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Vocabulary Pretest Unit 4 - vowel r

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

parched

a)

allowing other people to say and do as they like

b)

bored

c)

exhausted

d)

dry or thirsty

2.

forlorn

a)

When people don’t know things they should know

b)

willing to accept different races, religions, and lifestyles

c)

alone and unhappy

d)

group of things or people that have a wide variety of differences

3.

embark

a)

start doing something new, different, or exciting

b)

stick with something rather than avoiding it and giving up

c)

decide that something is true on the basis of information that you already have

d)

become involved in something and try to change it

4.

infer

a)

start doing something new, different, or exciting

b)

stick with something rather than avoiding it and giving up

c)

decide that something is true on the basis of information that you already have

d)

become involved in something and try to change it

5.

endure

a)

start doing something new, different, or exciting

b)

stick with something rather than avoiding it and giving up

c)

decide that something is true on the basis of information that you already have

d)

become involved in something and try to change it

6.

intervene

a)

start doing something new, different, or exciting

b)

stick with something rather than avoiding it and giving up

c)

decide that something is true on the basis of information that you already have

d)

become involved in something and try to change it

7.

skirmish

a)

an old fashioned piece of clothing

b)

a peace offering

c)

a minor battle

d)

a deep, narrow valley with very steep sides, usually where a river passes through mountains or an area of hard rock

8.

gorge

a)

an old fashioned piece of clothing

b)

a peace offering

c)

a minor battle

d)

a deep, narrow valley with very steep sides, usually where a river passes through mountains or an area of hard rock

9.

tolerant

a)

When people don’t know things they should know

b)

stubborn; unwilling to change

c)

allowing other people to say and do as they like; willing to accept different races, religions, and lifestyles.

d)

willing to help others; charitable

10.

endure

a)

start doing something new, difficult or exciting

b)

to stick with something rather than avoiding it and giving up

c)

to end something you have worked long and hard on

d)

decide that something is true on the basis of information that you already have.

11.

ignorant

a)

When people don’t know things they should know

b)

allowing other people to say and do as they like

c)

wise about the ways of the world; street smart

d)

not paying attention

12.

intervene

a)

To make sure a rule or law is followed

b)

Keep doing something even if it is difficult

c)

Become involved in something and try to change it

d)

Change something into a different thing

13.

enforce

a)

To make sure a rule or law is followed

b)

Keep doing something even if it is difficult

c)

Become involved in something and try to change it

d)

Change something into a different thing

14.

persist

a)

To make sure a rule or law is followed

b)

Keep doing something even if it is difficult

c)

Become involved in something and try to change it

d)

Change something into a different thing

15.

diverse

a)

a group of things or people that have a wide variety of differences.

b)

uniform

c)

Change something into a different thing

d)

to divide into two or more parts

16.

convert

a)

a group of things or people that have a wide variety of differences.

b)

uniform

c)

Change something into a different thing

d)

to divide into two or more parts

17.

vertex

a)

a deep, narrow valley with very steep sides, usually where a river passes through mountains or an area of hard rock

b)

the highest point; summit; apex

c)

the lowest point

d)

the music that accompanies a movie