WorksheetsGrade 8 Vocabulary
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation.
Connotations
Drama
hyperbole
philosophy
A humorous play on words and some involve using different meaning of the same word.
Irony
Idiom
Simile
Pun
Are used to indicate that material has been omitted or to create suspense
Setting
Ellipses
Dialogue
Hyperbole
Define: interpserse
to scold
to travel between planets
to determine the meaning of
to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things
Define: banal
unoriginal
deadly
exciting
confusing
Define: tangential
deeply moving
barely connected
upsetting
having an orange hue
Define: insolent
sad and depressed
impulsive
curious
rude; disrespectful
Define: reproach
to find fault with
to praise
to celebrate
to think deeply
Define: precocious
delayed in development
advanced in development
average
argumentative
Define: refuge
a place of shelter, protection or safety
to reject
a bright light
unexplored territory
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
The bedbug infestation was ____.
banal
ineradicable
precocious
refuge
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
The kevlar vest was ____ to even hollow point bullets.
banal
insolent
impervious
tangential
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
The flag is ___ of those who've sacrificed for our freedom.
emblematic
impervious
ineradicable
refuge
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
Sometimes a mother's job is to ___ conflicts.
refuge
precocious
impervious
mediate
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
The guests had a ____ time at the charity ball.
splendid
precocious
impervious
ineradicable
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
The prosecution's case was based merely on ____.
conjecture
mediate
banal
emblematic
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
With tears streaming down our cheeks, we found the end of the tv series very ____.
precocious
poignant
banal
refuge
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
During the assembly, the victim shared her ___ opinion about how to handle bullying.
precocious
poignant
incisive
ineradicable
Covet
to strongly wish for something
falling apart
to inspect something
an expression of opinion about something
Dilapidated
falling apart
to inspect something
an expression of opinion about something
to gain or achieve something
Survey
to inspect something
an expression of opinion about something
to gain or achieve something
to look at something thoroughly and attentively
Commentary
an expression of opinion about something
to gain or achieve something
to look at something attentively and thoroughly
to be fussy about something and pay attention to details
Attain
to gain or achieve something
to look at something attentively and thoroughly
to be fussy about something and pay attention to its details
to be calm
Contemplate
to look at something attentively and thoroughly
to be fussy about something and pay attention to its details
to be calm
to feel forced in some way
Particular
to be fussy about something and pay attention to its details
to be calm
to feel forced to do something in some way
to show cheerful willingness or eagerness
Tranquil
to be calm
to feel forced to so something in some way
to show cheerful willingness or eagerness
to look at something attentively and thoroughly
Obliged
to feel forced to do something in some way
to show cheerful willingness or eagerness
to gain or achieve something
to inspect something
Alacrity
to show cheerful willingness or eagerness
to strongly wish for something
falling apart
to inspect something
Fill in the blank: In extreme circumstances, people need to make quick decisions to _________ disaster.
avert
imply
sustain
borne
Fill in the blank: A lack of preparation will be ______ to your performance.
borne
detrimental
deficient
renowned
Fill in the blanks: A nutritional _____ has the potential for long term health _______.
deficiency, initiatives
detrimental, initiatives
detrimental, implications
deficiency, implications
Fill in the blank: Elon Musk is _______ for his innovation and risk-taking.
deficient
detrimental
renowned
sustained
Fill in the blank: Zika is a mosquito-_____ virus.
borne
averted
renowned
implicated
Fill in the blank: The plot of the show was complex enough to _____ the attention of the public for several years.
borne
avert
sustain
implicate
Fill in the blank: The governor launched a(n) ________ to support the growth of the industry.
implication
initiative
deficiency
renown
