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WW Vocabulary/Spelling - Lesson #5 (Grade 8)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Their ___________________ escape plan involved a helicopter landing in the prison yard.

a)

audacious

b)

inkling

c)

embark

d)

depict

2.

The teacher will ___________________ your cellphone if you are found using during school.

a)

confiscate

b)

inkling

c)

embark

d)

depict

3.

In order to find any errors, you must be ___________________ while proofreading your research paper.

a)

conscientious

b)

lackadaisical

c)

embark

d)

depict

4.

In his paintings, the artist used a lot of red paint to ___________________ the brutality of war.

a)

depict

b)

serene

c)

embark

d)

rebuke

5.

In the fall, you will start high school and ___________________ upon a new phase in your life.

a)

embark

b)

serene

c)

pilfer

d)

rebuke

6.

As she opened the door, Sally had no ___________________ that her friends were hidden in the darkened room, waiting to shout “Surprise!”

a)

inkling

b)

confiscate

c)

audacious

d)

mutiny

7.

When the students came after school to work on their reports, the librarian was quite ___________________ about enforcing the “no-talking” rule.

a)

lackadaisical

b)

confiscate

c)

audacious

d)

mutiny

8.

The 1917 ___________________ by French soldiers could have caused France to lose the war.

a)

mutiny

b)

confiscate

c)

audacious

d)

rankle

9.

At night, the hungry orphan would sneak into the kitchen and ___________________ tiny amounts of food.

a)

pilfer

b)

confiscate

c)

prudent

d)

inkling

10.

Flowers grew in ___________________ along the river bank.

a)

profusion

b)

inkling

c)

audacious

d)

lackadaisical

11.

Lost in the forest, Allan argued it was more ___________________ to wait until morning to find the trail than to continue wandering in the dark.

a)

prudent

b)

inkling

c)

slovenly

d)

lackadaisical

12.

The fact that the plane is leaving two hours late is certainly going to ___________________ the passengers.

a)

rankle

b)

mutiny

c)

rebuke

d)

embark

13.

My friend did not hesitate to ___________________ the Starbuck’s employee when she gave her the wrong coffee.

a)

rebuke

b)

confiscate

c)

depict

d)

audacious

14.

A ___________________ manner is one that is peaceful.

a)

serene

b)

lackadaisical

c)

inkling

d)

audacious

15.

Because of the carpenter’s ___________________ measuring, the kitchen floor was extremely uneven.

a)

slovenly

b)

mutiny

c)

inkling

d)

audacious