WorksheetsVocabulary Units 5 and 6
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word describes a person who lost their favorite pet?
a)
arduous
b)
glum
c)
lumbers
d)
devious
2.
Which word means to dislike intensely?
a)
subdue
b)
loathe
c)
devious
d)
idiom
3.
Which word means colorless and boring?
a)
devious
b)
glum
c)
drab
d)
lumbers
4.
Which word means to walk heavily and loudly?
a)
arduous
b)
glum
c)
devious
d)
lumbers
5.
Which word describes a person who lies and cheats to get ahead?
a)
devious
b)
loathe
c)
glum
d)
lumbers
6.
Which word describes a difficult task?
a)
loathe
b)
arduous
c)
simile
d)
lumbers
7.
Which word means to tame or calm down a person or animal that is wild or upset?
a)
glum
b)
devious
c)
subdue
d)
loathe
8.
What type of figurative language is "I have it in the bag"?
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration
9.
"My mom is as gentle as a kitten" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
10.
"Your room is a pigsty" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
simile
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
11.
When I use text evidence to make an educated guess about the story, I am making an __________________________.
a)
inference
b)
plot
c)
genre
d)
main idea
12.
The major events of the story is called the _____________________.
a)
genre
b)
plot
c)
motivation
d)
inference
13.
Finding gold, spreading God, and acquiring glory were the explorer's _____________________________.
a)
inference
b)
plot
c)
motivation
d)
genre
14.
Biography, autobiography, poetry and fiction are all examples of __________________________.
a)
inference
b)
plot
c)
genre
d)
peculiar
15.
A synonym for strange and weird would be ____________________________.
a)
propose
b)
peculiar
c)
moped
d)
gash
16.
Molly's best friend was mad at her, she broke her phone, and her mom said she couldn't play outside. Which word describes how she was walking around her house?
a)
peculiar
b)
moping
c)
propose
d)
motivation
17.
When the tree fell to the Earth during the hurricane, it made a huge ___________________ in Mike's yard.
a)
propose
b)
moped
c)
gash
d)
motivation
18.
The teacher ____________________ to her students that they should study for their test.
a)
lumbered
b)
gashed
c)
moped
d)
proposed
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