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Vocab Quiz 1- via, fer, port

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

unable to be affected

a)

confer

b)

defer

c)

impervious

d)

deference

2.

claimed as true but probably false

a)

purported

b)

viaduct

c)

comportment

d)

deviate

3.

a bridge that carries a road over a valley

a)

purported

b)

viaduct

c)

comportment

d)

deviate

4.

manner in which one acts or behaves

a)

purported

b)

viaduct

c)

comportment

d)

deviate

5.

to depart, especially from a path

a)

purported

b)

viaduct

c)

comportment

d)

deviate

6.

to increase greatly in number

a)

proliferate

b)

inference

c)

confer

d)

defer

7.

a conclusion drawn by the facts at hand

a)

proliferate

b)

inference

c)

confer

d)

defer

8.

to discuss something with someone else

a)

proliferate

b)

inference

c)

confer

d)

defer

9.

to put aside until later

a)

confer

b)

defer

c)

impervious

d)

deference

10.

yielding to another's authority

a)

confer

b)

defer

c)

impervious

d)

deference

11.

A(n) _______________ was constructed to carry the train over the river.

a)

impervious

b)

deference

c)

defer

d)

viaduct

12.

The __________ employee of the year was discovered loading his bag with equipment from the supply closet.

a)

deference

b)

defer

c)

viaduct

d)

purported

13.

Frank showed his ____________ to his boss by allowing him to speak first.

a)

impervious

b)

deference

c)

defer

d)

viaduct

14.

The star quarterback seemed ______________ to the press attention he was receiving.

a)

impervious

b)

deference

c)

defer

d)

purported

15.

The doctors decided to ________ the surgery until the patient was strong enough to withstand it.

a)

deference

b)

defer

c)

purport

d)

impervious

16.

If you _________ from the route that the GPS gives you, you may add several minutes to your travel time.

a)

deviate

b)

confer

c)

comport

d)

infer

17.

The ___________ you have drawn from the suspect’s story is supported by new evidence we have just received.

a)

confer

b)

comportment

c)

inference

d)

deviation

18.

The doctor’s ______________ in the office is never less than completely dignified.

a)

deviation

b)

comportment

c)

proliferation

d)

confer

19.

I found that we all had different ideas about what to do after I ______________ with the rest of the team.

a)

deviated

b)

conferred

c)

proliferated

d)

inferred

20.

If the pollution of the sea continues to _____________ we won’t have any marine life in twenty years.

a)

deviate

b)

confer

c)

infer

d)

proliferate