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SPQ 1,2,3, 4

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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.

Which word means irregular or abnormal?

a)

jeer

b)

terse

c)

illegible

d)

erratic

11.

Ranchers might need this for their farm animals.

a)

fodder

b)

fortify

c)

sully

d)

mediocre

12.

If I can't read your handwriting, it is

a)

illegible

b)

terse

c)

comely

d)

jeer

13.

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

a)

mediocre

b)

fodder

c)

erratic

d)

jeer

14.

Which word means average or ordinary?

a)

mediocre

b)

comely

c)

illegible

d)

terse

15.

Short and to the point.

a)

terse

b)

jeer

c)

mediocre

d)

fodder

16.

To make a mess of...

a)

diffuse

b)

fortify

c)

muddle

d)

cumbersome

17.

cherubic means

a)

to end

b)

like an angel

c)

to overlook

d)

angry

18.

condone means

a)

to steal in small quantities

b)

an extremely poor person

c)

a split or break

d)

to overlook or pardon

19.

dissent means

a)

disagreement

b)

to create

c)

to end

d)

to steal in small quantities

20.

fabricate means

a)

angry

b)

like an angel

c)

to create

d)

an angry argument

21.

irate means

a)

an angry argument

b)

angry

c)

disagreement

d)

cherubic

22.

pauper means

a)

an extremely poor person

b)

to create

c)

to overlook or pardon

d)

a split or break

23.

pilfer means

a)

to create

b)

an angry argument

c)

to steal in small quantities

d)

to end

24.

terminate means

a)

angry

b)

a disagreement

c)

to end

d)

extremely poor person

25.

To get or admit entry to is to

a)

anarchy

b)

access

c)

daunt

d)

pliant

26.

If you find temporary relief, you find

a)

biased

b)

fated

c)

rectify

d)

reprieve

27.

If I rectify my mistake, I

a)

correct it

b)

admit entry to

c)

trick it

d)

make it hard to understand

28.

The metal was very pliant because it

a)

determined by destiny

b)

confused

c)

bent easily

d)

was hard to do

29.

hoodwink means

a)

to trick or deceive

b)

to intimidate

c)

to be biased or prejudiced

d)

to gain entry to

30.

A test might daunt you. Daunt means

a)

temporary relief

b)

to get entry to

c)

determined by destiny

d)

to overcome by fear

31.

Which word means prejudiced or opinionated?

a)

biased

b)

fated

c)

arduous

d)

anarchy

32.

Anarchy means

a)

temporary relief

b)

to make right

c)

lack of government

d)

easily influenced

33.

I witnessed an altercation at WalMart. Altercation means

a)

an extremely poor person

b)

an angry argument

c)

cherubic

d)

a spit or break

34.

We got into a rift over money. A rift is

a)

rubble

b)

a lack of government

c)

a pleasing appearance

d)

a split or break

35.

This quiz was not arduous at all! Arduous means

a)

difficult

b)

easy

c)

interesting

d)

to overcome with fear