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8th Grade Sadlier Unit 12 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To fill to overflowing is to

a)

negate

b)

embargo

c)

crusade

d)

teem

2.

Which of the following is another word for beggar?

a)

crusade

b)

ruse

c)

mendicant

d)

tenet

3.

An order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods is a(n)

a)

fallacy

b)

tenet

c)

ruse

d)

embargo

4.

Something that is able to burn or eat away at something because of a chemical reaction is called

a)

capacious

b)

caustic

c)

crusade

d)

levity

5.

Which of the following is the opposite of cramped?

a)

pivotal

b)

caustic

c)

capacious

d)

ungainly

6.

A synonym for submissive is

a)

tractable

b)

ungainly

c)

ruse

d)

teem

7.

Someone who has a huge appetite for books could be described as what kind of reader?

a)

voracious

b)

tractable

c)

capacious

d)

mendicant

8.

To lack seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect is

a)

fallacy

b)

levity

c)

nauseate

d)

negate

9.

If a wall has been covered by spray-painted words, it has been

a)

abdicated

b)

embargoed

c)

negated

d)

defaced

10.

An antonym for unimportant is

a)

mendicant

b)

embargo

c)

caustic

d)

pivotal

11.

It was not hard for Ted's opponents to shoot holes in his argument, since the ________ it contained were as clear as day.

a)

fallacies

b)

tenets

12.

The noise in the crowded train station gave me a headache, and the foul odor ________ me.

a)

ruse

b)

nauseated

13.

The fact that she is not a member of the Board of Education does not ________ her criticism of the school system.

a)

negate

b)

abdicate

14.

We will not allow you to ________ your responsibilities as a leading citizen of this community.

a)

embargo

b)

abdicate

15.

The nation will _____ its highest civilian honor on the noted educator.

a)

bestow

b)

nauseate

16.

Instead of launching a great ______ to save the world, why not try to help a few people in your own neighborhood.

a)

crusade

b)

fallacy

17.

Though a number of people may be nominated for the best actress Oscar each year, only one of them will be the actual _______ of it.

a)

recipient

b)

tractable

18.

Although seals and sea lions are _______ on land, they are extremely graceful in the water.

a)

pivotal

b)

ungainly

19.

One guiding ______ of our energy program is that it is just as important to avoid wasting energy as it is to increase its production.

a)

tenets

b)

ruses

20.

Thieves employ a variety of ______ to gain entrance to homes and apartments

a)

ungainly

b)

ruses