WorksheetsOctober Word of the Day Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The scientist had a clever idea for the science experiment. What is the synonym for clever?
a)
contribute
b)
ingenious
c)
deplete
d)
silhouette
2.
What is the definition of "contribute"?
a)
to use up
b)
to lend assistance or aide; to help a cause
c)
to look at or examine closely
d)
to lose luster
3.
I wasn't able to move because of my broken leg. I was ______________for an entire month!
a)
silhouette
b)
immobile
c)
replenish
d)
tarnish
4.
We played the ___________________Game where we looked at dark cartoon images that are outlined against a lighter background.
a)
Frantic
b)
Replenish
c)
Silhouette
d)
Disheveled
5.
You wouldn't want to go swimming in this stagnant body of water. What does the word "stagnant" mean?
a)
to draw or go back
b)
to lose luster
c)
untidy and rumpled
d)
to active
6.
The pieces in a jigsaw puzzle are always ______________ when you open the box.
a)
immobile
b)
jumbled
c)
depleted
d)
indulged
7.
Bob was great at his job. He is able to get the job done with the least amount of effort. Bob is_______________.
a)
contribute
b)
frantic
c)
deplete
d)
efficient
8.
I can't stand it when my phone's battery is used up and empty. I want to yell at the top of my lungs when my the battery is ________.
a)
depleted
b)
replenished
c)
srutinized
d)
tarnished
9.
The business meeting was so loud and tumultuous. No one was able to agree on anything. What does "tumultuous" mean?
a)
the money paid for instruction at a college
b)
to lose luster
c)
to draw or go back
d)
full of upheaval; wild and chaotic
10.
It would be ideal to start saving money for college right now because almost every single university is expensive. What is the word for money that is paid for instruction at a school or at a university?
a)
silhouette
b)
tuition
c)
deplete
d)
srtutinize
11.
A slinky has to have a recoil in order for it to work. What does the word "recoil" mean?
a)
to fill again after having been empited
b)
to draw or go back; to spring back
c)
to lose luster
d)
very excited with worry or fear
12.
The scuba divers were immersed in the ocean when they saw the dolphins.
a)
to use up
b)
to cover compeltely with water or liquid
c)
to lose luster
d)
very excited with worry or fear
13.
I asked the waiter, "Excuse me, can you please _____________my Diet Coke?" (Hint: this is a synonym for refill)
a)
deplete
b)
replenish
c)
indulge
d)
frantic
14.
If Ms. Brower likes to indulge in math games and Ms. Krieter likes to indulge in science experiments; what does Mr. Gomez like to indulge in?
a)
reading and coffee
b)
running and brocolli
c)
basketball and smoothie making
d)
singing and dancing
15.
Pig-Pen from The Peanuts comic series is always unidy, dirty and his clothes are always rumpled. He is always...
a)
recoil
b)
jumble
c)
tarnish
d)
disheveled
16.
To give a very stern and serious warning after somoene does soemthing incorrect would be to give...
a)
tarnish
b)
admonish
c)
frantic
d)
scrutinize
17.
We couldn't serve our guests soup because all of our spoons and silverware had become dull and had lost their luster. They were all...
a)
disheveled
b)
tarnished
c)
reociled
d)
jumbled
18.
The weather in California always fluctuates. It's scorching hot one week, and raining the next week. I don't know whether to wear shorts or my hoodie sweater. What does fluctuate mean?
a)
very excited with fear or worry
b)
to give in to something for pleasure
c)
to move in one direction back and forth without warning
d)
to lose luster
19.
My little brother became frantic before walking into the vampire's haunted house. What does "frantic" mean?
a)
very excited with worry or fear
b)
not active
c)
unable to move
d)
to use up or empty
20.
When I received my first paycheck I looked at it closely to examine to make sure they paid me for my work. When you look and examine something very closely you...
a)
deplete
b)
scrutininze
c)
stangant
d)
tuition
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