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The Dive Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best meaning of the word "crinkling" in this sentence? "Melly imagined her great-grandfather crinkling his brow in anger."

a)

crumple up

b)

wrinkling

c)

make a crackling sound

d)

shaving

2.

What is the best definition of the word "stubble" in the following sentence? "The stubble on Mr. Otero's cheek was scratchy and gray."

a)

touch

b)

a long beard

c)

acne

d)

short, bristly growth

3.

What is the best definition of the word "caressed" in the following sentence? "Melly caressed her cheek where her father had touched it."

a)

touched gently

b)

slapped

c)

healed

d)

watched

4.

What is the best definition for the word "wafting" in the following sentence? "We smelled the sweet scent of flowers wafting from the garden."

a)

pushing on water

b)

walking

c)

floating in the wind

d)

smelling

5.

What is the best definition of the word "decade" in the following sentence? "For decades I took care of both your father and myself when you left the house."

a)

20 years

b)

10 years

c)

years

d)

100 hundred years

6.

What is the best definition of the word "literally" in the following sentence? "Your mom literally spoke her mind."

a)

sometimes; once in awhile

b)

exactly; in an actual sense

c)

sarcastically; not seriously

d)

used for emphasis; for strong emotion

7.

What is the best definition of the word "permission" in the following sentence? "She had gotten her grandmother's permission."

a)

secret mission

b)

fervent support and happiness

c)

consent or allowance

d)

denial or refusal

8.

Choose the best vocabulary word to fill in the blank: "I looked at my father's ________ face; the smile lines showed that he was proud of me.

a)

stubble

b)

crinkling

c)

considering

d)

objective

9.

Which words helped you figure out the answer to the previous question?

a)

smile lines

b)

my father's face

c)

I looked

d)

showed that

10.

Which vocabulary word would best fill in the blank: "Grandma __________ my soft skin as she brushed it gently with her fingers."

a)

crinkling

b)

permission

c)

caressed

d)

confessed

11.

Choose the best vocabulary word to fill in the blank: "When Dad doesn't shave, his _______ grows in short and scratchy."

a)

wafting

b)

decade

c)

permission

d)

stubble

12.

Choose the best vocabulary word to fill in the blank: "The smell of the herbs from the garden were ________ through the house on the breeze."

a)

caressing

b)

wafting

c)

crinkling

d)

considering

13.

Choose the best vocabulary word to fill in the blank: "I have been carefully ________ my grades and abilities while trying to decide where to go to college."

a)

considering

b)

crinkling

c)

caressing

d)

wafting

14.

Which word(s) helped you identify the answer to the previous question?

a)

my grades and abilities

b)

while trying

c)

I have been

d)

to go to college

15.

Fill in the blank with the best vocabulary word: "The researchers made a ________ discovery while in the lab today; it could completely change the world!"

a)

considering

b)

significant

c)

accurate

d)

permission

16.

Which word(s) help you identify the answer to the previous question?

a)

discover

b)

in the lab

c)

the researchers

d)

change the world

17.

Choose the best definition of the word "accurate" in the following sentence. "I made an accurate prediction while betting against my friend, so I won some candy."

a)

fun

b)

wrong; incorrect

c)

free from error; precise

d)

wishy-washy

18.

Which is the best definition of the word "objective" in the following sentence: "The news paper article was written objectively and presented a fair perspective of the event."

a)

with irrelevant information

b)

not influenced by personal opinion

c)

very disorganized

d)

full of personal opinion

19.

Fill in the blank with the best fitting vocabulary word: "Even though he was going to prison, he never _________ to his crime and left people unsure to whether he did it."

a)

confessed

b)

significant

c)

permission

d)

caressed

20.

Rate your understanding of the vocabulary words

a)

Perfect, I'm ready to ace the quiz tomorrow!

b)

Good, I know what all words mean!

c)

Pretty good, I need to do more focused studying...

d)

Pretty bad, I'm feeling nervous for the quiz now and need to study a lot!

e)

Awful, I didn't study and I'm currently crying at my quiz aspects!