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Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 3

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To free from a difficult or tangled situation is..

a)

release

b)

extricate

c)

fly

d)

unlock

2.

The goalie is the __________ on which the team's defense depends.

a)

magic

b)

block

c)

worker

d)

pivot

3.

spontaneous:planned : : ____________ : thought out

a)

rely

b)

organized

c)

unplanned

d)

uncertain

4.

To encompass something means you

a)

enclose it.

b)

draw it.

c)

understand it.

d)

plan it.

5.

A collection of writings (such as poems, stories, or songs)

a)

book

b)

list

c)

anthology

d)

archeology

6.

The _____________ of the student was calm today.

a)

belief

b)

work

c)

diction

d)

disposition

7.

Darth Vader's theme __________ throughout the musical score of Star Wars.

a)

happens

b)

recurs

c)

works

d)

disappears

8.

The average span of time between the birth parents and their children...

a)

gap

b)

generation

c)

generate

d)

frequency

9.

To conclude something based on guesswork or insufficient evidence is to ...

a)

conjecture

b)

confer

c)

continue

d)

judge

10.

modify:restore :: __________ : keep going

a)

work

b)

change

c)

delete

d)

complete

11.

Prevalent means:

a)

happens little

b)

commonly occuring

c)

before an event

d)

urgent

12.

The student's __________ toward the teacher caused the whole class to have silent lunch.

a)

work

b)

grades

c)

trickery

d)

looks

13.

unknown : _____________ : : fake name : pseudonym

a)

known

b)

anonymous

c)

seen

d)

unfamiliar

14.

To introduce gradually in order to establish securely is

a)

insist

b)

increase

c)

instill

d)

inept

15.

The teacher ____________ the scores on the test by providing a curve.

a)

released

b)

modified

c)

increased

d)

improved

16.

A small bar or rod on which something else turns is a/an

a)

pivot

b)

axle

c)

piece

d)

stem

17.

The exam was to ______________ all information covered in class.

a)

find

b)

review

c)

score

d)

encompass

18.

imperative:____________ : : prevalent : commonly occurring

a)

instill

b)

guile

c)

urgent

d)

modify

19.

To occur or be produced without human labor is

a)

quick

b)

spontaneous

c)

evolution

d)

conjecture

20.

A regular tendency or inclination is

a)

extricate

b)

disposition

c)

decomposition

d)

distraction

21.

free : trap : : _______________ : implicate

a)

exfoliate

b)

examine

c)

extricate

d)

exist

22.

To conjecture means to...

a)

form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence

b)

examine the facts carefully

c)

clown around

d)

to take someone seriously

23.

All the people born and living about the same time is...

a)

gentle

b)

genetic

c)

genesis

d)

generation

24.

The ballerina will _________ on her toes during her dance.

a)

glide

b)

pivot

c)

conjecture

d)

instill

25.

In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning

a)

imperative

b)

simile

c)

mood

d)

modify