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Challenge Vocab Pre-Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means to soil, stain, or ruin something?

a)

Imbrue

b)

Atone

c)

Assuage

d)

Expeditious

2.

Which word means to make up for doing something wrong by doing something right?

a)

Imbrue

b)

Expeditious

c)

Atone

d)

Nefarious

3.

Which word means to sooth or relieve?

a)

Assuage

b)

Imbrue

c)

Atone

d)

Expeditious

4.

Which word would describe someone who is quick and efficient?

a)

Nefarious

b)

Expeditious

c)

Histrionic

d)

Atone

5.

Which word refers to a face or facial expression?

a)

Atone

b)

Imbrue

c)

Assuage

d)

Visage

6.

What word would describe someone or something evil or wicked?

a)

Imbrued

b)

Assuage

c)

Nefarious

d)

Histrionic

7.

What word would describe someone who seeks attention by being overly dramatic?

a)

Imbruing

b)

Histrionic

c)

Nefarious

d)

Atone

8.

Use the context clues in the sentence to best define the underlined word in the following sentence: "Mr. Marsilio is always telling Mrs. Hageman and Mrs. Fowler to stop being so verbose at meetings because he can never get a word in."

a)

Hilarious

b)

Wordy

c)

Upset

d)

Melancholy

9.

Use the context clues in the following sentence to best identify the meaning of the underlined word: "The Thunder Team this year demonstrated how munificent they were when they brought Mrs. Fowler a ton of pumpkin-spiced lattes and Mrs. Hageman 100 more POPs!" (hint hint)

a)

Elated

b)

Melancholy

c)

Thankful

d)

Giving

10.

What word would best describe someone who is sad or depressed?

a)

Melancholy

b)

Verbose

c)

Bedlam

d)

Dolt

11.

Use the context clues to best identify the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence: "The classroom was bedlam during period 8 when the students were out of their seats and yelling across the room."

a)

Excitable

b)

Fun

c)

Chaos

d)

Upsetting

12.

Which word best refers to a stupid person?

a)

Dolt

b)

Nefarious

c)

Conundrum

d)

Assuage

13.

Use the context clues in the following sentence to best identify the meaning of the underlined word: "Mrs. Fowler had a plethora of pumpkin-spiced lattes on her desk when 30 students brought them to her!"

a)

A large amount

b)

Minimal

c)

Scarcity

d)

Need

14.

Use the context clues in the following sentence to best define the underlined word: "Mrs. Hageman found herself in a conundrum when a POP was on her desk in the morning without a note because she didn't know who to thank!"

a)

obviousness

b)

solution

c)

dilemma

d)

resolution

15.

Use the context clues in the following sentence to best identify the meaning of the underlined word: "The old man was a misanthrope who surrounded his entire yard with barbed wire to keep his neighbors away."

a)

Loner

b)

Believer

c)

Friend

d)

Boaster