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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Vocabulary Ch. 1-20

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When something is immaterial it is -

a)

created from something solid.

b)

light and floating.

c)

lacking importance.

d)

the result of anger.

2.

A calamitous event --

a)

is open to anyone who wants to attend.

b)

has extremely unfortunate consequences.

c)

is loud and chaotic.

d)

has a positive outcome for everyone.

3.

When a community is affluent -

a)

it contains people who all speak the same language.

b)

it is a place where people have money and valuable possessions.

c)

it is affected by pollution.

d)

it is a place where crops are raised.

4.

sparse means -

a)

to pull apart

b)

carefully guarded

c)

fragile

d)

not dense

5.

The number of homes and businesses lost in the fire was __________________.

a)

opulent

b)

staggering

c)

aghast

d)

indignity

6.

The FBI ________________ the bombing attempt, so no one was hurt.

a)

thwarted

b)

rancored

c)

segregated

d)

ordained

7.

My mother's latest health _________________ was hard to swallow.

a)

abomination

b)

anachronism

c)

concoction

d)

enunciation

8.

If you are lucky, your parents may grant ________________ instead of punishment, when you happen to break a rule.

a)

benign

b)

leniency

c)

dissipate

d)

anachronism

9.

taut means

a)

to tease

b)

pulled tight

c)

stare angrily

d)

frightened

10.

My uncle was known by his siblings as "Brother," which led us to call him by the strange __________________, "Uncle Brother."

a)

tribulation

b)

enunciation

c)

veneration

d)

appelation

11.

A synonym for filching would be --

a)

finding

b)

stealing

c)

creating

d)

hunting

12.

The politician's campaign speech was so ___________________ that a few audience members laughed at how pretentious the man sounded.

a)

brooding

b)

berate

c)

bombastic

d)

benign

13.

Often a stern facial expression may _____________ the kindly person beneath the surface.

a)

belie

b)

thwart

c)

renege

d)

profane

14.

The ___________________ of poison in the coffee wasn't enough to kill the intended victim.

a)

clabber

b)

tousle

c)

cascade

d)

smidgeon

15.

Finishing finals often brings a sense of ___________________ to students.

a)

exhaltation

b)

rancor

c)

wretched

d)

benign