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Academic Vocabulary 11-12

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you are a TENACIOUS person, you probably....

a)

get lazy over your homework

b)

are determined to do well

c)

get confused easily

d)

fail most of your tests

2.

To make an ASSERTION is synonymous to making a ________

a)

demand

b)

counterargument

c)

claim

d)

problem

3.

Jessica's ______________ love for Thomas would never be changed.

a)

immutable

b)

inexorable

c)

specific

d)

inanimate

4.

effort: progress :: _______________: change

a)

anachronism

b)

catalyst

c)

analysis

d)

prescribe

5.

Which word has the root that means "write"

a)

annotation

b)

conviction

c)

generate

d)

prescribe

6.

When Oedipus met the shepherd, he had an _______________, or life changing moment, realizing who he truly was.

a)

assertion

b)

conviction

c)

epiphany

d)

anachronism

7.

choice: decision :: consequence: ______________

a)

repercussion

b)

theorize

c)

epiphany

d)

anachronism

8.

The teacher hoped to _____________, or bring about, optimism when she told the students they had all passed the test.

a)

prescribe

b)

engender

c)

inanimate

d)

purport

9.

The scientist was criticized for his ______________ approach that was not based on any experience or practice.

a)

specific

b)

inexorable

c)

proficient

d)

theoretical

10.

The appliances in the house appeared to be from a time of the past, except one ________________, a robotic vacuum cleaner.

a)

repercussion

b)

catalyst

c)

anachronism

d)

annotation