WorksheetsVocabulary Practice Weeks 1 & 2 - ACADEMIC
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an analogy?
a)
a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure
b)
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
c)
a word opposite in meaning to another
d)
the process of breaking down something into its parts to learn what they do and how they relate to one another
2.
In The Outsiders, Bob might be called Ponyboy and Johnny's _____________ because he is their enemy or opponent.
a)
bluff
b)
adversary
c)
hasten
d)
protagonist
3.
Try this analogy!
Adversary is to friend as
___________________ is to darken.
Adversary is to friend as
___________________ is to darken.
a)
illuminate
b)
deceive
c)
destination
d)
bluff
4.
If you accidentally break your neighbor's garage window, you'll want to make _______________, or repay Mr. Crawford for the damaged property.
a)
debris
b)
illuminate
c)
penalty
d)
restitution
5.
Your parents may not approve of dawdling on the morning your family leaves for vacation. Instead, they'll expect you to __________ or move quickly.
a)
delay
b)
hasten
c)
destination
d)
bluff
6.
This noun names the place to which a person or thing is sent.
a)
weather
b)
restitution
c)
debris
d)
destination
7.
Some map apps will warn drivers when there is a hazard in the road, such as rubble or ___________.
a)
bustle
b)
debris
c)
restitution
d)
hoodwink
8.
This is the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
a)
weather
b)
whether
9.
In The Outsiders, Dallas Winston carried an unloaded gun as a _____________, a way to pretend he was more powerful and dangerous than he really was.
a)
illuminate
b)
hasten
c)
adversary
d)
bluff
10.
The verb means to brighten or clear up; to make understandable.
a)
rubble
b)
complicate
c)
illuminate
d)
bluff
11.
Accelerate is to hasten as repayment is to ____________.
a)
restitution
b)
competitor
c)
straightforward
d)
destination
12.
The scattered remains of something broken, destroyed, or discarded.
a)
bluff
b)
adversary
c)
debris
d)
bustle
13.
This verb is the opposite of "to dawdle"
or "go slowly".
or "go slowly".
a)
illuminate
b)
darken
c)
bluff
d)
hasten
14.
When you hoodwink or ________ someone, you falsely display strength or confidence.
a)
adversary
b)
bluff
c)
clarify
d)
bustle
15.
Consult the ____________ report to determine whether you need an umbrella today.
a)
why there
b)
whether
c)
weather
d)
wether
16.
The antagonist in a story is the protagonist's ____________________, also known as the opponent.
a)
counselor
b)
illumination
c)
friend
d)
adversary
17.
Use this noun to define the end of your trip.
a)
destination
b)
restitution
c)
constitution
d)
competition
18.
Bustle and accelerate are both synonyms for this verb.
a)
delay
b)
dawdle
c)
hasten
d)
illuminate
19.
Turn on the desk lamp to __________________ your study guide.
a)
bluff
b)
rubble
c)
hoodwink
d)
illuminate
20.
Penalty is to restitution as
straightforward is to ___________.
straightforward is to ___________.
a)
weather
b)
debris
c)
bluff
d)
adversary
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