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Vocabulary #9

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Having or using two languages.

a)

dreary

b)

bilingual

c)

instinct

d)

summon

e)

knowledgeable

2.

Gloomy, sad, or dull.

a)

infancy

b)

instinct

c)

mimic

d)

dreary

e)

mystify

3.

A beam, glow, or flash.

a)

glutton

b)

instinct

c)

glint

d)

mystify

e)

shun

4.

A person who overeats; a greedy eater.

a)

summon

b)

manipulate

c)

zeal

d)

quake

e)

glutton

5.

Not understandable

a)

bilingual

b)

incomprehensible

c)

infancy

d)

summon

e)

mystify

6.

Babyhood.

Early period of existence or development.

a)

glint

b)

incomprehensible

c)

infancy

d)

zeal

e)

summon

7.

A natural knowledge, feeling or way of acting that is not learned, but, instead, is present from birth; a natural inner force.

a)

mimic

b)

instinct

c)

knowledgeable

d)

summon

e)

glutton

8.

Having knowledge, intelligible.

a)

manipulate

b)

knowledgeable

c)

bilingual

d)

incomprehensible

e)

mystify

9.

To work with the hands or with a machine, especially with skill.

To manage or control cleverly, often by cheating or being tricky.

a)

mystify

b)

quake

c)

glint

d)

manipulate

e)

zeal

10.

To copy or imitate very closely.

To make fun of by imitating.

a)

bilingual

b)

glutton

c)

summon

d)

mimic

e)

manipulate

11.

To bewilder or puzzle.

a)

mystify

b)

zeal

c)

manipulate

d)

shun

e)

dreary

12.

To shake or tremble.

a)

mimic

b)

shun

c)

manipulate

d)

quake

e)

glint

13.

To avoid completely, to keep away from.

a)

summon

b)

instinct

c)

mystify

d)

manipulate

e)

shun

14.

To call or send for; to call together.

To gather, to stir to activity.

a)

summon

b)

mystify

c)

zeal

d)

manipulate

e)

mimic

15.

A strong, eager desire or effort. Great enthusiasm.

a)

glint

b)

zeal

c)

mimic

d)

summon

e)

dreary

16.

Bilingual means.....

a)

Gloomy, sad or dull.

b)

Early period of existence or development.

c)

To bewilder or puzzle.

d)

Having or using two languages.

e)

To manage or control cleverly.

17.

Which of the following is the definition of dreary?

a)

A person who overeats.

b)

To call or send for; to call together.

c)

Gloomy, sad, or dull.

d)

To copy or imitate very closely.

e)

To shake or tremble.

18.

Glint means....

a)

Gloomy, sad, or dull.

b)

Not understandable

c)

To call or send for.

d)

To copy or imitate closely.

e)

A beam, glow or flash.

19.

A glutton is....

a)

a beam, glow or flash

b)

a strong, eager desire or effort.

c)

having knowledge, intelligent

d)

a greedy eater.

e)

to manage or control cleverly.

20.

Infancy is....

a)

Having or using two languages.

b)

Early period of existence or development.

c)

A natural ability, talent, or tendency

d)

A beam, glow or flash.

e)

To bewilder or puzzle.

21.

It is ____________ to me that anyone would not enjoy reading a great book.

a)

manipulate

b)

mystify

c)

incomprehensible

d)

infancy

e)

instinct

22.

Never approach a mother bear! It is her __________ to attack anyone who may be a threat to her babies.

a)

mimic

b)

glutton

c)

dreary

d)

instinct

e)

summon

23.

He is such a talented musician. It seems like playing the guitar is just his ____________.

a)

instinct

b)

infancy

c)

knowledgeable

d)

zeal

e)

mystify

24.

How many syllables are in the word incomprehensible?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

8

25.

Knowledgeable means....

a)

A natural knowledge or ability.

b)

To copy or imitate closely.

c)

To call or send for.

d)

Having Knowledge, intelligent.

e)

A strong eager desire or effort.

26.

Reading about different topics makes an individual very _______________ in a variety of different subjects.

a)

manipulate

b)

instinct

c)

incomprehensible

d)

knowledgeable

e)

bilingual

27.

"Please sit in your assigned seat while I am absent," requested Mrs. Breeding. "Do not try to ___________ your substitute teacher."

a)

summon

b)

manipulate

c)

zeal

d)

shun

e)

glint

28.

It is very inconsiderate and rude to _________ the way that someone speaks.

a)

manipulate

b)

mimic

c)

glutton

d)

bilingual

e)

mystify

29.

The work of my favorite author continues to shock and ____________ my mind with her creativity.

a)

summon

b)

mystify

c)

mimic

d)

manipulate

e)

incomprehensible

30.

The rare condition of the patient would __________ even the most knowledgeable physicians.

a)

manipulate

b)

summon

c)

mystify

d)

incomprehensible

e)

knowledgeable

31.

I felt my entire body ________ with fear when we walked through the dark forest at night.

a)

zeal

b)

dreary

c)

glint

d)

summon

e)

quake

32.

The principal called Mrs. Breeding's classroom to _____________ me to the office.

a)

dreary

b)

glint

c)

infancy

d)

summon

e)

mystify

33.

Do not touch the baby bird so that his mother will not __________ him from the other babies in the nest.

a)

manipulate

b)

mimic

c)

glutton

d)

infancy

e)

shun

34.

My mother chastised me for the ___________ of my behavior when I didn't get my way.

a)

shun

b)

summon

c)

mimic

d)

manipulative

e)

infancy

35.

Zeal means....

a)

to call or send for.

b)

a strong eager desire or effort.

c)

having knowledge.

d)

having or using two languages.

e)

to bewilder or puzzle.

36.

Reading to a child during __________ makes them smarter and better students later in life.

a)

summon

b)

infancy

c)

manipulative

d)

glint

e)

instinct

37.

After I consumed the entire batch of cookies, I felt like such a __________.

a)

glint

b)

manipulative

c)

mimic

d)

infancy

e)

glutton

38.

My sister spent a semester abroad studying language in France and now she is __________.

a)

dreary

b)

bilingual

c)

manipulative

d)

knowledgeable

e)

incomprehensible

39.

Being _________ is a very useful skill in the workforce because it allows individuals to communicate with a variety of people.

a)

manipulative

b)

knowledgeable

c)

incomprehensible

d)

bilingual

e)

glutton

40.

The ships captain spotted a _______ in the distance as he sailed toward the lighthouse on the island.

a)

glint

b)

glutton

c)

summon

d)

mimic

e)

instinct

41.

The rooster on the farm crowed to _________ everyone to wake up and get to work.

a)

manipulate

b)

mimic

c)

instinct

d)

summon

e)

zeal

42.

Once upon a midnight _________

While I pondered weak and weary. Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore......


The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe

a)

mystify

b)

manipulate

c)

huh???

d)

dreary

e)

shun

43.

The aftershock of the ________ damaged several homes and buildings within the community.

a)

mystify

b)

quake

c)

zeal

d)

manipulate

e)

dreary

44.

Which of the following vocabulary words would describe this photo....

a)

mystify

b)

dreary

c)

zeal

d)

glint

e)

glutton

45.

Augustus Gloop didn't win Willie Wonka's contest because he was a _________.

a)

shun

b)

glutton

c)

manipulative

d)

mimic

e)

big meanie

46.

What does the magician attempt to do?

a)

summon

b)

mystify

c)

manipulate

d)

glint

e)

zeal

47.

This photo represents which of the following vocabulary words?

a)

manipulative

b)

mimic

c)

glint

d)

infancy

e)

summon

48.

This little guy is in the _________stage of development.

a)

zeal

b)

stinkin' cutness (this isn't the answer)

c)

infancy

d)

instinct

e)

summon

49.

It is __________ to me how anyone could mistreat an innocent animal.

a)

dreary

b)

manipulative

c)

incomprehensible

d)

knowledgeable

e)

mimic