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Academic Vocabulary Unit 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If something is keeping you from success, that means the conditions are

a)

excellent

b)

adverse

c)

maximum

d)

strong

2.

Maximum most nearly means

a)

half full

b)

the least possible

c)

the most possible

d)

the beginning of full

3.

If you manipulate someone, you are

a)

influencing someone

b)

moving them out of danger

c)

selecting only males

d)

attacking without good cause

4.

A groundless accusation

a)

has many facts and evidence

b)

is a war

c)

includes no facts or evidence

d)

is welcomed in court

5.

If you have stamina, you will

a)

have trouble pronouncing big words

b)

be able to endure hardship

c)

you can add that to your soup for flavor

d)

you will be able to purchase a car

6.

Incomprehensible most nearly means

a)

difficult or impossible to understand

b)

a big wave in the ocean

c)

to be able to something immediately

d)

taking something inside to examine

7.

To ruffle something means to

a)

Add color

b)

to represent in a picture

c)

wrinkle or move out of order

d)

suggest a plan

8.

Billow most nearly means

a)

difficult or impossible to understand

b)

to move something out of order, shape

c)

bend before royalty

d)

to swell out or puff up

9.

If the classroom is serene, you would see or hear

a)

Lots of students running around

b)

a neat room

c)

calm and peaceful activity

d)

lots of questions being shouted out

10.

Depict most nearly means

a)

remove a picture from a page

b)

pry unneeded material from a 3D object

c)

to file away

d)

to represent in a picture, illustrate

11.

Constrain most nearly means

a)

to hold back or restrict

b)

to drain off water from something

c)

sing with a large choir

d)

physical or mental difficulty

12.

If you mimic something or someone you are

a)

answering a question

b)

providing support

c)

imitating actions or speech

d)

you are asking for more time

13.

If you are disinterested in an activity, you will most likely

a)

begin singing with joy

b)

ask for more time to complete the activity

c)

ask for something else to do

d)

join a group and compete for the best work

14.

The word confront most nearly means

a)

turn around and retreat

b)

having the opposite view of an issue

c)

meet face to face in a hostile way

d)

to try and fool someone

15.

If you are sheepish about your answer you most likely will

a)

hang your head and be embarrassed

b)

continue joking around with your friends

c)

Confident and willing to explain your thinking

d)

always trying to talk about animals

16.

If your vacation is in an arid location you will

a)

Be sure to pack jackets and gloves

b)

Be sure to bring your surfboard

c)

Be sure to pack shorts, tank tops and water bottles

d)

Be sure to bring an umbrella

17.

The word contemporary most nearly means

a)

the greatest or highest point

b)

something that will vanish quickly

c)

something or someone that belongs to the current time

d)

giving praise for a job well done

18.

To encompass something means you are

a)

including or surrounding

b)

preventing someone from success

c)

prove it is not possible

d)

starting a new line

19.

Hypocrite most nearly means

a)

to meet face to face to argue

b)

having no interest in something

c)

a person who says one thing and acts differently

d)

a person who works in the zoo with water animals

20.

The word assailant most nearly means

a)

one who attacks another

b)

one who alarms others to danger ahead

c)

one who is assigned to manage the sails on a ship

d)

one who is responsible for heating and cooling