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Worksheets4th Quarter 6th Grade Stems and Vocab
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 16mins
Marisa took time to reflect on her actions after she had gotten in trouble. What is the meaning of the stem "flect"?
think
bend
careful
worry
The teacher told Joe that his essay was quite notable. What is the meaning of the stem "not"?
notice
recognize
mark
appreciate
Students often contribute their ideas in class discussions. What is the meaning of the stem "trib"?
to say
to think
to see
to pay or give
It often takes time for someone to recognize that they are doing something that may be bad for themselves. What is the meaning of the stem "cogn"?
realize
know
reflect
notice
To do well on a stem quiz, the stems need to be memorized. What is the meaning of the stem "mem"?
mind
past
brain
know
What is the word for something that kills pain?
anodyne
antidote
The military needed a bulwark to protect themselves from the enemy pursuing them. What is a bulwark?
a defensive wall
an airplane
a tank
a weak wall
Jessie tried to cajole her friend into buying her pizza. What is the meaning of "cajole"?
laugh loudly
persuade by flattering or teasing
trick
tease
Many politicians suffer from depravity. What is the meaning of "depravity"?
carried out with minimum effort
a small flaw
showing a lack of thought or intelligence
moral corruption
Giving a presentation and not thinking about what you are going to say is an extemporaneous act. What is the meaning of the word extemporaneous?
bad
spoken or done without preparation
done too fast
carried out with minimum effort
In December, some people may say that it is the harbinger of the new year. What is the meaning of the word harbinger?
something that marks the approach of something else
close to
to be aware of
placing too much emphasis on minor details
"Stop being so impetuous!" the teacher said to her rambunctious students. What is the meaning of impetuous?
annoying
spoken or done without preparation
acting quickly or without thought
showing a lack of intelligence
People that are rebelling against something usually have a very incendiary state of mind. What is the meaning of the word incendiary?
a noisy disturbance
to make less painful or severe
moral corruption
designed to start fires or conflict
The doctor said to the patient that they were going to mitigate the pain from their injury. Mitigate means...
secret or illegal
to make less painful or severe
to think carefully about
something that kills pain
The dictator was known for having a tendency to vacillate between his decisions. Vacillate means...
to alternate indecisively between two choices
moral corruption
to think carefully about
relating to the idea that all people people deserve equal rights
Sarah had a problem with placing too much emphasis on ridiculous and tiny things. She was
extemporaneous
persnickety
impetuous
vacuous
While cleaning out trashbins, the daycare's custodian was exposed to ______________ odors.
reticent
stoic
fetid
vacuous
Due to their behavior which caused a ______________ the students were given lunch detention.
fracas
vacuous
fetid
incendiary
Even though he insisted he was a medical doctor, it was obvious that the man was a __________________ when he did not know what to do when the child stopped breathing.
bulwark
harbinger
charlatan
anodyne
Someone who does not reveal their thoughts or feelings easily is said to be
vacuous
reticent
persnickety
stoic
In the news yesterday, CNN uncovered people who were in ______________ with some companies and were hiring or employing children to mine for cobalt.
collusion
atrophy
drivel
charlatan
Many people believed that Max was ________________ in the book Freak the Mighty. Kevin was able to make him believe otherwise.
vacuous
extemporaneous
reticent
stoic
After Carley broke her leg, the doctor's made her go to physical therapy to combat the ___________ in her muscles. They were worried that wearing her cast for such a long time had caused her muscles to decline or waste away.
bulwark
atrophy
collusion
drivel
The story about students going to school for half a day next year was a bunch of ___________________ or nonsense..
fracas
collusion
atrophy
drivel
People who are able to endure a great deal of hardship or pain without complaining are said to be____________
impetuous
persnickety
reticent
stoic
The big purple box sitting in the middle of Mrs. Spaeth's room, _______________ some of her students' curiosity.
killed
mitigated
atrophied
whet
His giggling was done is such a _____________________ manner, the teacher wrote up a referral on him.
palpable
farcical
fetid
stoic
Some students in Mrs. Bagby's room completed their books in a _______________________ way just so they could get it out of the way and finish it. Even if they thought they satisfied the situation, Mrs. Bagby was not impressed.
egalitarian
vacuous
perfunctory
notable
The crack in the floor at the corner in the newly built room is a just a _________________ and the builder is hoping the new buyers won't notice it.
foible
fracas
incendiary
bulwark
The United States believes that it has _____________________ characteristics and all people are deserving of equal rights.
drivel
impetuous
stoic
eqalitarian
He quaffed the drink. In other words he
sipped it.
drank it heartily.
gave it to someone else.
spilled it.
Beverly ____________ at the idea of going to the park for a water balloon fight. She refused to go.
vacillated
reflected
balked
cajoled
The poor little, skinny runt of the dog's litter couldn't get the food he needed because the other puppies kept pushing him away. He looked so ____________________.
gaunt
intrepid
farcical
perfunctory
The matador was ______________________ as he stood before the charging bull.
extemporaneous
reticent
fetid
intrepid
