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week 7

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The woman was quite __________ in her simple dress worn without jewelry and shoes.

a)

austere

b)

contingent

c)

disconsolate

d)

posthumously

2.

The ______ decor in the simple apartment hinted at the simple life the occupants led.

a)

capricious

b)

austere

c)

lurid

d)

resolute

3.
performing acts of kindness or charity
a)
austere
b)
cadaverous
c)
beneficent
d)
concoct
4.
to prepare by combining ingredients, make up; to devise, invent, fabricate
a)
crass
b)
concoct
c)
beneficent
d)
austere
5.
the opposite of selfish and cruel
a)
austere
b)
beneficent
c)
cadaverous
d)
crass
6.

excessively grand, ambitious, impressive, or magnificent

a)

flagrant

b)

grandiose

c)

penury

d)

condemn

e)

irrevocable

7.

What is an antonym for humble and modest?

a)

flagrant

b)

grandiose

c)

penury

d)

condemn

e)

irrevocable

8.
to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
a)
mitigate
b)
infraction
c)
pillage
d)
punctilious
9.
the act of looting
a)
infraction
b)
punctilious
c)
prate
d)
pillage
10.
(noun) reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification
a)
restitution
b)
therapeutic
c)
proficient
d)
dogmatic
11.
The use of an image or an object to stand for something else 
a)
Imagery
b)
Symbolism
c)
Theme
d)
Denotation
12.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
The lesson the author is teaching. 
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
13.
What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 
a)
Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.
b)
Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
14.
The theme is a lesson learned; the moral of the story.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Dolphins have suffered from the carelessness 
 of humans.  Many dolphins are killed each year in fishing nets. Oil has been spilled into ocean 
 water, polluting the dolphins' environment.
What is the author's perspective?
a)
Thea author's favorite animal is a dolphin
b)
The author thinks that humans harm dolphins
c)
The author thinks that dolphins are dangerous
d)
The author thinks that humans are helping dolphins.
16.
Many cities have aquariums that have adopted 
orphaned dolphins found in the ocean. Many of these dolphins were wounded and would not have
survived alone. Because of the kindness of humans these animals are alive today.
What is the author's perspective?
a)
The author thinks that people are harmful to dolphins
b)
The author thinks that humans are helping dolphins 
c)
The author loves dolphins
d)
The author is not a fan of dolphins
17.
The story of a teenage boy learning to understand and live with his father, who is an alcoholic Vietnam war veteran.  
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
18.
A list of the 25 richest athletes in the world.
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
19.
Author's perspective refers to the unique combination of...
a)
ideas, values and beliefs
b)
tone, diction, and voice
c)
tone, purpose, and syntax
d)
voice, style, and imagery
20.

someone who is caustic, stinging or bitter in nature, speech or behavior could be described as

a)

vivacious

b)

contemptuous

c)

acrimonious

d)

censorious

21.
angry or violent difference of opinion
a)
dissension
b)
guile
c)
embroil
d)
maudlin
22.

Which word means "to deny responsibility"?

a)

Demarcate

b)

Inflame

c)

Disavow

d)

Proscribe

23.

excellent examples of the prefix that means not

a)

disapprove, discontinue

b)

reprove, repeat

c)

relevance, importance

d)

pedal, pedestrian

24.

alarming dismay or concern

a)

compendium

b)

coterie

c)

consternation

d)

comprise

25.

to assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition.

a)

terse

b)

sedentary

c)

bolster

d)

relegate

26.
easily harmed by something
a)
susceptible
b)
suppleness
c)
squalor
d)
bereft
27.
James got invited to his best friend's birthday party. It was the same night as the biggest Cardinals game of the season.
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
28.
A man on the bus was yelling at the bus driver for not getting him to his destination on time.
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
29.
Batman doesn’t really enjoy playing soccer and really wants to play hockey. But Batman is really, really good at soccer and he's just okay at hockey.
a)
Internal
b)
External
30.
high praise
a)
asylum
b)
arid
c)
assiduous
d)
adulation
31.

friendly

a)

gregourisous

b)

gragarious

c)

gregarious

d)

gregerious

32.
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.
a)
Pretentious (Adjective)
b)
Vehement (Adjective)
c)
Volatile (verb)
d)
Concise (Adjective)
33.

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed

a)

pretentious

b)

empathic

c)

invigorated

d)

ardent

34.
blameworthy or responsible for error
a)
ruffian
b)
purloin
c)
culpable
d)
vile
35.
behavior toward others; outward manner. 
a)
characteristc
b)
camouflage
c)
demeanor
d)
academic

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