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SAT List #15

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tod is nobody's _____________; if someone asks him to ump, he doesn't respond, "How high?" Instead, Tod says, "No, you jump!"

a)

fawning

b)

subservience

c)

slavish

d)

obsequious

e)

toady

2.

Chuck is more than ______________ - he is downright _____________ and will dutifully perform almost any task you ask of him to your exact specifications and requirements.

a)

subordinate...submissive

b)

compliant...subservient

c)

slavish...fawning

d)

sycophantic...submission

e)

slavishishness...yielding

3.

Although Hank appears outgoing and bold on camera, in person he is a living picture of docility and ___________.

a)

toady

b)

sycophantic

c)

subordinate

d)

submissiveness

e)

servile

4.

Stop _______________ over Julianna; for once, let her make her own breakfast and prepare her own cup of morning latte!

a)

subservience

b)

slavishness

c)

insubordination

d)

servility

e)

fawning

5.

For some women, homemaking is ______________ to having a career; for others, raising a family and taking care of their homes is the most gratifying of life's callings.

a)

toady

b)

slavish

c)

subordinate

d)

subservient

e)

fawning

6.

My subservient roommate always demands her way.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

7.

Fawning over another makes the object of your attention feel worthless.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

8.

Always busy, a toady is likely to get burned out.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

9.

In the classroom, a sycophant might be called a "brown-noser."

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

10.

It's surprising to witness how Harold, towering a foot and a half over his wife, acts so submissively toward his mate.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect