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SPQ 1 & 2

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I had to admonish the student for cheating. Admonish means

a)

let go of

b)

scold or warn

c)

save or reclaim

d)

a problem

2.

Which word means slow moving or clumsy?

a)

cumbersome

b)

diffuse

c)

muddle

d)

perennial

3.

Which word indicates a standstill or standoff?

a)

admonish

b)

dilemma

c)

debris

d)

deadlock

4.

Hurricane Dorian left debris in the city. Debris is

a)

a perplexing situation

b)

to spread or scatter freely

c)

rubble or scattered fragments

d)

long lasting

5.

To spread or scatter freely is to

a)

salvage

b)

relinquish

c)

diffuse

d)

debris

6.

What is a dilemma?

a)

a problem

b)

to scold or warn

c)

rubble

d)

a standstill

7.

Mums are perennial plants. Perennial means

a)

long lasting

b)

a problem

c)

messy

d)

reclaim

8.

To let go of or give up...

a)

salvage

b)

relinquish

c)

admonish

d)

deadlock

9.

We had to adjourn our meeting due to the weather. Adjourn means

a)

disagree

b)

postpone or stop

c)

hard to read

d)

to overlook

10.

Juliet was very comely and Romeo fell in love immediately. Comely means

a)

pretty

b)

nice

c)

rich

d)

popular

11.

Which word means irregular or abnormal?

a)

jeer

b)

terse

c)

illegible

d)

erratic

12.

Ranchers might need this for their farm animals.

a)

fodder

b)

fortify

c)

sully

d)

mediocre

13.

Which word means to strengthen?

a)

jeer

b)

fortify

c)

sully

d)

terse

14.

If I can't read your handwriting, it is

a)

illegible

b)

terse

c)

comely

d)

jeer

15.

If you do this in my class, you are breaking my courtesy rule...

a)

mediocre

b)

fodder

c)

erratic

d)

jeer

16.

Which word means average or ordinary?

a)

mediocre

b)

comely

c)

illegible

d)

terse

17.

If you sully your reputation, you

a)

soil, stain, or tarnish it

b)

fortify it

c)

erratic it

d)

adjourn it

18.

Short and to the point.

a)

terse

b)

jeer

c)

mediocre

d)

fodder

19.

To make a mess of...

a)

diffuse

b)

fortify

c)

muddle

d)

cumbersome