WorksheetsWeek One
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Alacrity means...
turpitude
enthusiasm
acidity
nonchalance
Conscientious does not mean...
diligent
meticulous
sentient
scrupulous
Decorum is...
ten gallons of grog.
attractive and festive decorations.
the minimum number of legislators needed for a vote.
seemly and appropriate behavior.
Students who display initiative are likely to do things...
best.
worst.
first.
last.
To persevere is to ...
chase after.
keep trying.
give up.
make worse.
Poetry always has...
rhyme.
words.
metaphors.
meter.
Which is a metaphor?
My first class is math.
My history teacher prizes punctuality.
Lunch is a welcome break from tedious toil.
My English teacher is a sly fox.
Carl Sandburg wrote a biography of _______________ and many of his poems were about the state of ______________.
George Washington/Virginia
Bernie Sanders/Vermont
Abraham Lincoln/Illinois
John Adams/Massachusetts
On the first day of school, Mr. Scalo promised to ___________ my vocabulary.
stifle
diminish
conflate
augment
Langston Hughes is most closely identified with...
The Harlem Renaissance.
The Paris Commune.
The Hartford Convention.
The Stono Rebellion.
