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lesson 10

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Growing or living in or on water

a)

Aquatic

b)

monitor

c)

docile

d)

ponderous

e)

bleak

2.

Done in or upon water

a)

aquatic

b)

avert

c)

bleak

d)

lethal

e)

verge

3.

To say firmly; to declare

a)

assert

b)

dwindle

c)

mutilate

d)

nimble

e)

vigilant

4.

To turn away

a)

avert

b)

assert

c)

docile

d)

plight

e)

verge

5.

To keep from happening

a)

bleak

b)

monitor

c)

lethal

d)

mutilate

e)

avert

6.

Without much hope

a)

blithe

b)

bleak

c)

avert

d)

nimble

e)

ponderous

7.

Cold and dreary; exposed to cold winds and bad weather

a)

bleak

b)

docile

c)

lethal

d)

plight

e)

vigilant

8.

Cheerful; carefree

a)

blithe

b)

bleak

c)

dwindle

d)

mutilate

e)

vigilant

9.

Not showing proper care; heedless

a)

monitor

b)

mutilate

c)

ponderous

d)

blithe

e)

avert

10.

Well behaved; easy to handle

a)

docile

b)

dwindle

c)

monitor

d)

assert

e)

aquatic

11.

To continue becoming less; to grow smaller in number or amount

a)

dwindle

b)

assert

c)

verge

d)

nimble

e)

blithe

12.

Causing, or capable of causing, death

a)

lethal

b)

monitor

c)

docile

d)

mutilate

e)

verge

13.

To watch closely and frequently; to observe and make note

a)

docile

b)

dwindle

c)

nimble

d)

mutilate

e)

monitor

14.

A video screen used to display information

a)

monitor

b)

plight

c)

your phone

d)

verge

e)

vigilant

15.

To hurt or damage by cutting into, cutting off, or cutting out

a)

nimble

b)

docile

c)

monitor

d)

mutilate

e)

bleak

16.

Able to move quickly and easily

a)

nimble

b)

plight

c)

lethal

d)

docile

e)

aquatic

17.

Showing quickness of thinking; clever

a)

nimble

b)

docile

c)

hoard

d)

verge

e)

avert

18.

A difficult or dangerous condition or situation

a)

monitor

b)

plight

c)

bleak

d)

mutilate

e)

vigilant

19.

Heavy and slow moving

a)

ponderous

b)

verge

c)

docile

d)

dwindle

e)

lethal

20.

An edge, border, or brink

a)

verge

b)

corners

c)

ponderous

d)

blithe

e)

assert

21.

To come close to the edge or border of

a)

verge

b)

assert

c)

home

d)

avert

e)

vigilant

22.

Watchful; ready for danger

a)

vigilant

b)

monitor

c)

docile

d)

blithe

e)

aquatic

23.

To avert your eyes is to

a)

blink them repeatedly

b)

shut them

c)

open them

d)

turn them away

e)

look at it closely

24.

Someone with a nimble mind is

a)

clever

b)

suspicious

c)

lazy

d)

disorganized

e)

confused

25.

A person's plight is

a)

his or her personality

b)

his or her difficult situation

c)

his or her family

d)

a school or college he or she attend

e)

his or her memories

26.

A lion mutilated its prey. it

a)

hid from its prey

b)

smelled its prey

c)

chased its prey

d)

tore its prey apart

e)

run away from the prey

27.

Mona's behavior verges on the ridiculous. This means she behaves in a manner that is

a)

absolutely ridiculous

b)

close to ridiculous

c)

not at all ridiculous

d)

unkind

e)

sometimes ridciulous

28.

What is an aquatic sport?

a)

swimming

b)

baseball

c)

gymnastics

d)

basketball

e)

soccer

29.

Which of these would you likely to do blithely?

a)

study for an important test

b)

babysit your little brother

c)

work out at soccer practice

d)

play Frisbee in the park with friends on a summer day

e)

reading a sad book in class

30.

Synonym for lethal

a)

flawed

b)

living

c)

deadly

d)

critical

e)

rough

31.

Synonym for assertion

a)

response

b)

declaration

c)

question

d)

excuse

e)

mail

32.

Synonym for blithe

a)

kind

b)

cheerful

c)

beautiful

d)

generous

e)

bored

33.

Synonym for monitored

a)

watched

b)

scolded

c)

taught

d)

critcized

e)

heedless

34.

Synonym for verge

a)

cliff

b)

edge

c)

beginning

d)

ending

e)

center

35.

Synonym for vigilant

a)

frightened

b)

strong

c)

emotional

d)

watchful

e)

safe

36.

Synonym for assertive

a)

interested

b)

bold

c)

curious

d)

angry

e)

sad

37.

Antonym for blithe

a)

cautious

b)

curious

c)

ashamed

d)

extraordinary

e)

cheerful

38.

Antonym for averted

a)

calmed

b)

comforted

c)

caused

d)

mourned

e)

declared

39.

Antonym for dwindle

a)

harmed

b)

pitied

c)

released

d)

grew

e)

abate

40.

Antonym for nimble

a)

clumsy

b)

disorganized

c)

disobedient

d)

dilapidated

e)

skillful

41.

Antonym for docile

a)

startling

b)

lazy

c)

disobedient

d)

cranky

e)

cute

42.

Antonym for bleak

a)

strenuous

b)

hopeful

c)

reliable

d)

healthy

e)

cold weather

43.

Antonym for asserted

a)

began

b)

denied

c)

revealed

d)

divided

e)

look away

44.

Antonym for bleak

a)

violent

b)

strong

c)

noisy

d)

sunny

e)

rainy