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Advanced PowerWords Chapter 3 and 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The children _________ with impatience as they await their grandparents visit.

a)

writhe

b)

coalesce

c)

exuberance

d)

surreptitious

2.

Students often think they are being _____________ by playing games on their phones in class.

a)

writhe

b)

surreptitious

c)

exemplary

d)

coalesce

3.

It is nice to see the families in the neighborhood _____________ to help each other out before and after a hurricane.

a)

surreptitious

b)

prodigal

c)

coalesce

d)

incidental

4.

I've heard it said that the internet will be the cause of moral ___________ among teenagers.

a)

decadence

b)

exuberance

c)

prodigal

d)

insolvent

5.

It was difficult for the students to contain their _______________ when they learned they had won the pizza party.

a)

incidental

b)

parsimonious

c)

exuberance

d)

decadence

6.

Often times, single parents may need to have a second job to make _____________ income.

a)

parsimonious

b)

exemplary

c)

insolvent

d)

incidental

7.

The students performed an ______________ concert at the nursing home, their teachers were so proud.

a)

exemplary

b)

prodigal

c)

exiberance

d)

coalsce

8.

The little girl was acting extremely ____________ with her Halloween candy.

a)

exuberance

b)

parismonious

c)

surreptitious

d)

exemplary

9.

People who live a _____________________ lifestyle may one day be __________ if the economy falters.

a)

parsimonious

b)

surreptitious

c)

insolvent

d)

incidental

10.

The customers were _________ when their food was delivered cold.

a)

unscathed

b)

reproach

c)

frivolous

d)

querulous

11.

Thankfully most teachers left school ______ the day after Halloween.

a)

querolous

b)

unscathed

c)

frivolous

d)

brevity

12.

By the end of the day the _______ takes over and it is often hard to do anything else.

a)

torpor

b)

brevity

c)

lampoon

d)

clemency

13.

Sometimes teachers need to offer ___________ to students who forget to do their homework.

a)

torpor

b)

lampoon

c)

clemency

d)

frivolous

14.

The students were ___________ about taking the test that they should have taken more seriously.

a)

lampoon

b)

frivolous

c)

brevity

d)

unscathed

15.

By now teachers and students alike are looking forward to the ________ of Winter break.

a)

torpor

b)

brevity

c)

clemency

d)

respite

16.

Sometimes it is necessary for students to hear words of __________ when they are not following directions.

a)

reproach

b)

respite

c)

lampoon

d)

brevity

17.

The _________ of our class makes it difficult for us to complete our tasks on most days.

a)

torpor

b)

lampoon

c)

heist

d)

brevity

18.

It is always funny when comedians ___________ politicians during election time.

a)

brevity

b)

reproach

c)

lampoon

d)

heist

19.

The off -duty officers were able to foil the ______ at the bank this afternoon.

a)

respite

b)

querolous

c)

frivolous

d)

heist

20.

The _______ of our _______ during Winter break often times makes it difficult to return to school.

a)

lampoon

b)

brevity

c)

torpor

d)

respite