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HLA Vocab Unit 1

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
the indifference of things that create emotion
a)
capricious
b)
apathy
c)
inert
d)
terrestrial
2.
Find the correct spelling.
a)
apathey
b)
apathy
c)
apahty
d)
apathie
3.

lack of interest or concern

a)

apathy

b)

empathy

c)

pathetic

d)

passionate

4.
This word describes a sentence with more than one possible meaning. 
a)
benefactor
b)
ambiguous 
c)
encumber 
d)
reluctant 
5.
Which word means about the same as ambiguous? 
a)
sure 
b)
large 
c)
definite 
d)
unclear 
6.
Which word is a synonyn for ambiguous? 
a)
boring 
b)
clear
c)
vague 
d)
specific 
7.
Vague, not specific or clear
a)
ambigious
b)
ambigous
c)
ambiguous
d)
abmiguous
8.
Which is the correct spelling?
a)
fervent
b)
furvant
c)
furvent
d)
fervant
9.
noted or characterized by deep emotion
a)
jealous
b)
fervent
c)
intense
d)
irate
10.
The girl's passionate, ___ love was strong enough to drive the boy crazy.
a)
Fanaticism
b)
Fervent
c)
Implicit
d)
Doff
11.
A wanderer or beggar
a)
vagrant
b)
rivet
c)
revelation
d)
shoal
12.
weaken by wearing away at the foundation, sabotage
a)
expunge
b)
undermine
c)
pacifist
d)
discourse
13.
To gradually weaken or damage
a)
Impartial
b)
Undermine
c)
Menace
d)
Delete
14.

The _________ does not appear to work and frequently asks tourists for money.

a)

acrid

b)

gluttonous

c)

oblivious

d)

vagrant

15.
unknowing or unaware; forgetting or forgetful
a)
oblivious
b)
scarce
c)
consume
d)
matted
16.

What is the correct spelling

a)

oblivious

b)

obvliuous

c)

ovlious

d)

oblivius

17.
HAVING NOT PARTICULAR INTEREST OR SYMPATHY; UNCONCERNED
a)
INDIFFERENT
b)
INVECTIVE
c)
IMPRUDENT
d)
ILLUSION
18.
Clouds ______ the sun and it got very dark. 
a)
preyed
b)
comprehended
c)
obscured
d)
preserved
19.

This means "difficult to understand; not widely known about."

a)

Roosevelt

b)

muster

c)

narrate

d)

obscure

20.

What does "objective" mean?

a)

No opinions or reactions, just the facts.

b)

Giving your personal reflections on the topic.

c)

No statistics used to support the idea.

d)

Always using deoderant after PE

21.
This vocab. word has the antonyms "look down upon" or "disrespect."
a)
teem
b)
revere
c)
provoke
d)
reel
22.

Regard with respect

a)

Revere

b)

Maxim

c)

yes

d)

Ineffable

23.
A Memoir is an autobiography?
a)
True 
b)
False
24.

All of the following are true about a memoir, except:

a)

it's autobiographical

b)

it's chronological

c)

it's told in first person

d)

it's emotional

25.
How is a memoir different than an autobiography?
a)
It is not chronological
b)
It doesn't cover the writer's whole life.
c)
It's more story like.
d)
All answers are correct
26.

What is an autobiography?

a)

a story of someone else's life written by someone else

b)

a story of someone's life written by them

c)

a bunch of lies and feelings

d)

a made up story about your life

27.

What POV (point of view) is an autobiography written in?

a)

1st person

b)

3rd person

c)

me person

d)

2nd person

28.

A biography is a story about

a)

A person's life

b)

A time in history

c)

An interesting fact

d)

People working together. awwwww

29.

What is Biography?

a)

A story of someone's life written by themselves

b)

A story of someone's life written by someone else.

c)

A made up story.

d)

a graph made of plants.

30.

What is a biography?

a)

books

b)

a new Internet game

c)

the study of someone's life

d)

a new kind of snack, YUM!

31.

Spell correctly

a)

pastich

b)

pasteche

c)

pastishishish

d)

pastiche

32.

What is "pastiche"?

a)

A literary collage

b)

A text within a text

c)

Many texts about the same topic

d)

an itch you used to have