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Chapter 1 Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means to admit?

a)

acknowledge

b)

alternative

c)

drastic

d)

candid

2.

Which word means a choice?

a)

alternative

b)

avert

c)

comply

d)

compel

3.

Which word means a short story about an event?

a)

anecdote

b)

drastic

c)

concise

d)

compel

4.

Which word means acceptable or proper?

a)

appropriate

b)

candid

c)

alternative

d)

avert

5.

Which word means to avoid?

a)

avert

b)

acknowledge

c)

comply

d)

candid

6.

Which word means straight-forward or honest?

a)

candid

b)

concise

c)

appropriate

d)

compel

7.

Which word means to force?

a)

compel

b)

comply

c)

avert

d)

drastic

8.

Which word means to obey or follow directions?

a)

comply

b)

compel

c)

concise

d)

appropriate

9.

Which word means clear and brief?

a)

concise

b)

anecdote

c)

appropriate

d)

comply

10.

Which word means extreme or out of the ordinary?

a)

drastic

b)

anecdote

c)

acknowledge

d)

alternative

11.

Even after votes were counted twice, Senator Rice refused to ___ that he had lost.

a)

acknowledge

b)

candid

c)

drastic

d)

compel

12.

This hurricane leaves me no ___. I have to cancel my beach trip.

a)

alternative

b)

compel

c)

drastic

d)

candid

13.

My grandma always tells ___ about her childhood

a)

anecdotes

b)

candids

c)

alternatives

d)

concises

14.

It is ___ to take your hats off in school for both respect and safety.

a)

appropriate

b)

alternative

c)

drastic

d)

comply

15.

Mae wanted to ___ hitting the deer, so she swerved to the right.

a)

avert

b)

alternative

c)

drastic

d)

compel

16.

To be ___, my stepmom isn't a great cook. She tries!

a)

candid

b)

drastic

c)

compel

d)

comply

17.

Ms. Brodt ___ us to spend a lot of time on writing because she wants us to be better at it.

a)

compels

b)

complies

c)

acknowledges

d)

averts

18.

Dr. Bailey announced that if you don't ___ with school rules, there are serious consequences.

a)

comply

b)

compel

c)

drastic

d)

alternative

19.

Because of limited space, most newspaper articles must be ___.

a)

concise

b)

alternative

c)

candid

d)

avert

20.

When polite redirection doesn't work, teachers have to resort to __ punishments for misbehavior

a)

drastic

b)

comply

c)

anecdote

d)

acknowledge