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Fiske 44/45

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jake Peralta ______ the crime scene in front of him, trying to determine how the Oolong Slayer had escaped the scene of the murder.

a)

scrutinized

b)

ogle

c)

gandered

2.

Alejandro looked ________ at anyone he suspected was not pulling their weight in the group project.

a)

askance

b)

descry

c)

espy

3.

The twisted game of cat and mouse was over when the treasonous operative _______ his pursuer with his guard down and aimed his weapon at him.

a)

espied

b)

descry

c)

myopic

4.

Half of the STEM class is so _____ they need corrective lenses to see two feet in front of them.

a)

myopic

b)

monitor

c)

scan

5.

Psychologists are interested in the so-called “_____ effect” wherein some patients who falsely believe they are receiving a useful medication demonstrate relief from their symptoms.

a)

placebo

b)

panacea

c)

nostrum

6.

The old-timey “medicine man,” who often traveled with a carnival-like show, offered glowing promises and an array of _________ to an uneducated audience.

a)

nostrums

b)

salubrious

c)

prognosis

7.

Students who habitually ______ do not win the sympathy of harderworking classmates.

a)

malinger

b)

benign

c)

dyspeptic

8.

Sharing a workspace with the perpetually ______ Oscar did not increase Elmo’s pleasure in his summer job.

a)

dyspeptic

b)

benign

c)

noxious

9.

Federal inspections work to keep ________ chemicals out of our food supply.

a)

noxious

b)

elixir

c)

panacea

10.

The student quickly ______ through the chapter he had not read 5 minutes before the quiz.

a)

scanned

b)

monitor

c)

descry

11.

How wonderful it would be if doctors could prescribe a ______, regardless of the patient’s symptoms.

a)

panacea

b)

benign

c)

scan