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8th Grade Week 26: Vocabulary and Verb Mood

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following describes a doleful setting?

a)

A bedroom with shoes and clothes all over the floor

b)

A funeral

c)

A green dumpster

d)

A stadium right after a football game

2.

When someone is very plain or unattractive, one can say that person is ________.

a)

garbled

b)

doleful

c)

homely

d)

curtailed

3.

Which of the following would be an antonym for the word curtail?

a)

shorten

b)

neat

c)

lengthen

d)

catch

4.

If you forsake someone you are ______________.

a)

caring

b)

kind

c)

disloyal

d)

safe

5.

When would you most likely have garbled speech?

a)

During a dental exam

b)

During an exam at school

c)

During a pep rally

d)

During class at school

6.

Which of the following would be a synonym for the word belittle?

a)

humiliate

b)

compliment

c)

anger

d)

frighten

7.

Complete the analogy.


retort: ________________ :: reside : live

a)

ignore

b)

annoy

c)

buy

d)

reply

8.

Which of the following is a synonym for the word inevitable?

a)

showy

b)

unkind

c)

unavoidable

d)

plain

9.

Complete the following analogy:


Haven: Plight :: Drab: __________

a)

Modest

b)

Ugly

c)

Bright

d)

Care

10.

Solace : __________ :: Ostentatious : Showy


a. Depressed b. Overconfident c. Annoyance d. Comfort

a)

Depressed

b)

Overconfident

c)

Annoyance

d)

Comfort

11.

Which of the following words has a more positive connotation?

a)

cheap

b)

thrifty

c)

scrooge

d)

miserly

12.

“Yur yard sur’ is purtty,” said Hank.


This is an example of ____________.

a)

irony

b)

sarcasm

c)

dialect

d)

flashback

13.

Serendipity could be described as ...

a)

bad luck

b)

foresight

c)

good luck

d)

well-planned

14.

A mean or disrespectful little laugh.

a)

guffaw

b)

snicker

c)

garbled

d)

curtail

15.

Which sentence has the underlined plural correctly spelled?

a)

Several of the womans have new cars.

b)

Tucker’s teeth have several cavities.

c)

Three of the gooses flew over our heads.

d)

The farmer raises sheeps.

16.

Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme is called _______________.

a)

lyric poetry

b)

narrative poetry

c)

a sonnet

d)

free verse poetry

17.

Which of these is a complete sentence?

a)

The newlyweds building a small home.

b)

When they decided on paint colors.

c)

Because it took months to construct.

d)

They liked it.

18.

1.__________ mood expresses a command.

a)

Imperative

b)

Subjunctive

c)

Conditional

d)

Indicative

19.
2.__________ mood states an actuality or fact.
a)
Interrogative
b)
Subjunctive
c)
Indicative
d)
Imperative
20.
3.________ mood asks a question.
a)
Interrogative
b)
Conditional
c)
Indicative
d)
Imperative
21.
4. Which of the following is typed in the INDICATIVE mood?
a)
Go get me some warm soup.
b)
My favorite food is soup.
c)
Is it cold enough to eat soup?
d)
I wish I could eat some soup to help with my cold.
22.
5. True or False. This sentence is written in the IMPERATIVE mood.
Follow all the safety rules.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
6. Which mood is the following sentence written in?
Have your ever tried soup?
a)
Indicative Mood
b)
Imperative
c)
Subjunctive
d)
Interrogative
24.

Which verb mood:

If I were there, I would have stopped the fight.

a)

Indicative Mood

b)

Imperative Mood

c)

Subjunctive Mood

d)

Conditional Mood