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Vocabulary Unit E

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vocabulary word would you use when describing an owl that is speckled with browns and oranges?

a)

cascade

b)

claret

c)

tawny

d)

critique

2.

What do you do when you write notes on the side of a text or article to help explain the material?

a)

cause

b)

blunder

c)

charge

d)

annotate

3.

If I said that I just dropped a heavy can on my toe, what word comes to your mind to describe that?

a)

writhe

b)

charge

c)

critique

d)

cascade

4.

In "The Charge of the Light Brigade" when the men were told to go forward, what did they do?

a)

cause

b)

charge

c)

annotate

d)

revise

5.

If I make a mistake like everyone does sometimes, what did I do?

a)

critique

b)

jest

c)

revise

d)

blunder

6.

If it seemed like the sky just opened up and everything got quickly soaked, what just happened?

a)

The sky blundered.

b)

There was a tawny glow from the cloud.

c)

The sky charged the ground.

d)

There was a torrent.

7.

One way to understand a map or graph is to look at the captions and legends that help you figure out what everything represents/means. What is that called?

a)

a tradition

b)

a torrent

c)

a cascade

d)

a key

8.

What is it called when you run into a friend somewhere, but you hadn't planned it?

a)

a cascade

b)

an encounter

c)

a tradition

d)

a jest

9.

If you are saying something but you are really only joking, you say it...

a)

as a key idea.

b)

as a tradition.

c)

in jest.

d)

as an annotation.

10.

It I see claret droplets on the ground, there is a good chance what happened?

a)

Somebody accidentally got a cut and is bleeding.

b)

Somebody's feeling got hurt and is crying.

c)

Somebody is allergic to pollen and is sneezing.

d)

Somebody just got scared and jumped.

11.

If I just got off a roller coaster after 10 times, what might I do when I start walking?

a)

writhe

b)

blunder

c)

charge

d)

reel

12.

If I try to do my best to get to achieve something, what do I do?

a)

annotate

b)

jest

c)

strive

d)

charge

13.

If I get feedback from my teacher, what do I receive?

a)

an annotation

b)

a critique

c)

a revision

d)

a tradition

14.

When you are asked to give evidence when you are writing your essay, what kind of details do you need to include?

a)

specific

b)

critique

c)

reel

d)

cause

15.

If the result is that I opened my umbrella, the rainstorm would be the ...

a)

tradition

b)

encounter

c)

cause

d)

key

16.

The hiking trail was beautiful and the sound of the babbling water was peaceful. What was near the trail?

a)

a torrent

b)

a cascade

c)

an encounter

d)

a tradition

17.

After you get a critique about your essay, what might you do to make it better?

a)

revise it

b)

critique it

c)

annotate it

d)

charge it

18.

If someone gets an award for being a good citizen who does the right thing, what is a quality he or she might possess?

a)

a sense of jesting

b)

an ability to writhe

c)

an knack for blundering

d)

a strong sense of integrity

19.

My family meets every July for a family reunion. What is that an example of?

a)

a jest

b)

a tradition

c)

a cause

d)

a blunder

20.

If you don't want to get bored, you might want to __________ your activities and try out some new things.

a)

writhe

b)

reel

c)

vary

d)

cause