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Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

'Wishing to do evil' is...

a)

malevolent

b)

tenacious

c)

weary

d)

elated

2.

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks is...

a)

malevolent

b)

audacious

c)

tenacious

d)

feeble

3.

What does elated mean?

a)

unwilling to change their mind

b)

to change direction

c)

weak

d)

make some ecstatically happy

4.

A plight is..

a)

an awesome situation

b)

an uncomfortable situation

c)

a surprisingly bold risk.

d)

a hard, but good place to be.

5.

'Seemingly true, but not necessarily so' is a definition of..

a)

apparent

b)

adamant

c)

tenacious

d)

permeate

6.

Dreary means..

a)

hot and sunny.

b)

dull and bleak.

c)

directions are changing.

d)

dangerous.

7.

Which sentence has the word 'confine' used correctly?

a)

Joe was confined to his bed for four days because he has the flu.

b)

Joe was confined he had a hat.

c)

Joe confined around the room.

d)

Joe confined the basketball into the hoop for a goal.

8.

To change direction, is to..

a)

elate

b)

divert

c)

despite

d)

disperse

9.

If yo are unwilling to change an opinion, you could be described as...

a)

feeble

b)

plight

c)

sought

d)

adamant

10.

Vagrant means...

a)

someone who lives in a mansion

b)

a pig

c)

someone without a settled home

d)

someone who breaks the law all the time

11.

'To keep a firm hold on something' can be described as...

a)

audacious

b)

feeble

c)

tenacious

d)

malevolent

12.

Feeble can be described as...

a)

lacking physical or character strength

b)

lacking physical strength only

c)

lacking character strength only

d)

not being able to lift a weight

13.

'Despite' can mean..

a)

you do something even though you know it is wrong.

b)

the weather is dull.

c)

you don't do anything risky.

d)

a loud sound.

14.

Which sentence matches "She sought cover from the rain."?

a)

She needed cover from the rain.

b)

She attempted to find cover from the rain.

c)

She built cover from the rain.

d)

She gave cover from the rain.

15.

If something is treacherous, it is..

a)

sad.

b)

beautiful.

c)

amazing.

d)

dangerous.

16.

Which two words can we relate to 'spreading'?

a)

disperse and permeate.

b)

permeate and weary.

c)

disperse and despite.

d)

despite and weary.

17.

If I am weary, I am...

a)

happy.

b)

brave.

c)

strong.

d)

tired.

18.

'a large number of similar things coming in quick succession' is the definition of...

a)

spate.

b)

plight.

c)

confine.

d)

dreary.