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Week 13 5-a-day

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A sinister person....

a)

is ignorant

b)

likes to help others

c)

could cause harm

d)

is not friendly

2.

Choose the synonym for nonchalant

a)

formal

b)

casual

c)

nervous

d)

hateful

3.

Choose the correct intensive pronoun: Rubio ___________ helped because no one else would.

a)

hisself

b)

itself

c)

himself

d)

themselves

4.

What is the meaning of the Greek/Latin root/affix..."inter"?

a)

over, under

b)

beside, together

c)

among, between

d)

narrow, together

5.

Choose a matching analogy. wrench:tool

a)

zebra:horse

b)

caboose:train

c)

cat:fish

d)

cancer:disease

6.

Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence. A ________________ gust of air barged through the front door and blew out our fire.

a)

refreshing

b)

chilling

7.

Choose the sentence that represents an example of irony.

a)

The leaves danced in the wind as the storm raged.

b)

I am never going to finish this homework. It is taking a million years!

c)

She is as sweet as candy.

d)

The house fire was caused by a faulty smoke detector.

8.

Choose the word with the positive connotation for the denotation..."a large group of people".

a)

mob

b)

crowd

c)

gathering

9.

Choose a word with a negative connotation for the denotation..."a large group of people".

a)

mob

b)

gathering

c)

social

10.

Choose the antonym for pathetic.

a)

pitiful

b)

rude

c)

mobile

d)

excellent

11.

Choose the best definition of "immense" that matches the sentence: The aircraft carrier created an immense shadow in the harbor.

a)

adj. extremely large, huge

b)

adj. boundless or immeasurable size or extent

c)

adj. surpassingly good; excellent

12.

defect means:

a)

perfect; without flaw

b)

faulty; problem; incorrect

c)

messy; unorganized

d)

too good to be true

13.

Based on the word "epidermis", what is the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix "epi"?

a)

layer of skin

b)

into, inside

c)

upon, over

d)

next to; near