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Academic Olympiad 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following words is a synonym of the word INDEFATIGABLE?

a)

TIRELESS

b)

SLOVENLY

c)

ENERVATED

d)

PROPER

2.

Which of the following words is a synonym of the word PROBITY?

a)

MISANTROPHY

b)

VIRTUOUSNESS

c)

MENDACITY

d)

EMERGENCE

3.

Which of the following words is a synonym of the word IMBROGLIO?

a)

FROLIC

b)

INHIBITION

c)

NONCHALANCE

d)

EMBROILMENT

4.

Which of the following words is a synonym of the word PHLEGMATIC?

a)

HOT-BLOODED

b)

HOGGLEDY/PIGGLEDY

c)

IMPULSIVE

d)

STOIC

5.

Which of the following words is a synonym of the word BELLICOSE?

a)

ALLURING

b)

REPELLENT

c)

WARLIKE

d)

CONSTRUCTIVE

6.

Brad was accusing us of stealing his phone until he found it, and now he’s trying to sweep it under the rug.

a)

Brad is trying to locate a signal for his phone so that he can use it.

b)

Brad wants to pretend that the incident never happened.

c)

Brad thinks that his phone will be safer if he hides it under the rug.

d)

Brad wants to do something to make up for his mistake.

7.

Bobby would have been playing ball until the cows came home if it hadn’t been for Suzie dragging him home for dinner.

a)

Bobby prefers nature to athletics.

b)

Bobby didn’t even want to play ball to begin with.

c)

Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time.

d)

Bobby was just about to stop playing ball.

8.

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.

a)

Eric was not ready to begin working on a complicated new problem.

b)

Eric wanted to go fishing instead of working on computers.

c)

Eric was sick of spending his time helping his family.

d)

Eric was having difficulties untangling the computer wires.

9.

World renowned country western super group The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena at the drop of a hat.

a)

The Mountain Boys are always willing to perform at charity events.

b)

The Mountain Boys enforce a dress code at all of their shows.

c)

The Mountain Boys may be able to sell out an arena, but it will take a long time.

d)

The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena very quickly.

10.

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.”

a)

Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha acts a lot like her mother.

b)

Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha’s mother lives very close to the school.

c)

Ms. Smith thinks that Darnisha dresses like her mother.

d)

Ms. Smith is surprised to see that Darnisha’s mother came.

11.

(n.) a dictionary; the vocabulary of terms used in a particular branch of knowledge

a)

JARGON

b)

SYNTAX

c)

LEXICON

d)

SEMANTICS

12.

(v.) to make designs on metal by using acid to eat out the lines

a)

CUT

b)

TRIM

c)

ETCH

d)

CARVE

13.

(n.) one of the eight sharp teeth at the front of the mouth and which are used for biting

a)

ANTIGEN

b)

MOLAR

c)

CANINE

d)

INCISOR

14.

(n.) an area of rock underneath the surface of the Earth that absorbs and holds water

a)

CAVERN

b)

AQUIFER

c)

MOUNTAIN

d)

ORE

15.

(adj.) having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feeling; hard and cruel

a)

SOFTNESS

b)

EFFORTLESS

c)

TENDERNESS

d)

RUTHLESS

16.

She hadn’t eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was ______.

a)

CONFUTATIVE

b)

BLIGHTED

c)

OSTENTATIOUS

d)

BLISSFUL

e)

RAVENOUS

17.

The dress Ariel wore ______ with small, glassy beads, creating a shimmering effect.

a)

SCINTILLATED

b)

TITILLATED

c)

ENTHRALLED

d)

STRIATED

e)

REITERATED

18.

Prince Phillip had to choose: marry the woman he loved and ______ his right to the throne, or marry Lady Fiona and inherit the crown.

a)

EXTOL

b)

REPRIMAND

c)

UPBRAID

d)

ABDICATE

e)

WINNOW

19.

After sitting in the sink for several days, the dirty, food-encrusted dishes became ______.

a)

PREVALENT

b)

IMPOSING

c)

MALODOROUS

d)

EMPHATIC

e)

PERFORATED

20.

Her ______ display of tears at work did not impress her new boss, who felt she should try to control her emotions.

a)

MAUDLIN

b)

SCHEMATIC

c)

PRECARIOUS

d)

MERITORIOUS

e)

PLAUSIBLE

21.

(n.) the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy

a)

THERMODINAMYCS

b)

THERMODYNAMICS

c)

TERMODYNAMICS

d)

TERMODYNAMYCS

22.

(n.) a usually long dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections

a)

SOLILLOQUY

b)

SOLILOQYU

c)

SOLILOQUI

d)

SOLILOQUY

23.

(n.) combination of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)

a)

PHOTOSYNTESIS

b)

PHOTOCYNTHESIS

c)

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

d)

PHOTOSINTHESYS

24.

(v.) divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts

a)

GERRYMANDER

b)

GERRIMANDER

c)

JERRYMANDER

d)

JERRIMANDER

25.

(n.) a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

a)

COMPLAISSANCE

b)

COMPLASANCE

c)

COMPLAISANCE

d)

CONPLAISANCE