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WorksheetsDaily Dose 1-10 (7th)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Not groomed; not neat or tidy.
unkempt
winsome
abscond
deride
Complete the analogy.
graceful : clumsy :: imprisoned : __________________
abscond
jailed
caught
stuck
To mortify someone is to __________________________.
embarrass them greatly
help them
murder them
go shopping with them
Distant or not friendly.
aloof
bedlam
blemish
interrogate
Use context clues to define the underlined word.
"Sally poked at the blemish on her face, afraid everyone would notice that she wasn't as perfect as usual."
imperfection
notice
eccentric
exceptional
Fill in the blank with the correct Daily Dose vocabulary word.
"Prince Charming is so _________________ that he wins hearts wherever he goes."
winsome
unkempt
gawky
aloof
What word means the same as the underlined word?
"I had to abscond last night before my dad found out what I'd done at school."
mock and make fun of myself
run away and hide
tidy myself up
question myself
Fill in the blank with the correct Daily Dose vocabulary word.
"The classroom was a noisy, confusing mess. It was ____________."
autobiography
winsome
bedlam
ecstatic
What word means the same as the underlined word?
"Jody derided her sister for the way she looked."
questioned
ran away from
helped
mocked
What word means the same as the underlined word?
"The awkward boy tripped over his own feet when he tried to dance."
handsome
awesome
gawky
older
What word means the same as the underlined word?
"The FBI agent got in trouble because he interrogated his suspect for more than six hours straight."
danced with
questioned
operated on
ran off with
Identify the type of figurative language used in the following:
“My heart was like a shattered diamond when he ignored me in the hall after how we'd talked yesterday.”
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
idiom
What is the point of view of the following passage?
“I looked out the window, watching the trees bow and crack in the hurricane-strength winds.”
1st person
3rd person
3rd person omniscient
What is the tone of this passage?
My brother sneered as he said “Yeah, your grades on this exam are gonna be just as bad as the rest of the tests you take ... awful.”
pessimistic
optimistic
sad
enthusiastic
Complete the analogy.
winsome : cute :: mortify : ________________
humiliate
joyous
attractive
tiny
What is being personified?
The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
The author wrote this paragraph mainly to -
compare the different food groups in the Food Group Pyramid
provide you information about the Food Group Pyramid
persuade you to use the Food Group Pyramid to plan your meals
offer a different way to look at food based off of the Food Group Pyramid
What are sensory details?
Descriptions that appeal to our 5 senses
Personal reflections or feelings
Memories that we have had
Real life experiences in writing
Complete the following analogy.
gawky: graceful :: major : _____________________
massive
delightful
faithful
minor
