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English III Vocab #1 (Of Mice and Men)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following words is a synonym of juncture?

a)

Glaze

b)

Trough

c)

Decrease

d)

Junction

2.

In a hospital, which of the following people is most likely to be recumbent?

a)

A doctor

b)

A nurse

c)

A patient

d)

A visitor

3.

The opposite of morosely is:

a)

Silently

b)

Patiently

c)

Tenderly

d)

Cheerfully

4.

Brusquely means:

a)

Bluntly

b)

Simultaneously

c)

Vehemently

d)

Conversely

5.

In which of the following games is one most likely to pantomime?

a)

Charades

b)

Chess

c)

Poker

d)

Solitaire

6.

The opposite of imperiously is:

a)

Proudly

b)

Meekly

c)

Peevishly

d)

Wisely

7.

When something is mottled it is:

a)

Spotted

b)

Solid

c)

Still

d)

Unspotted

8.

Which is NOT a synonym of anguished?

a)

Solace

b)

Misery

c)

Distress

d)

Tormented

9.

"They were making their way up the hill, clearing weeds and debris from the path." Debris is:

a)

Trash

b)

Junk

c)

Refuse

d)

All of the above

10.

What is NOT an antonym of lumbered?

a)

Agile

b)

Pound

c)

Glide

d)

Tiptoe

11.

At this ___, a president might say, the government must decide whether to go ahead with war or to try and solve things diplomatically.

a)

Lumber

b)

Recumbent

c)

Juncture

d)

Pantomime

12.

Your position when you lay back on a lounge chair at the pool?

a)

Mottled

b)

Anguished

c)

Recumbent

d)

Brusquely

13.

If you try to talk a teacher into changing your grade from a "C" to an "A", your request will most likely be dismissed ___

a)

Imperiously

b)

Brusquely

c)

Morosely

d)

Anguished

14.

Shouting, "Sit! Stay!" ____ might work well on the dog, but it won't necessarily work on your friends.

a)

Lumberdly

b)

Mottledly

c)

Anguished

d)

Imperiously

15.

The picture best represents:

a)

Debris

b)

Mottled

c)

Anguished

d)

Lumbered

16.

The picture best describes:

a)

Recumbent

b)

Pantomimed

c)

Imperiously

d)

Morosely