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Word Knowledge Lesson 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Without using a dictionary, try to define: monochromatic

a)

multicolored

b)

containing or using multiple photos

c)

a color scheme based on a photo

d)

containing or using only one color.

2.

Without using a dictionary, try to define: polygon

a)

a closed plane figure that has three or more sides

b)

a closed plane figure having eight angles and eight sides

c)

is composed of many kinds

d)

a person who speaks, writes, or reads a number of languages.

3.

Without using a dictionary, try to define: monosyllabic

a)

having only one style.

b)

a poem in which all the strophes or stanzas are of the same metrical form.

c)

having a single mouth, pore, or stoma.

d)

having only one syllable, as the word no.

4.

What part of speech is amalgamate

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

preposition

5.

What part of speech is amalgamation?

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

6.

What part of speech is anthropomorphic ?

a)

adjective

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

noun

7.

What part of speech is antiquated?

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

gerund

8.

What part of speech is aphorism?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

conjunction

9.

Anthro (as in anthropomorphic) probably means

a)

human

b)

natural

c)

animalistic

d)

unnatural

10.

A synonym for amalgamate is

a)

blend

b)

versatile

c)

obsolete

d)

scourge

11.

A synonym for antiquated is

a)

outdated

b)

versatile

c)

exchange

d)

antique

12.

An example of an aphorism is

a)

Actions speak louder than words.

b)

Do your homework!

c)

Please cook dinner.

d)

Recite the alphabet.

13.

Because Gail never replaced the antiquated plumbing in her house, one day she came home to a flooded basement.

a)

the word never is being used as an adverb modifying replaced.

b)

the word never is being used as a noun.

c)

the word never is being used as an adjective modifying plumbing

d)

the word never is being used as a verb

14.

In the mythologies of ancient Greece and Rome, the Gods are

a)

anthropomorphic

b)

misanthropes

c)

philanthropist:

d)

anthropologists

15.

To amalgamate is to

a)

to mix or merge to make a combination; blend; unite; combine:

b)

of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.

c)

likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable:

d)

an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals.