WorksheetsSophomore WOW 7
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
"Come on, Insurgent," he says with a wink." ... He opens the bag he was sitting with. It is full of blue clothes. He sorts through them, tossing garments to Christina and me. I get a bright blue T-shirt and a pair of blue jeans.
Veronica Roth -- Insurgent
An synonym for Insurgent is:
Benefactor
Rebel
Fanatical
Comrade
In our world there will be no emotions except fear, rage, triumph, and self-abasement.
George Orwell -- 1984
What type of sentence does this best fit?
Simple/Parallel
Balance
Compound-Complex
Compound
His moral force was abased into more than childish weakness.
Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter
What part of speech is the underlined word?
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
Noun
She abased herself completely.
Sinclair Lewis -- Babbitt
A SYNONYM for the underlined word could be:
Degraded
Harmed
Believed
Challenged
The resistance is pitched to Werner as supremely organized; they are dangerous, disciplined insurgents; they follow the words of ferocious, lethal leaders.
Anthony Doerr -- All the Light We Cannot See
What type of sentence is this example?
Complex
Compound
Balanced
Prepositional
Ironically, the greatest triumph for both, protagonists was the time they were forced to cooperate during the goblin insurgence.
Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
What part of speech is the underlined word?
Verb
Noun
Adverb
Adjective
She’ll provide for our parents and give me and my brothers menial jobs to get us out of the war.
Victoria Aveyard -- Red Queen
An ANTONYM for the underlined word would be:
Exciting
Unusual
Routine
Unskilled
"What are you doing here?" asked Rearden, in the tone one would use to address a menialcaught in a drawing room.
Ayn Rand -- Atlas Shrugged
What part of speech is the underlined word?
Noun
Adverb
Adjective
Verb
You reminded him that Quint was only a base menial?
Henry James -- The Turn of the Screw
Although relatively short, what type of sentence is this?
Complex
Compound
Compound Complex
Balanced
Estevan didn’t seem perturbed, and I realized he must hear this kind of thing every day of his life.
Barbara Kingsolver -- The Bean Trees
What type of sentence is this?
Compound
Complex
Parallel
Balanced
Her husband and his family were already becoming highly critical of such a woman and were not unduly perturbed when they found she had fled to join the Christians.
Chinua Achebe -- Things Fall Apart
The underlined word is what part of speech?
Verb
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Patel did not seem perturbed.
Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter’s Daughter
The underlined word means:
disturbed in mind or make uneasy
offered nothing that is stimulating or challenging
behaved in a way so as to degrade (someone).
freed from blame, guilt, or responsibility.
And when you’re not looking, she stares at you with that vapid, toothy smile.
Kathryn Stockett -- The Help
Which definition best fits the underlined word?
without determination
lacking flavor
without liveliness or spirit
lacking interest
A sort of vapid eagerness flitted across Winston’s face at the mention of Big Brother.
George Orwell -- 1984
What part of speech is the underlined word?
Verb
Noun
Adverb
Adjective
