WorksheetsVocabulary Worksheet 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"Graph" is a Greek root meaning
a)
Light
b)
Far away, distant
c)
Point or line
d)
To write or draw
2.
"Tele" is a Greek root meaning
a)
Far away, distant
b)
Moving or shifting
c)
Joint or connection
d)
Turning
3.
"Metron" is a Greek root meaning
a)
Machine or engine
b)
Far away, distant
c)
Measure
d)
Turning
4.
"Tropos" is a Greek root meaning
a)
Hot or sunny
b)
Moving or shifting
c)
Joint or connection
d)
Turning
5.
"Photos" is a Greek root meaning
a)
Picture or video
b)
Moving or shifting
c)
Light
d)
Lense
6.
My uncle’s cigarette smoke __________________________ the furniture and made his entire house smell bad.
a)
linger
b)
credibility
c)
permeated
d)
embrace
7.
A recommendation from your best friend doesn’t have as much __________________________ as a recommendation from a teacher or other authority figure.
a)
arbitrary
b)
credibility
c)
legacy
d)
embrace
8.
George Washington left behind a __________________________ of strong leadership.
a)
legacy
b)
credibility
c)
arbitrary
d)
linger
9.
The play begins with an __________________________ monologue explaining where the story takes place.
a)
arbitrary
b)
refute
c)
analysis
d)
expository
10.
If you don't explain your grading system to the students they might interpret their grades as being __________________________ and unfair.
a)
arbitrary
b)
refute
c)
analysis
d)
expository
11.
My English teacher always warns us not to use initialisms or __________________________ in our formal papers.
a)
arbitrary
b)
linger
c)
legacy
d)
colloquialism
12.
My plan was to __________________________ my neighbor’s false rumors about me with actual facts.
a)
arbitrary
b)
refute
c)
analysis
d)
expository
13.
In the __________________________ essay I explained why love is not a real theme in the play “Romeo and Juliet.”
a)
arbitrary
b)
refute
c)
analysis
d)
expository
14.
Students were skeptical about the lesson but soon found that if they ___________ goal setting it would help them become successful.
a)
embrace
b)
analysis
c)
legacy
d)
linger
15.
She thought the man might be following her, he seemed to __________________________ around everywhere she went.
a)
legacy
b)
credibility
c)
linger
d)
embrace
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