Blend
d)
Freeze
8.
The instructions specify that a number 2 pencil must be used to fill out the form.
a)
Generalize
b)
State in detail
c)
Deny
d)
Make a guess
9.
Before concerts, Ted likes to approximate how many people will be in the audience.
a)
count
b)
pay for
c)
contact
d)
estimate
10.
If the levee breaks, the floodwaters will engulf the farmer's field.
a)
swamp
b)
fertilize
c)
irrigate
d)
raise
11.
Match the Prefix to the Base Words:
ANTI-
ANTI-
a)
perfect
b)
social
c)
resistant
d)
comfort
12.
Match the Prefix to the Base Words:
CONTRA-
CONTRA-
a)
rail
b)
diction
c)
resistant
d)
resistable
13.
Match the Prefix to the Base Words:
DE-
DE-
a)
rail
b)
perfect
c)
resistant
d)
nutrition
14.
Match the Prefix to the Base Words:
DIS-
DIS-
a)
comfort
b)
perfect
c)
lead
d)
bound
15.
Match the Prefix to the Base Words:
IM-
IM-
a)
resistible
b)
perfect
c)
bound
d)
social
16.
Match the Prefix to the Base Words:
IR-
IR-
a)
resistible
b)
nutrition
c)
rail
d)
diction
17.
Match the Prefix to the Base Words:
MAL-
MAL-
a)
resistant
b)
nutrition
c)
social
d)
perfect
18.
Match the Prefix to the Base Words:
MIS-
MIS-
a)
comfort
b)
lead
c)
resistant
d)
rail
19.
Match the Prefix to the Base Words:
NON-
NON-
a)
comfort
b)
diction
c)
resistant
d)
resistible
20.
Match the Prefix to the Base Words:
RE-
RE-
a)
rail
b)
lead
c)
bound
d)
nutrition
21.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Unoriginal/Creative
Unoriginal/Creative
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
22.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Unworthy / Deserving
Unworthy / Deserving
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
23.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Decontaminate / Disinfect
Decontaminate / Disinfect
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
24.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Criteria / Standards
Criteria / Standards
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
25.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Embrace / Enfold
Embrace / Enfold
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
26.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Assert / Deny
Assert / Deny
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
27.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Nonresistant / Repellant
Nonresistant / Repellant
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
28.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Propel / Pull
Propel / Pull
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
29.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Malnutrition / Starvation
Malnutrition / Starvation
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
30.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Derive / Obtain
Derive / Obtain
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
31.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Reassemble / Dismantle
Reassemble / Dismantle
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
32.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
Rebound / Recover
Rebound / Recover
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
33.
What type of person is least likely to mingle at a party?
a)
an antisocial person
b)
an intermediate person
c)
an unoriginal person
34.
If the pain and discomfort of teething enrage a baby what will a mother do?
a)
entangle it
b)
analyze it
c)
pacify it
35.
What will a police officer do to people who cause a train to derail and then run away?
a)
pursue them
b)
evacuate them
c)
evaluate them
36.
Who is most likely to justify marching in protest outside a factory that makes army tanks?
a)
a malnutrition expert
b)
an antiwar protestor
c)
an inactive officer
37.
What type of evidence does a person need in order to deduce something?
a)
illogical
b)
relevant
c)
nonessential
38.
What kind of movement would someone use to pantomime kittens at play?
a)
flounder awkwardly
b)
fidget in a chair
c)
frolic around the room
39.
If a factory has a malfunction in its machinery, what will happen to production?
a)
It will decline.
b)
It will rebound.
c)
It will intrude.
40.
The testimony was an obvious contradiction of the facts. What did the lawyer accuse the witness of trying to do?
a)
analyze the jury
b)
embrace the jury
c)
mislead the jury
41.
The ___________ railroad made it possible to ravel across the country faster than before.
a)
Transcontinental
b)
Propel
c)
Antiwar
d)
Derive
42.
Jill hates it when the loss ends from her balls of yarn __________ and become a knotted mess.
a)
Entangle
b)
Illogical
c)
Intermediate
d)
Evacuate
43.
It is _________ to say that 2 + 2 = 5.
a)
Illogical
b)
Derive
c)
Principle
d)
Specify
44.
I want to sell ____________ items from my home and use the money to buy what I need.
a)
Nonessential
b)
Intermediate
c)
Evacuate
d)
Discomfort
45.
Today, we will have a drill to __________ all the students from the school to case of a fire.
a)
Evacuate
b)
Derive
c)
Discomfort
d)
Antiwar
46.
Benny lives by the _________ of always telling the truth.
a)
Principle
b)
Evaluate
c)
Intermediate
d)
Inactive
47.
Before the children's librarian buys books for the library, she must ________ the books to make sure they are suitable for children.
a)
Evaluate
b)
Derive
c)
Entangle
d)
Specify
48.
Fatima is a(n) ________ piano student but hopes to be in the advanced class soon.
a)
Intermediate
b)
Contradiction
c)
Nonessential
d)
Discomfort
49.
Michael tends to ___________ great pleasure from playing his video games.
a)
Derive
b)
Propel
c)
Evaluate
d)
Specify
50.
The tight shoes caused Ellen severe _________ in her feet.
a)
Discomfort
b)
Contradiction
c)
Entangle
d)
Transcontinental
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