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Chapter 2 vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rob's ____ was whether to go to work feeling sick or to stay home and loose a days pay.

a)

dilemma

b)

demoralize

c)

curt

d)

wary

2.

Be__, when something sounds too good to be true-- it -probably is.

a)

dilemma

b)

retort

c)

wary

d)

zeal

3.

I have to watch my budget because I have a (n)__ to over spend.

a)

zeal

b)

retort

c)

subsequent

d)

inclination

4.

The director cut off most of the auditioning singers with a (n) ___ response: "Thank you. That will be all."

a)

sabotage

b)

curt

c)

irate

d)

wary

5.

The striking miners planned to __ one of the mines by blowing up the main entrances.

a)

demoralize

b)

inclination

c)

wary

d)

sabotage

6.

Because Devin expected to get an A on his research paper, receiving a grade of C truly __ (e)d him.

a)

curt

b)

demoralize

c)

irate

d)

zeal

7.

The team played miserably in the first game of the season, but they managed to win all __ games.

a)

retort

b)

sabatage

c)

subsequent

d)

wary

8.

My father always became __ when any of this children came home after curfew.

a)

retort

b)

zeal

c)

curt

d)

wary

9.

If adolescents could apply to their studies just a bit of the __ they feel for music and video games. their grades would improve dramatically.

a)

wary

b)

zeal

c)

irate

d)

curt

10.

When the wisecracking waiter said, "That hat looks ridiculous, lady," the women stated, "I didn't come here to be insulted." "That's what you think!" ___(e)d the waiter.

a)

dilemma

b)

retort

c)

zeal

d)

curt