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Saving the Baghdad Zoo Vocabulary

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

distress means

a)

a state of panic

b)

a state of concern

c)

a state of fear

d)

a state of stress

e)

a state of worry

2.

habitat means

a)

the environment in which an animal lives

b)

the territory where an animal thrives

c)

to activate

d)

the process of trading without money

3.

enclosure means

a)

a closed off space

b)

a sealed off area

c)

a pen or a cage

d)

an important thing

e)

a collection of animals

4.

deploy means

a)

to activate

b)

to send someone somewhere

c)

to release, to engage,

d)

to make more difficult or more complex

e)

worn down, run down,

5.

barter means

a)

to negotiate

b)

to trade, especially without money

c)

to haggle

d)

to bargain

e)

to send someone somewhere

6.

priority means

a)

a collection of animals

b)

worn down, run down, old, ruined

c)

a closed off area, a cage

d)

something you do first, before other things

e)

the most important thing

7.

coalition means

a)

an alliance

b)

a cut, scape, or wound

c)

a united group

d)

a team brought together to accomplish a common goal

e)

the unwanted presence of many insects

8.

entrenched means

a)

stuck

b)

embedded

c)

difficult to move

d)

difficult to change

e)

sticking out, extending out

9.

keratin means

a)

a one humped camel

b)

the unwanted presence of many bugs

c)

a cut, scrape, or wound

d)

a protein found in hair and nails

10.

to protrude means

a)

to extend

b)

to go beyond

c)

to stick out

d)

to make more difficult or more complex

e)

to send someone somewhere

11.

laceration means

a)

a scrape

b)

a cut

c)

a deep wound

d)

a quick and unplanned thing

e)

a protein found in hair and nails

12.

infestation means

a)

the presence of many unwanted bugs

b)

a large amount of insects that can lead to damage or destruction

c)

a skin disease cause by bugs that leads to rashes, itching and hair loss

d)

a disease of the eye that causes vision loss

13.

dehydration means

a)

lack of water

b)

the process of losing water

c)

the harmful reduction of water in a plant or animal

d)

quick, unplanned, spur of the moment

e)

a cut, scrape, or wound

14.

a dromedary is...

a)

a dramatic person

b)

a dairy product

c)

Lumpy the camel

d)

a desert dwelling creature with one hump that has evolved to survive in a harsh desert climate

e)

a creature with oval shaped blood cells to combat dehydration

15.

impromptu means

a)

quick

b)

unrehearsed, unplanned

c)

extending beyond

d)

spur of the moment

e)

sticking out

16.

decrepit means

a)

worn down, run down,

b)

old, weak, ruined, neglected

c)

damaged, destroyed, falling apart

d)

uncredited

e)

to make more complex, to make more difficult

17.

menagerie means

a)

a collection of diverse things, usually animals

b)

another word for zoo

c)

old, weak, ruined, damaged

d)

run down, worn out

e)

falling apart, neglected

18.

to exacerbate means

a)

to solve quickly, to fix immediately

b)

to be impossible or difficult to move

c)

to make more complex

d)

to make worse

e)

to tie up

19.

cataracts means

a)

cats that attack you in the attack - MEOW!!

b)

cats that attack you with an attack tank - YIKES!

c)

an eye disease that causes vision loss

d)

a disease of the skin caused by an infestation of bugs that causes itching, rashes, and leads to hair loss

e)

a pen, cage, or enclosure for an animal

20.

mange means

a)

a painful skin disease that can afflict mammals

b)

a skin disease caused by an infestation of parasites

c)

a skin disease that leads to itching, rashes, and hair loss

d)

an eye disease that leads to vision loss

e)

quick, unplanned, unrehearsed

21.

tether means

a)

to tie something up

b)

to restrain

c)

to attach by rope

d)

to restrict movement, usually of an animal or object

e)

to make more complex or to make worse

22.

chronic means

a)

constant, continuous

b)

often, frequent

c)

all the time, long-lasting

d)

reoccurring, persisting

e)

severe, extreme, intense

23.

tatters means

a)

shreds

b)

ruins

c)

old

d)

torn

e)

neglected

24.

decrepit part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

25.

exacerbate part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

26.

mange part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

27.

chronic part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

28.

tatters part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

29.

tether part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

30.

cataracts part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

31.

menagerie part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

32.

infestation part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

preposition

33.

laceration part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

preposition

34.

protrude part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

preposition

35.

keratin part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

article

d)

preposition

e)

adverb

36.

impromptu part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

preposition

37.

dromedary part of speech

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

preposition

38.

dehydration part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

e)

dependent clause

39.

habitat part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

dangling participle

40.

distress part of speech

a)

noun

b)

phrase

c)

No, no, no! Not distress, she wants DAT dress!

d)

verb

e)

adjective

41.

enclosure part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

close enough

e)

sure

42.

priority part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

article

43.

barter

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

article

d)

to trade

e)

verb

44.

deploy

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

add verb

e)

subtract verb

45.

barter part of speech

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

none of these

46.

coalition part of speech

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

definite article

e)

pronoun

47.

entrenched part of speech

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

pronoun

e)

definite article

48.

the best way to determine a word's meaning is...

a)

by using the context clues

b)

looking it up online

c)

looking it up in a dictionary

d)

making an intelligent guess based on how it is used in the sentence

e)

asking my neighbor/teacher for the answer

49.

exacerbate

a)

to make more difficult or challenging

b)

to make easier or simpler

c)

verb

d)

adverb

e)

noun/pronoun

50.

impromptu

a)

well prepared, practiced, rehearse

b)

off-the-cuff, spur of the moment

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

e)

preposition

51.

During the hurricane the city was in _________________ from all the wind, rain, and flooding

a)

tatters

b)

tether

c)

decrepit

d)

exacerbate

52.

We went to the humane society, so many cats and dogs had __________ ; they were covered with a rash and losing their hair

a)

lacerations

b)

mange

c)

tatters

d)

cataracts

e)

decrepit

53.

The wax figures were so old, but they were an incredible _____________ of animals for the rain forest.

a)

menagerie

b)

decrepit

c)

mange

d)

tatters

54.

After the earthquake, San Francisco was in ______________ from all the damage and destruction

a)

distress

b)

enclosure

c)

entrenched

d)

barter

55.

The family was __________________ in their home after the flood. They had no way to get away or escape.

a)

distress

b)

enclosure

c)

exacerbate

d)

entrenched

e)

decrepit

56.

We had no way to afford the expensive item from the fancy, exclusive store. So we decided to go to the market and we tried to ______________ for a good price on the item we wanted

a)

enclosure

b)

exacerbate

c)

distress

d)

barter

e)

entrenched

57.

The house was totally destroyed. There was an ________________ of termites that destroyed the foundation.

a)

laceration

b)

infestation

c)

keratin

d)

protrude

58.

One summer, I had so many wipe outs on my bike. I was constantly covered in _________________.

a)

mange

b)

lacerations

c)

feces

d)

keratin

e)

infestations

59.

"What?" I said. "I'm not ready to give my speech." However I spoke anyway and I gave an ____________ presentation to my class.

a)

impromptu

b)

distress

c)

infestation

d)

protrude

e)

enclosure

60.

I got bonked on the head with a hockey stick so hard that the bump on my head began to _________________ from my skull.

a)

protrude

b)

exacerbate

c)

impromptu

d)

dromedary

61.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

laceration

b)

lasseration

c)

lacerashun

d)

lacerration

62.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

protrude

b)

protood

c)

portood

d)

portude

63.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

infestigation

b)

investation

c)

infestashon

d)

infestation

64.

choose the correct spelling

a)

carratin

b)

caratin

c)

keratinn

d)

keratin

65.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

dromedairy

b)

dramadary

c)

dromadary

d)

dromedary

66.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

inproptu

b)

improptu

c)

improtpoo

d)

impromptu

67.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

dihidration

b)

dihydration

c)

dehidration

d)

dehydration

68.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

maing

b)

mayange

c)

mange

d)

mainge

69.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

decript

b)

decrepit

c)

dicripid

d)

decripid

70.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

managarie

b)

menegarie

c)

menagerie

d)

menagery

71.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

egzaserbate

b)

exacerbate

c)

exasirbate

d)

ecksazerbait

72.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

cadarax

b)

cataracts

c)

katteracts

d)

caddaracts

73.

Choose the correct spellings

a)

tether

b)

tethers

c)

tethered

d)

teather

74.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

cronich

b)

chronic

c)

kronich

d)

cronihc

75.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

tatters

b)

tutters

c)

totters

d)

taters

e)

teeter-totters

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