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"Actions" vocabulary

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

alight

a)

to refuse to move

b)

to settle onto or get down from

c)

to play in a carefree manner

d)

to damage or disfigure

2.

pursue

a)

to refuse

b)

to proceed with; to be involved in

c)

to cut unevenly

d)

to calm down

3.

balk

a)

to refuse to move

b)

to settle onto or get down from

c)

to fill with feeling or desire

d)

to act out in movements with no words

4.

propel

a)

to struggle in an awkward way

b)

to move about impatiently

c)

to hang in a loose enough manner to allow a swinging motion

d)

to cause to move forward

5.

contort

a)

to crush into wrinkles

b)

to twist out of normal shape

c)

to play in a carefree manner

d)

to hug

6.

pantomime

a)

to mix; come together

b)

to act out in movements with no words

c)

to play in a carefree manner

d)

to cut unevenly

7.

crumple

a)

to play in a carefree manner

b)

to fill with feeling or desire

c)

to crush into wrinkles

d)

to enter without being invited

8.

dangle

a)

to snarl or trap

b)

to mix; come together

c)

to refuse to move

d)

to hang in a loose enough manner to allow a swinging motion

9.

pacify

a)

to hug

b)

to calm down; make peaceful

c)

to act out in movements with no words

d)

to crush into wrinkles

10.

decline

a)

to move about impatiently

b)

to struggle in an awkward way

c)

to refuse

d)

to snarl or trap

11.

mutilate

a)

to damage or disfigure

b)

to cut unevenly

c)

to refuse to move

d)

to refuse

12.

embrace

a)

to settle onto or get down from

b)

to mix; come together

c)

to enter without being invited

d)

to hug

13.

mingle

a)

to refuse

b)

to proceed with; be involved with

c)

to mix; come together

d)

to play in a carefree manner

14.

entangle

a)

to mix; come together

b)

to settle onto or get down from

c)

to snarl or trap

d)

to crush into wrinkles

15.

intrude

a)

to refuse

b)

to calm down; make peaceful

c)

to play in a carefree manner

d)

to enter without being invited

16.

fidget

a)

to move about impatiently

b)

to struggle in an awkward way

c)

to mix; come together

d)

to proceed with; to be involved in

17.

flounder

a)

to move about impatiently

b)

to struggle in an awkward way

c)

to cut unevenly

d)

to calm down; make peaceful

18.

hack

a)

to act out in movements with no words

b)

decline

c)

to fill with feeling or desire

d)

to cut unevenly

19.

frolic

a)

to play in a carefree manner

b)

to enter without being invited

c)

to cause to move forward

d)

to enter without being invited

20.

inspire

a)

to calm down; to make peaceful

b)

to fill with feeling or desire

c)

to mix; come together

d)

to snarl or trap

21.

The child will _______________at going into the bathtub if he is afraid of water.

a)

propel

b)

balk

c)

frolic

d)

pacify

22.

The warm day will almost always _____________a picnic.

a)

pantomime

b)

inspire

c)

propel

d)

alight

23.

The hair stylist seemed to _______________Jenny's hair as it was uneven.

a)

balk

b)

pacify

c)

hack

d)

entangle

24.

Those who cannot swim often ___________in the water.

a)

fidget

b)

propel

c)

flounder

d)

alight

25.

The mother tried to ______her crabby child by giving him milk.

a)

pantomime

b)

frolic

c)

pursue

d)

pacify

26.

Students sometimes__________in their seats when they don't know the answers to questions

a)

pantomime

b)

intrude

c)

fidget

d)

alight

27.

Teens often feel that parents ___________on their privacy by demanding their phone passwords.

a)

hack

b)

intrude

c)

mingle

d)

embrace

28.

The push from behind ___________(ed) the student three feet down the hall.

a)

frolic

b)

flounder

c)

balk

d)

propel

29.

What career do you wish to _______ in the future?

a)

embrace

b)

pursue

c)

crumple

d)

contort

30.

The teacher was so angry that she ____________(ed) the student's paper into a ball.

a)

propel

b)

decline

c)

crumple

d)

intrude

31.

In __________, the bold girl to the boy to "call her".

a)

pantomime

b)

frolic

c)

inspire

d)

alight

32.

The 8th graders __________(ed) happily at their dance as they talked about the evening.

a)

intrude

b)

mingle

c)

balk

d)

flounder

33.

The vandals tried to ____________ the paintings in the museum with a sharp instrument.

a)

frolic

b)

decline

c)

intrude

d)

mutilate

34.

The spider tried to _______________ the fly in its web.

a)

frolic

b)

entangle

c)

contort

d)

mingle

35.

Please don't _________ my help if you want to do better.

a)

decline

b)

balk

c)

pursue

d)

pacify

36.

The puppies like to _____________ in the snow.

a)

alight

b)

balk

c)

frolic

d)

pantomime

37.

Do you think the eagle will ___________ on the branch?

a)

crumple

b)

contort

c)

frolic

d)

alight

38.

The acrobat could ____________ his body.

a)

balk

b)

hack

c)

frolic

d)

contort

39.

Students are not allowed to _____________in the hallways.

a)

pantomime

b)

contort

c)

embrace

d)

mingle

40.

Lift up the curtain cord so it does not ______________.

a)

contort

b)

dangle

c)

crumple

d)

alight