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A Quick Recap of Poetry and Prose Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means not obvious; only hinted at?

a)

subtle

b)

secret

c)

ephemera

d)

inadvertent

2.

Find the word which means

Impossible to satisfy

a)

unchallenged

b)

Introspective

c)

Insatiable

d)

incorrigible

3.

Someone who tries to find things out in a sneaky way.

a)

snoop

b)

gossipmonger

c)

spy

d)

interrogator

4.

Find the word which means

to obtain with difficulty; to peer or snoop

a)

jeopardy

b)

pry

c)

gossip

d)

ransom

5.

Find the word which means

the act of spying for an intelligence agency

a)

emulate

b)

asunder

c)

espionage

d)

emasculation

6.

Find the word which means

Refuse to give up; continue

a)

vigilant

b)

versatile

c)

persistent

d)

falter

7.

Find the word which means

An account of someone's life written by someone else.

a)

Bibliography

b)

Biology

c)

Biography

d)

Autobiography

8.

An adverb which has the meaning of "in what place; where"

a)

whichever

b)

whenever

c)

whereabouts

d)

whatever

9.

If something is relevant, it is

a)

trivial

b)

incorrect

c)

appropriate

d)

risky

10.

Find the word which means

payment for something or the act of making up for something

a)

compensation

b)

aberration

c)

provocation

d)

prowess

11.

curiosity

a)

an eager desire to know or learn

b)

magnificent; splendid

c)

ignore

d)

secrecy

12.

What is the name given to a coin collector?

a)

con artist

b)

numismatist

c)

cartoonist

d)

coinist

13.

Find the word which means

to make something, such as a task or action slow or difficult

a)

Crucial

b)

Unwavering

c)

Resist

d)

Hinder

14.

An antonym for wrath is...

a)

anger

b)

rage

c)

irritation

d)

pleasure

15.

What is the definition of slumber?

a)

to be asleep

b)

a means of solving a problem

c)

suffering cause by lack of food

d)

to look at something very closely