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Do you remember....your unit 1 vocabulary words?

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "obsess" mean?

a)

To worry and scare a person, mentally or physically

b)

To trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

2.

Someone who is "churlish" would

a)

offer to help you.

b)

be clumsy.

c)

not say "please" or "thank you".

3.

Cacophonous is a word describing sounds that are harsh and unpleasant. Which word is a synonym for cacophonous?

a)

Citadel

b)

discordant

c)

rubble

4.

A "laggard" is someone who is

a)

often late

b)

often hungry

c)

not intelligent

5.

Which sentence uses the word "plaudits" correctly?

a)

The audience plaudits loudly after the amazing show.

b)

The pop singer basked in the plaudits of her adoring fans.

6.

An example of a citadel is

a)

A fortress up on a hill overlooking the city

b)

A car that can travel over land and sea

7.

Which sentence uses the word "preclude" correctly?

a)

I am well precluded for the test since I studied for so long.

b)

Not getting enough sleep precludes me from doing my best.

8.

The word "hover" is which part of speech?

a)

A verb

b)

An adjective

c)

A noun

9.

Where are you more likely to be jostled?

a)

At the doctor's ofice

b)

In the hallway

c)

In your dreams

10.

Which of the statements below is an example of an "adage"

a)

One plus one equals two.

b)

You cannot get to the top by sitting on your bottom.

11.

To search your brain for the answer to a question is to...

a)

grope for an answer.

b)

jostle for an answer.

c)

collaborate for an answer

12.

Excerpt can be used as which two parts of speech?

a)

a noun and a verb

b)

a noun and an adjective

c)

a verb and an adjective