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Quarter 1 Vocab

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses ambivalent.

a)

My cousin was ambivalent when it came to deciding what to wear to her prom.

b)

The ambivalent child was known for tapping his pen on the desk when he was taking tests.

c)

I sometimes feel ambivalent when I am walking my dog in the field behind my house.

d)

My grandmother told me that her ambivalent neighbor dumped all of his grass clippings on her front porch.

2.

Choose the best synonym/antonym pair for belligerent from the choices below:

a)

hyper/calm

b)

combative/peaceful

c)

diligent/lazy

d)

sad/elated

3.

Choose the best sentence for antipathy:

a)

My dog, Astro, has a great antipathy for baths and haircuts, and he will do anything to avoid them.

b)

I sometimes like to antipathy my little sister's homework to make sure she understands her answers.

c)

Don't antipathy your hate for snow if you live in a state that has harsh winters.

d)

My brother said the antipathy cereal made him gag!

4.

Choose the best definition for the word ascend:

a)

To give multiple answers

b)

To go down

c)

To go up

d)

To believe without any doubt

5.

Choose the best sentence for the word bureaucracy:

a)

The bureaucracy of the DMV is frustrating, because it forces you to go to many different departments in order to find one answer.

b)

I don't want to bureaucracy the ability of the students in my class, because it may affect their performance in high school.

c)

My grandma likes to shop at the bureaucracy, because the prices are much lower than at the mall.

d)

The bureaucracy women were picketing outside of the government building.

6.

Choose the best synonym/antonym pair for amiable.

a)

hate/love

b)

fair/unjust

c)

easy/hard

d)

friendly/rude

7.

Choose the best sentence for cantankerous:

a)

I was so cantankerous I ate an entire tub of peanut butter by myself!

b)

Is it cantankerous of me to expect my parents to buy me a new car for my 16th birthday?

c)

My neighbor is so cantankerous that the children walk on the other side of the street so they won't have to see him.

d)

My sister was cantankerous when she won the award for most sportsmanlike teammate on her volleyball team.

8.

Which 2 vocab words are antonyms for each other?

a)

ascend/descend

b)

antipathy/love

c)

ambivalent/bureaucracy

d)

amiable/belligerent

9.

Which synonym/antonym are the best choice for the word cantankerous?

a)

friendly/mean

b)

grouchy/cheerful

c)

sad/happy

d)

Starving/full

10.

Which of the words best describes the registrar's office at a University?

a)

Government

b)

Antipathy

c)

Bureaucracy

d)

Belligerent