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English 10 List 2

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a state or condition markedly different from the norm

a)

aberration

b)

conundrum

c)

inevitable

d)

provocative

e)

tactful

2.

having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others

a)

aberration

b)

conundrum

c)

inevitable

d)

provocative

e)

tactful

3.

incapable of being avoided or prevented

a)

aberration

b)

conundrum

c)

inevitable

d)

provocative

e)

tactful

4.

a difficult problem

a)

aberration

b)

conundrum

c)

inevitable

d)

provocative

e)

tactful

5.

serving or tending to excite or stimulate

a)

aberration

b)

conundrum

c)

inevitable

d)

provocative

e)

tactful

6.

During a debate, one candidate made some __________________ statements about another candidate which made her very angry and led to a lengthy argument between the two.

a)

aberration

b)

abate

c)

inevitable

d)

provocative

e)

sagacity

7.

I did not mean to be so _____________ with my neighbor when she tried to talk to me in the yard, but I had to hurry to dance lessons and did not have time to talk.

a)

tactful

b)

abate

c)

brusque

d)

provocative

e)

venerable

8.

Jerry tried very hard to be __________ when speaking to the woman about the death of her sister, not wanting to upset her.

a)

tactful

b)

abate

c)

brusque

d)

provocative

e)

sagacity

9.

Once Kyra realized her parents had found out about her skipping school, she knew that punishment was _____________.

a)

tactful

b)

conundrum

c)

condescending

d)

provocative

e)

inevitable

10.

When I am faced with a(n) _______________, I often go to my parents for advice.

a)

tactful

b)

conundrum

c)

condescending

d)

provocative

e)

inevitable

11.

Julie's absence from school was a(n) ____________; she had not missed a day since we started kindergarten together seven years ago.

a)

abate

b)

conundrum

c)

condescending

d)

aberration

e)

inevitable

12.

The senior player was very ________________ when she spoke to the younger girls on her team, never treating them like equals.


condescending

a)

abate

b)

conundrum

c)

condescending

d)

aberration

e)

inevitable

13.

synonym for quandary

a)

aberration

b)

conundrum

c)

inevitable

d)

provocative

e)

tactful

14.

synonym for unavoidable

a)

aberration

b)

conundrum

c)

inevitable

d)

provocative

e)

tactful

15.

synonym for considerate

a)

aberration

b)

conundrum

c)

inevitable

d)

provocative

e)

tactful

16.

synonym for anomaly

a)

aberration

b)

conundrum

c)

inevitable

d)

provocative

e)

tactful

17.

synonym for stimulate

a)

aberration

b)

conundrum

c)

inevitable

d)

provocative

e)

tactful