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Unit 5

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

boisterous

a)

loud and unruly

b)

watchful; on guard

c)

unwilling to give up

2.

wary

a)

unnecessarily extra

b)

watchful

c)

support

3.

foster

a)

spreading

b)

afraid

c)

support

4.

impetuous

a)

acting without thinking

b)

unkind

c)

irritable

5.

fortuitous

a)

lucky

b)

bold

c)

frightening

6.

mundane

a)

ordinary

b)

peaceful

c)

humorous

7.

fortitude

a)

insecure

b)

strength of mind

c)

festive

8.

nonchalant

a)

energetic

b)

easygoing

c)

crazy

9.

brazen

a)

bold

b)

putting others done

c)

puzzling

10.

condescending

a)

aggressive

b)

acting superior

c)

content

11.

emulate

a)

to copy the actions of others

b)

to figure something out

c)

to regret actions

12.

conundrum

a)

a mystery

b)

bad luck

c)

a contract

13.

diatribe

a)

a crazy crowd

b)

a verbal attack

c)

a peaceful negotiation

14.

pragmatic

a)

sensible

b)

ridiculous

c)

argumentative

15.

pervasive

a)

blocked

b)

spreading

c)

quickly

16.

querulous

a)

irritable

b)

sensitive

c)

wise

17.

sagacious

a)

insecure

b)

exaggerated

c)

wise

18.

superfluous

a)

unnecessarily extra

b)

secretly

c)

easily influenced

19.

surreptitious

a)

secretly

b)

open-minded

c)

insincere

20.

tenacious

a)

weak-minded

b)

smarter than the average bear

c)

unwilling to give up

21.

The ____ crowd rose to its feet, stamping loudly and cheering for the star running back after he scored the game-winning touchdown.

a)

boisterous

b)

querulous

c)

sagacious

22.

The ____ thieves left a note challenging the investigators to catch them.

a)

fortuitous

b)

fortitude

c)

brazen

23.

Betty needs to take her ____ attitude elsewhere and realize she is not queen of the world.

a)

sagacious

b)

condescending

c)

foster

24.

I have a ____. Do I stay up for an all-nighter? Or do I go to bed now, and wake up earlier to study?

a)

conundrum

b)

mundane

c)

tenacious

25.

Republicans and Democrats often unleash ______ against the opposing side creating a greater divide among parties and citizens.

a)

diatribes

b)

boisterous

c)

fortuitous

26.

Aspiring to be a great chef, Jason ____(s) the recipes of chef Emeril.

a)

emulate

b)

foster

c)

pragmatic

27.

With ___ the soldiers stood defending their castle against the advancing army.

a)

Impetuousness

b)

querulousness

c)

fortitude

28.

How can she be so _____ as to have won the lottery four times.

a)

fortuitous

b)

tenacious

c)

nonchalant

29.

Josie ____(s) rescue dogs to help them adjust to family life while they wait for their forever home.

a)

foster

b)

warily

c)

nonchalantly

30.

Think before you act and stop being like an ____ child.

a)

tenacious

b)

wary

c)

impetuous

31.

I wake up, go to school, come home, do homework, eat dinner and go to sleep. The next day I rinse and repeat. My ____ life is boring me to tears.

a)

mundane

b)

sagacious

c)

fortuitous

32.

Her _____ approach to school needs to change if she wants to earn a scholarship.

a)

nonchalant

b)

tenacous

c)

brazen

33.

My mother is quite ___ in nature and never makes a decision without examining the pros and cons of the situation.

a)

pragmatic

b)

fortuitous

c)

pervasive

34.

The ____ stench of rotting food flooded the house when I opened the refrigerator.

a)

pervasive

b)

emulating

c)

mundane

35.

Mrs. Conde is ____ in the morning before she has her coffee. Her family knows not to talk to her or they will receive stank eye.

a)

querulous

b)

wary

c)

surreptitious

36.

The ___ elder shared his tips for a successful life with anyone who would listen for he had learned many lessons the hard way.

a)

surreptitious

b)

sagacious

c)

fortuitous

37.

Because I have answered the same question several times, answering it again would be ______.

a)

superfluous

b)

boisterous

c)

emulating

38.

Carol behaves ____ and hides everything she can from her parents for fear they will disapprove of her dream to drop out of school and become a circus clown.

a)

warily

b)

surreptiously

c)

pragmatically

39.

A person with a ___ spirit believes there is no such thing as failure; when you get knocked down, you get back up and try again.

a)

fortuitous

b)

condescending

c)

tenacious

40.

I am ___ of walking to my car at night, so I carry keys in one hand and mace in the other.

a)

wary

b)

querulous

c)

fortitude