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6th Grade vocabulary Quiz 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to delay; to stop or prevent from happening

a)

hinder

b)

temperance

c)

vigilante

d)

incorporate

2.

unnecessarily wordy or repetitive; superfluous

a)

redundant

b)

demure

c)

edifying

3.

Verbatim means...

a)

Warm, hopeful, cheerful

b)

Word for word or in the exact words

c)

To tone out of harmony, discord

d)

Something written whose main idea is teaching or fabel

e)

Pertaining to sea shore, coastal region of country

4.

Which word fits this situation?

"Why do you keep waiting until the last minute to get your work done?"

a)

implore

b)

hypothetical

c)

procrastinate

d)

remote

5.

What is the meaning of perspective?

a)

all knowing

b)

a point of view

c)

to stop learning

d)

giving false information

6.

adj. On time

a)

ecstatic

b)

surplus

c)

punctual

d)

frugal

7.
An allegory is...
a)
...a story that represents something beyond itself.
b)
...when the characters or story represent historical events.
c)
...represent abstract or moral ideas.
d)
...All of the above.
8.

Today was a day of turmoil at work. The phones were constantly ringing, people were running back and forth, and several offices were being painted.

In this sentence "turmoil" means

a)

discussion

b)

harmony

c)

confusion; hardship

d)

organization

9.
supporting; encouraging; helping to bring about
a)
impetus
b)
impetuous
c)
protracted
d)
conducive
10.

What is connotation?

a)

implies or suggests a meaning of a word;words with several meanings

b)

Dictionary meaning of a word.

c)

I don't know!

d)

Unknown meaning

11.

intellectually deep or penetrating; reaching to, rising from, or affecting the depths of one's nature

a)

languid

b)

profound

c)

copious

d)

impediments

12.

extremely bold, daring, or fearless

a)

mellow

b)

audacious

c)

precarious

d)

smitten

13.

logical; making sense; reasonable

a)

commotion

b)

collate

c)

concur

d)

coherent

14.

The smell of fried chicken __________ through the halls each Wednesday. No matter where you go, you can still smell it!

a)

opts

b)

permeates

c)

replenishes

d)

succumbs

15.

The front of a building; a false appearance or illusion is

a)

Facade

b)

Nimble

c)

Awe

d)

Solitude