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Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the eleventh century, a foreign warlord invaded the country and set up a(n) ________that ruled for more than 250 years.

a)

resume

b)

truce

c)

dynasty

d)

alight

2.

When I applied for the job, I left a(n)___________.

a)

truce

b)

hundrum

c)

trivial

d)

resume

3.

After the warring nations had agreed to a(n)_______, they faced the far more difficult task of working out a real place.

a)

truce

b)

insinuation

c)

dynasty

d)

humdrum

4.

Though they didn't say it in so many words, they did _______that I was responsible for the accident.

a)

insinuate

b)

alight

c)

interrogate

d)

germinate

5.

The judge said to the lawyer, "You have a right to _____the witness, but there is no need to bully her."

a)

insinuate

b)

alight

c)

trickle

d)

interrogate

6.

AS we sat at the side of the lake, we enjoyed watching the wild geese swoop down and ____on the surface of the water.

a)

insinuate

b)

vicious

c)

renovate

d)

alight

7.

In only a few days, the seeds that I had planted in the fertile soil of the garden began to _____and take root.

a)

disrupt

b)

germinate

c)

hurtle

d)

interrogate

8.

Nothing can ______a good class discussion more abruptly than the clanging bells of a fire drill.

a)

hurlte

b)

sullen

c)

disrupt

d)

trickle

9.

Though my dog Rover is huge and fierce-looking, children are fond of him because he doesn't have a(n)_____disposition.

a)

vicious

b)

alight

c)

trivial

d)

sullen

10.

Many people who lead rather ______ lives get a great thrill from watching the exciting adventures of TV and movie superheroes.

a)

humdrum

b)

truce

c)

alighting

d)

sullen

11.

not productive

a)

recompense

b)

barren

c)

interminable

d)

adjacent

12.

to pay back; to give reward, a payment for loss or injury

a)

interminable

b)

barren

c)

adjacent

d)

recompose

13.

endless

a)

barren

b)

recompose

c)

interminable

d)

adjacent

14.

near, next to, adjoining

a)

adjacent

b)

barren

c)

recompose

d)

interminable

15.

If the sights we've seen today are a true____ of what lies ahead, we're in for some real treats.

a)

hurtled

b)

trickle

c)

foretaste

d)

recompose

16.

Only twenty yards from the finish line, the horse stumbled and ______its rider to the ground.

a)

hurtled

b)

foretaste

c)

trickle

d)

recompense

17.

As he grew old the torrent of beautiful music that he had produced for so many years was reduced to a mere_______.

a)

recompense

b)

hurtled

c)

sullen

d)

trickle

18.

What would you consider an adequate _____ for having worked so many extra hours on the job?

a)

recompense

b)

sullen

c)

trickle

d)

hurtled

19.

Our team spirit is so high that there is never a _____ reaction from players who aren't chosen to start a game.

a)

recompense

b)

hurtled

c)

trickle

d)

sullen

20.

How has virtual learning been?

a)

hard

b)

easy

c)

confusing

d)

I just really want to come to school.