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Asynchronous Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

U.S.A. is an acronym for United States of America.

a)

A. description

b)

B. abbreviation

c)

C. password

d)

D. neighbor

2.

She convinced us with her coherent argument.

a)

A. understandable

b)

B. confusing

c)

C. long

d)

D. silly

3.

The sweet fragrance from the roses floated across the garden

a)

A. pollen

b)

B. thorns

c)

C. smell

d)

D. bees

4.

The ratio of boys to girls in my class is 1.5 to 2.

a)

A. proportion

b)

B. grade

c)

C. desks

d)

D. group

5.

The speaker told an amusing anecdote about his dog.

a)

A. lie

b)

B. cure

c)

C. picture

d)

D. story

6.

My mother inherited her green eyes from her father.

a)

A. blinked

b)

B. inbred

c)

C. received

d)

D. stared with

7.

We laughed during the play at the dialogue between the hero and his silly partner.

a)

A. spotlight

b)

B. conversation

c)

C. table

d)

D. direction

8.

The hotel had an elaborate entrance of marble columns, fresh flowers and velvet cushions.

a)

A. wide

b)

B. plain

c)

C. grey

d)

D. fancy

9.

The criteria for getting an A were to turn in all assignments and have a score 90% or more.

a)

A. standards

b)

B. lunchroom

c)

C. students

d)

D. roles

10.

The pristine water came from a high mountain stream where there was no pollution.

a)

A. dirty

b)

B. well

c)

C. unspoiled

d)

D. ugly

11.

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

a)

A. ate

b)

B. burned

c)

C. slept

d)

D. sunbathed

12.

Congress put a tariff on overseas goods so the price would not be lower than domestic products.

a)

A. stamp

b)

B. prohibition

c)

C. ad

d)

D. tax

13.

The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

a)

A. gracefully

b)

B. lazily

c)

C. dangerously

d)

D. hopefully

14.

We often travel to New England in the autumn to see the bright colors of the fall foliage.

a)

A. hurricane

b)

B. plays

c)

C. snow

d)

D. leaves

15.

Each student was allotted two tickets to the dance.

a)

A. allowed

b)

B. joyful

c)

C. taken

d)

D. given

16.

The mood was somber at the funeral of the former president.

a)

A. shyly

b)

B. serious

c)

C. hungry

d)

D. plenty

17.

The country cottage was just outside the quaint and picturesque town.

a)

A. charming

b)

B. running

c)

C. ruined

d)

D. perhaps

18.

When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

a)

A. remove

b)

B. call

c)

C. explain

d)

D. stop

19.

The impudent boy was rude to the policeman.

a)

A. handsome

b)

B. carefully

c)

C. poor

d)

D. bad

20.

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

a)

A. gloomy

b)

B. red

c)

C. shining

d)

D. fun

21.

What would be the best resource to use if you needed to find the location of Washington, D.C.?

a)

A. Thesaurus

b)

B. Encyclopedia

c)

C. Television

d)

D. Atlas

22.

What resource would be the best to use if you were asked to find the longest river?

a)

A. Thesaurus

b)

B. Almanac

c)

C. Dictionary

d)

 D. Encyclopedia

23.

You want to find out if "funny" is a noun, verb, or adjective. What source do you use?

a)

A. Atlas

b)

B. Encyclopedia

c)

C. Dictionary

d)

D. Thesaurus

24.

Your cousin just moved to Alabama and you want to see how far it is from Virginia. What source do you use?

a)

A. Atlas

b)

B. Encyclopedia

c)

C. Dictionary

d)

D. Thesaurus

25.

You want to revise your story and replace words you have repeated. What source do you use?

a)

A. Atlas

b)

B. Encyclopedia

c)

C. Dictionary

d)

D. Thesaurus

26.

You're thinking about getting a pet hamster but want to learn more about them first. What source do you use?

a)

A. Atlas

b)

B. Encyclopedia

c)

C. Dictionary

d)

D. Thesaurus

27.

What would be the best resource to use if a question asked for the pronunciation of a word?

a)

A. Encyclopedia

b)

B. Thesaurus

c)

C. Dictionary

d)

D. Atlas

28.

What resource would you use to find the list of Academy Award winning movies?

a)

A. Almanac

b)

B. Atlas

c)

C. Television

d)

D. Encyclopedia

29.

What would be the best resource to use if you needed another word for "quiet?"

a)

A. Dictionary

b)

B. Atlas

c)

C. Thesaurus

d)

D. Encyclopedia

30.

What is the best resource to use for current events?

a)

A. Newspaper

b)

B. Encyclopedia

c)

C. Thesaurus

d)

D. Atlas