WorksheetsWords to Watch 2
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A gifted child . . .
a)
aspire
b)
wunderkind
c)
serene
d)
pummel
2.
Which word means FAKE?
a)
Faux
b)
Blase
c)
Eclectic
d)
Hullabaloo
3.
I have to give a speech. I have not prepared, nor have I listened in class. One could say that I have a lot of ____________.
a)
Yammer
b)
Ostracize
c)
Trepidation
d)
Sporadic
4.
Eclectic
a)
disaster
b)
in love with oneself
c)
to trick or fool
d)
an unusual mix
5.
a specialty;
a strong point in which someone excels
a strong point in which someone excels
a)
quagmire
b)
forte
c)
disheveled
d)
lethargic
6.
an unsolvable problem
a)
narcissistic
b)
aficionado
c)
quagmire
d)
hoodwink
7.
blase
a)
boring, indifferent, unimpressed
b)
disorganized and ragged
c)
pound heavily
d)
exclude from a group
8.
Which word best describes this woman?
a)
emulate
b)
aficionado
c)
elusive
d)
disheveled
9.
Dave was ostracized throughout most of elementary school.
What does OSTRACIZED mean?
What does OSTRACIZED mean?
a)
hard to catch
b)
excluded from the group
c)
tired and sluggish
d)
a bad, bad hair day
10.
Hard to catch
a)
elusive
b)
narcissistic
c)
pummel
d)
lethargic
11.
My grandpa liked to YAMMER on and on about how things were better in the olden days.
What's YAMMER?
What's YAMMER?
a)
to be tired and sluggish
b)
to whine and complain loudly
c)
to trick or fool
d)
to be nervous or apprehensive
12.
a)
a perfect world
b)
a speciality
c)
something scattered or random
d)
a disaster
13.
What does SPORADIC mean?
a)
scattered and random
b)
nervous
c)
unsolvable
d)
you should NOT get this wrong
14.
To pound heavily
a)
misanthrope
b)
aficionado
c)
pummel
d)
covert
15.
tired and sluggish
a)
nemesis
b)
emulate
c)
lethargic
d)
aspire
16.
aficionado
a)
huge fan
b)
disaster
c)
imitate
d)
someone who doesn't like people
17.
He is an example of an
a)
aspire
b)
aficionado
c)
utopia
d)
emulate
18.
Narcissistic means
a)
a perfect world
b)
to pound heavily
c)
fake
d)
in love with oneself
19.
a)
narcissistic
b)
blase
c)
wunderkind
d)
annihilate
20.
Covert means
a)
boring, uninterested
b)
to imitate
c)
undercover
d)
to seek, aim or hope
21.
Hoodwink means
a)
a perfect world
b)
to trick or fool
c)
a gifted child
d)
an unusual mix
22.
to imitate
a)
annihilate
b)
disheveled
c)
eclectic
d)
emulate
23.
a perfect world
a)
utopia
b)
faux
c)
elusive
d)
quagmire
24.
annihilate
a)
exclude from a group
b)
unsolvable problem
c)
undercover
d)
completely destroy
25.
a)
a gifted child
b)
to seek, aim, hope
c)
to yammer
d)
hard to catch
26.
a)
sporadic
b)
trepidation
c)
misanthrope
d)
ostracize
27.
Nemesis
a)
specialty
b)
whine and complain loudly
c)
arch enemy
d)
nervousness and apprehension
28.
This woman's style could be considered
a)
eclectic
b)
lethargic
c)
emulate
d)
wunderkind
29.
Disheveled
a)
indifferent, boring, unimpressed
b)
in love with oneself
c)
disorganized and ragged
d)
an unusual mix
30.
Research studies have shown that in most cases students have to see, read and interact with words _________ times before they are admitted to long-term memory.
a)
5-7 times
b)
2 times
c)
25-30 times
d)
1,000 times
31.
If research shows that I need to see, read and interact with words 5-7 times before they are admitted to long-term memory, that means I must . . .
a)
glance at my vocabulary list 2 minutes before the test and hope
b)
make flashcards, do quizziz, practice at the door, look for the words in my reading
c)
ask the teachers to PLEASE STOP making me answer a picture question at the door
d)
pay money to the kid next to me to take my test for me
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