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Vocabulary Test: Feb. 4th/5th

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Acquisition:

a)

To bring or get back

b)

Opening; a difference in amount or equality

c)

To come between

d)

To reduce in value or strength

e)

The act of taking possession of something

2.

Anomaly:

a)

Something unusual

b)

Known or perceived through instinct

c)

With awareness of one’s actions

d)

Beyond doubt; unquestionable

e)

To move back or away from

3.

Consciously:

a)

Something unusual

b)

Known or perceived through instinct

c)

With awareness of one’s actions

d)

Beyond doubt; unquestionable

e)

To move back or away from

4.

Degrade:

a)

To bring or get back

b)

Opening; a difference in amount or equality

c)

To come between

d)

To reduce in value or strength

e)

The act of taking possession of something

5.

Gap:

a)

To bring or get back

b)

Opening; a difference in amount or equality

c)

To come between

d)

To reduce in value or strength

e)

The act of taking possession of something

6.

Indisputable:

a)

Something unusual

b)

Known or perceived through instinct

c)

With awareness of one’s actions

d)

Beyond doubt; unquestionable

e)

To move back or away from

7.

Intervene:

a)

To bring or get back

b)

Opening; a difference in amount or equality

c)

To come between

d)

To reduce in value or strength

e)

The act of taking possession of something

8.

Intuitively:

a)

Something unusual

b)

Known or perceived through instinct

c)

With awareness of one’s actions

d)

Beyond doubt; unquestionable

e)

To move back or away from

9.

Recede:

a)

Something unusual

b)

Known or perceived through instinct

c)

With awareness of one’s actions

d)

Beyond doubt; unquestionable

e)

To move back or away from

10.

Retrieve:

a)

To bring or get back

b)

Opening; a difference in amount or equality

c)

To come between

d)

To reduce in value or strength

e)

The act of taking possession of something

11.

A huge (anomaly / gap) between the wealthy and the working class often leads to social unrest.

a)

anomaly

b)

gap

12.

The new computers enable us to (intervene / retrieve) information more quickly.

a)

intervene

b)

retrieve

13.

Although she wasn’t qualified for the job, she (indisputably / intuitively) felt that she should apply.

a)

indisputably

b)

intuitively

14.

When he joined the military, he did not expect the officers to (degrade / recede) him.

a)

degrade

b)

recede

15.

The art in the foyer was an important (acquisition / consciousness) for the museum.

a)

acquisition

b)

consciousness

16.

Find the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the opposite of this word:

Degrade

a)

(A) Stay out of a dispute

b)

(B) Improve

c)

(C) Questionable

d)

(D) The norm

e)

(E) Come forward

17.

Find the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the opposite of this word:

Anomaly

a)

(A) Stay out of a dispute

b)

(B) Improve

c)

(C) Questionable

d)

(D) The norm

e)

(E) Come forward

18.

Find the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the opposite of this word:

Intervene

a)

(A) Stay out of a dispute

b)

(B) Improve

c)

(C) Questionable

d)

(D) The norm

e)

(E) Come forward

19.

Find the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the opposite of this word:

Indisputable

a)

(A) Stay out of a dispute

b)

(B) Improve

c)

(C) Questionable

d)

(D) The norm

e)

(E) Come forward

20.

An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the three answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage.


"Memory provides an imperfect record of events"

a)

A. People purposefully present a slanted version of events.

b)

B. Memories can be altered at any point in memory creation.

c)

C. People naturally cannot recall everything they observe.

d)

D. Memories are an indisputable source of fact.

e)

E. Time and emotion contribute to memory degradation