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Unit 1 "The Great Escape"

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Embark means ________________________.

a)

to set off on an adventure or voyage

b)

to set off as in an alarm

c)

to arrive

d)

to be alone

2.

Fend means ____________________.

a)

to struggle to survive or protect.

b)

to struggle in a competition.

c)

to struggle to take control of.

d)

to struggle to own.

3.

Which word is a synonym for "rubble."

a)

debris

b)

debate

c)

defile

d)

debrief

4.

Vie means ________________________.

a)

To fight to survive.

b)

to compete to win.

c)

to struggle to control.

d)

to struggle to defend.

5.

Which of the following words is NOT a synonym for "blasé "?

a)

nonchalant

b)

indifferent

c)

unconcerned

d)

interested

6.

Which of the following is NOT a definition of "reception."

a)

a party where guests can meet and greet one another.

b)

the act of receiving something.

c)

a warm and friendly greeting.

d)

the act of making someone feel alone or lonely.

7.

Wrangle means _______________________.

a)

to struggle to control.

b)

to fight to win.

c)

to compete with.

d)

to fight to survive.

8.

The boy seemed very ___________________ after both of his best friends moved away.

a)

desolate

b)

wrangled

c)

fended

d)

embarked

9.

To _________________________ her income, Mrs. Johnson began working at Barnes and Noble in the evening after teaching all day.

a)

ardent

b)

augment

c)

embark

d)

wrangle

10.

Mark had a beautiful ___________________________ of New York City from his penthouse apartment.

a)

panorama

b)

ardent

c)

augment

d)

blasé

11.

While he was pet sitting, It took Justin almost three hours to ___________________ his neighbor's cat back into the house after it escaped

a)

fend

b)

wrangle

c)

vie

d)

teem

12.

Charlie is a/an __________________________ supporter of President Trump's policies; he loves everything the man does!

a)

ardent

b)

augment

c)

blasé

d)

teeming

13.

The Jamestown Colonist ______________________ on their journey to Virginia from the port at South Hampton.

a)

embarked

b)

teemed

c)

desolated

d)

fended

14.

Which word contains a word part that means "not?"

a)

anarchy

b)

ardent

c)

augment

d)

desolate

15.

which word contains a word part that means "all?"

a)

panorama

b)

desolate

c)

rubble

d)

vice versa

16.

What language is the word "blasé" borrowed from?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Italian

d)

Latin

17.

Which word is not a verb

a)

teem

b)

fend

c)

embark

d)

panorama

18.

When the colonist arrived in Virginia the forests were __________________ with many varieties of wildlife.

a)

teeming

b)

fending

c)

vying

d)

augmenting

19.

Which word is most related to the field of real estate?

a)

tract

b)

ardent

c)

desolate

d)

vice versa

20.

The two girls discussed how Mariah really liked Marcus and ________________________.

a)

vice versa

b)

blasé

c)

reception

d)

augment

21.

Which vocabulary word contains a word part meaning "rule or ruler?"

a)

anarchy

b)

augment

c)

desolate

d)

reception

22.

Theodore was surprisingly _______________ about his upcoming month vacation in Europe.

a)

blasé

b)

augmented

c)

wrangled

d)

teemed

23.

Which word would be most associated with an earthquake

a)

augment

b)

wrangle

c)

rubble

d)

tract

24.

The dictionary definition of a word is the _________________.

a)

denotation

b)

connotation

c)

the entry

d)

synonym

25.

The extra definitions a word has are the

a)

connotations

b)

denotations

c)

word origins

d)

word entries