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Language Lab #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

sycophant

a)

someone who uses flattery to try to get what he/she wants from an authority figure

b)

intending to cause harm

c)

appearing everywhere

d)

a statement that does not logically follow a conversation's flow

2.

non sequitur

a)

a statement that does not logically follow a conversation's flow

b)

appearing everywhere

c)

a forceful and bitter verbal attack

d)

intending to cause harm

3.

pernicious

a)

intending to cause harm

b)

someone who uses flattery to try to get what he/she wants from an authority figure

c)

appearing everywhere

d)

a forceful and bitter verbal attack

4.

diatribe

a)

a forceful and bitter verbal attack

b)

a statement that does not logically follow a conversation's flow

c)

appearing everywhere

d)

intending to cause harm

5.

ubiquitous

a)

intending to cause harm

b)

appearing everywhere

c)

a statement that does not logically follow a conversation's flow

d)

a forceful and bitter verbal attack

6.

synonym for diatribe

a)

rant

b)

interruption

c)

omnipresent/pervasive

d)

harmful/dangerous

7.

synonym for pernicious

a)

harmful/dangerous

b)

rant

c)

interruption

d)

flatterer/schmoozer

8.

synonym for sycophant

a)

flatterer/schmoozer

b)

harmful/dangerous

c)

rant

d)

interruption

9.

synonym for non sequitur

a)

harmful/dangerous

b)

omnipresent/pervasive

c)

interruption

d)

rant

10.

synonym for ubiquitous

a)

interruption

b)

omnipresent/pervasive

c)

harmful/dangerous

d)

flatterer/schmoozer

11.

antonym for sycophant

a)

rebel

b)

kind/benevolent

c)

scarce/rare

d)

support

12.

antonym for non sequitur

a)

support

b)

conversation

c)

scarce/rare

d)

kind/benevolent

13.

antonym for pernicious

a)

kind/benevolent

b)

rebel

c)

support

d)

scarce/rare

14.

antonym for ubiquitous

a)

scarce/rare

b)

support

c)

conversation

d)

rebel

15.

antonym for diatribe

a)

conversation

b)

scarce/rare

c)

support

d)

kind/benevolent

16.

The _______________ ice storm attacked the small coastal town.

a)

pernicious

b)

sycophant

c)

ubiquitous

d)

non sequitur

17.

The professor recognized the overly attentive student as nothing more than a ____________________.

a)

sycophant

b)

non sequitur

c)

diatribe

d)

pernicious

18.

One of the kids in my group of friends is so random; he constantly drops __________________ into our conversations.

a)

non sequiturs

b)

diatribes

c)

ubiquitous

d)

sycophants

19.

The candidate for governor lost voter approval when her about immigration was posted on YouTube.

a)

diatribe

b)

non sequitur

c)

sycophant

d)

pernicious

20.

Baseball caps are _____________________ among our male student population.

a)

ubiquitous

b)

pernicious

c)

sycophant

d)

diatribe