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Townsend Press Chapters 9 & 11

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nancy has tried to _______________________ the ants in her kitchen, but no matter how often she sprays, they soon reappear.

a)

stringent

b)

standardize

c)

encompass

d)

eradicate

2.

Hitler is so ________________________ that his name has come to represent evil to most people.

a)

adept

b)

esoteric

c)

notorious

d)

austere

3.

When we decided to get rid of our chickens, I offered our three white hens to a neighboring egg farmer, but he refused them. He wanted to keep his all-brown flock _______________________.

a)

sordid

b)

stringent

c)

homogeneous

d)

esoteric

4.

A native of Kansas, Randy was ________________________(e)d by the towering skyline of New York City.

a)

mesmerize

b)

encompass

c)

grotesque

d)

notorious

5.

My brother’s major—nuclear physics—is so _______________________ that he finds it difficult to discuss it at length with most people.

a)

austere

b)

sordid

c)

esoteric

d)

perfunctory

6.

Quaker meeting houses tend to be very _________________________ because the worshipers don’t want to be distracted by a lot of decoration.

a)

standardized

b)

facsimile

c)

provocative

d)

austere

7.

I was annoyed with Eileen yesterday. I felt it was ________________________ of her to try to sell me magazine subscriptions since I had invited her over for a social visit.

a)

presumptuous

b)

perfunctory

c)

esoteric

d)

provocative

8.

When Helen needed a kidney transplant, several of her friends insisted she take one of theirs. They didn’t realize there are _______________________ guidelines determining who can be a successful donor.

a)

grotesque

b)

sordid

c)

stringent

d)

adept

9.

I spend a little more money by buying my clothes at Bloom’s, but it’s worth it. The salespeople there give me sincere personal attention, instead of the _______________________ treatment I’ve experienced at other stores.

a)

provocative

b)

grotesque

c)

perfunctory

d)

austere

10.

When we were young, our grandfather would tell us colorful stories about his ___________________ as a circus clown.

a)

travesty

b)

stint

c)

metamorphosis

d)

entrepreneur

11.

The two-week survival course _______________________(e)d all we would need to know, from starting a campfire to building a shelter to finding food in the wilderness.

a)

eradicate

b)

facsimile

c)

encompass

d)

mesmerize

12.

On hot summer days in our small town, you can see many young _______________________s operating their own lemonade or iced-tea stands.

a)

stint

b)

esoteric

c)

facsimile

d)

entrepreneur

13.

Common ways to make ads _______________________ are the use of humor and famous singers.

a)

stringent

b)

austere

c)

provocative

d)

grotesque

14.

Numerous bee stings caused Levi’s face to swell in such a ____________________ manner that he was barely recognizable.

a)

provocative

b)

mesmerize

c)

grotesque

d)

travesty

15.

In the front window of a local French restaurant is a ____________________ of the Eiffel Tower— in miniature, of course.

a)

facsimile

b)

homogeneous

c)

metamorphosis

d)

sordid

16.

With its violence and phony drama, most so-called “professional” wrestling is really a ______________________ of the sport.

a)

metamorphosis

b)

presumptuous

c)

facsimile

d)

travesty

17.

Some people would like all countries to adopt the metric system in order to

_______________________ the system of weights and measures worldwide.

a)

standardize

b)

eradicate

c)

sordid

d)

presumptuous

18.

An excellent public speaker with a likable personality, Jim is _______________________ at getting others to see things from his point of view.

a)

notorious

b)

adept

c)

homogeneous

d)

esoteric

19.

Panicked by his wife’s leaving him, Travis immediately promised to undergo a complete _________________________: from a cold workaholic to a warm person who makes time for his family. He’s even willing to go into therapy.

a)

metamorphosis

b)

travesty

c)

presumptuous

d)

provocative

20.

The principal called a special meeting to address the _______________________ problem of drug use in the school system.

a)

esoteric

b)

perfunctory

c)

presumptuous

d)

sordid