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WorksheetsAcademic Olympiad 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which of the following words is a synonym of the word INDEFATIGABLE?
TIRELESS
SLOVENLY
ENERVATED
PROPER
Which of the following words is a synonym of the word PROBITY?
MISANTROPHY
VIRTUOUSNESS
MENDACITY
EMERGENCE
Which of the following words is a synonym of the word IMBROGLIO?
FROLIC
INHIBITION
NONCHALANCE
EMBROILMENT
Which of the following words is a synonym of the word PHLEGMATIC?
HOT-BLOODED
HOGGLEDY/PIGGLEDY
IMPULSIVE
STOIC
Which of the following words is a synonym of the word BELLICOSE?
ALLURING
REPELLENT
WARLIKE
CONSTRUCTIVE
Brad was accusing us of stealing his phone until he found it, and now he’s trying to sweep it under the rug.
Brad is trying to locate a signal for his phone so that he can use it.
Brad wants to pretend that the incident never happened.
Brad thinks that his phone will be safer if he hides it under the rug.
Brad wants to do something to make up for his mistake.
Bobby would have been playing ball until the cows came home if it hadn’t been for Suzie dragging him home for dinner.
Bobby prefers nature to athletics.
Bobby didn’t even want to play ball to begin with.
Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time.
Bobby was just about to stop playing ball.
Eric wanted to fix his cousin’s computer, but he was already having problems setting up his Aunt’s Wi-Fi network and he didn’t want to open a whole new can of worms.
Eric was not ready to begin working on a complicated new problem.
Eric wanted to go fishing instead of working on computers.
Eric was sick of spending his time helping his family.
Eric was having difficulties untangling the computer wires.
World renowned country western super group The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena at the drop of a hat.
The Mountain Boys are always willing to perform at charity events.
The Mountain Boys enforce a dress code at all of their shows.
The Mountain Boys may be able to sell out an arena, but it will take a long time.
The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena very quickly.
After Ms. Smith caught Darnisha chewing gum for the third time, Ms. Smith scheduled a parent teacher conference with Darnisha’s mother. When Darnisha’s mother came into Ms. Smith’s classroom, she was chewing gum. Ms. Smith thought to herself, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha acts a lot like her mother.
Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha’s mother lives very close to the school.
Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha dresses like her mother.
Ms. Smith is surprised to see that Darnisha’s mother came.
(n.) a dictionary; the vocabulary of terms used in a particular branch of knowledge
JARGON
SYNTAX
LEXICON
SEMANTICS
(v.) to make designs on metal by using acid to eat out the lines
CUT
TRIM
ETCH
CARVE
(n.) one of the eight sharp teeth at the front of the mouth and which are used for biting
ANTIGEN
MOLAR
CANINE
INCISOR
(n.) an area of rock underneath the surface of the Earth that absorbs and holds water
CAVERN
AQUIFER
MOUNTAIN
ORE
(adj.) having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feeling; hard and cruel
SOFTNESS
EFFORTLESS
TENDERNESS
RUTHLESS
She hadn’t eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was ______.
CONFUTATIVE
BLIGHTED
OSTENTATIOUS
BLISSFUL
RAVENOUS
The dress Ariel wore ______ with small, glassy beads, creating a shimmering effect.
SCINTILLATED
TITILLATED
ENTHRALLED
STRIATED
REITERATED
Prince Phillip had to choose: marry the woman he loved and ______ his right to the throne, or marry Lady Fiona and inherit the crown.
EXTOL
REPRIMAND
UPBRAID
ABDICATE
WINNOW
After sitting in the sink for several days, the dirty, food-encrusted dishes became ______.
PREVALENT
IMPOSING
MALODOROUS
EMPHATIC
PERFORATED
Her ______ display of tears at work did not impress her new boss, who felt she should try to control her emotions.
MAUDLIN
SCHEMATIC
PRECARIOUS
MERITORIOUS
PLAUSIBLE
(n.) the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
THERMODINAMYCS
THERMODYNAMICS
TERMODYNAMICS
TERMODYNAMYCS
(n.) a usually long dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
SOLILLOQUY
SOLILOQYU
SOLILOQUI
SOLILOQUY
(n.) combination of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
PHOTOSYNTESIS
PHOTOCYNTHESIS
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PHOTOSINTHESYS
(v.) divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts
GERRYMANDER
GERRIMANDER
JERRYMANDER
JERRIMANDER
(n.) a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
COMPLAISSANCE
COMPLASANCE
COMPLAISANCE
CONPLAISANCE
