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Unit 1-3 Level A

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Charged with libel

a)

arson

b)

larceny

c)

slander

d)

murder

2.

a clumsy oaf

a)

clod

b)

animal

c)

dancer

d)

child

3.

a truly ingenious solution

a)

puzzling

b)

inventive

c)

fortunate

d)

timely

4.

a solemn vow

a)

treaty

b)

face

c)

ceremony

d)

pledge

5.

Motivate one's students

a)

examine

b)

help

c)

ignore

d)

spur on

6.

The stamina for the job

a)

money

b)

intelligence

c)

experience

d)

endurance

7.

Sage advice

a)

puzzling

b)

timely

c)

wise

d)

recent

8.

Manipulate the controls

a)

break

b)

repair

c)

work

d)

build

9.

Identify his assailant

a)

property

b)

attacker

c)

informant

d)

body

10.

Slake one's thirst

a)

increase

b)

prolong

c)

induce

d)

assuage

11.

Choose a vocation

a)

profession

b)

companion

c)

residence

d)

spouse

12.

The maximum dosage

a)

fatal

b)

greatest

c)

average

d)

least

13.

Full of misgivings

a)

doubts

b)

excuses

c)

mistakes

d)

ideas

14.

Cavort among the billows

a)

bolsters

b)

waves

c)

flowers

d)

trees

15.

Forsake one's homeland

a)

abandon

b)

defend

c)

criticize

d)

respect

16.

Besiege the enemy

a)

defeat

b)

blockade

c)

avoid

d)

engage

17.

Irked by such remarks

a)

amused

b)

puzzled

c)

pleased

d)

annoyed

18.

Instantaneous profits

a)

unexpected

b)

immediate

c)

gigantic

d)

marginal

19.

Douse the lights

a)

repair

b)

change

c)

extinguish

d)

turn on

20.

Denounce the traitor

a)

arrest

b)

condemn

c)

execute

d)

punish

21.

Synonym for bigot

a)

prejudiced person

b)

wise person

c)

deceitful person

d)

clumsy person

22.

Synonym for terrain

a)

animal

b)

fear

c)

deluge

d)

ground

23.

Synonym for barrage

a)

ace

b)

volley

c)

slam

d)

serve

24.

Synonym for gainful

a)

resourceful

b)

expensive

c)

profitable

d)

nasty

25.

Synonym for constrain

a)

encounter

b)

compel

c)

examine

d)

signify

26.

Antonym for denounce

a)

arrest

b)

hail

c)

observe

d)

convict

27.

Antonym for adverse

a)

unpleasant

b)

recent

c)

favorable

d)

timely

28.

Antonym for diversity

a)

uniformity

b)

intensity

c)

familiarity

d)

dissimilarity

29.

Diversity for famished

a)

well-fed

b)

well-heeled

c)

well-rounded

d)

well-oiled

30.

Antonym for contemporary

a)

ancient

b)

noteworthy

c)

permanent

d)

sizeable

31.

As soon as the general was sure of his victory, he ________ messengers to bring the good news to the capital.

a)

dispatched

b)

motivated

c)

restricted

d)

compressed

32.

The ___________ was so rugged and overgrown that crossing it proved to be a rather grueling exercise in "hand-to-bush" combat.

a)

repast

b)

terrain

c)

queue

d)

apparel

33.

Devising and producing the paintings that covered the Sistine Chapel was an ___________ task that took Michelangelo years to complete.

a)

inept

b)

immense

c)

arid

d)

incomprehensible

34.

I knew I could not support myself unless I found some kind of ____________ employment.

a)

gainful

b)

infenious

c)

disinterested

d)

instantaneous

35.

Professional runners agree that a marathon is won by _______________, not speed or agility.

a)

dispatch

b)

vocation

c)

stamina

d)

misgiving

36.

Bigot is to prejudice as...

a)

sage is to stupidity

b)

hypocrite is to insincerity

c)

pacifist is to concern

d)

mimic is to sobriety

37.

Pacifist is to warmonger as...

a)

sage is to dunce

b)

oaf is to lout

c)

enigma is to puzzle

d)

bigot is to bias

38.

Mugger is to assailant as...

a)

fool is to sage

b)

open book is to enigma

c)

racist is to bigot

d)

straight arrow is to hypocrite

39.

serene is to tranquil as....

a)

incomprehensible is to intelligible

b)

arid is to parched

c)

immense is to tiny

d)

global is to provincial

40.

Wither is to flourish as...

a)

dispatch is to send

b)

infuriate is to anger

c)

compress is to expand

d)

manipulate is to maneuver

41.

Groundless is to basis as...

a)

shameless is to impudence

b)

mindless is to stupidity

c)

spotless is to cleanliness

d)

aimless is to purpose

42.

Tailor is to apparel as...

a)

catcher is to mitt

b)

chef is to cuisine

c)

doctor is to patient

d)

lawyer is to trial

43.

Queue is to stand as...

a)

parade is to march

b)

marathon is to sit

c)

sprint is to dance

d)

rally is to plod

44.

Crest is to billow as...

a)

apex is to triangle

b)

prow is to ship

c)

radius is to circle

d)

window is to wall

45.

Disinterested is to bias as...

a)

immense is to size

b)

sage is to perceptiveness

c)

ingenious is to cleverness

d)

inept is to competence