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The Great Escape

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the meaning of the word teeming?

a)

The park was extremely crowded.

b)

Bob added cheese to his sandwich.

c)

Lakisha doesn't care one way or the other

d)

There's a great view from the top of that building.

2.

Which place is generally the most desolate?

a)

a city

b)

a circus

c)

a desert

d)

an airplane

3.

Jethro always seemed to be wrangling with someone. People used to call him...

a)

a lover-boy

b)

enthusiastic

c)

lonely

d)

argumentative

4.

Malcolm didn't really think much of the performer. His response was

a)

desolate

b)

ardent

c)

blasé

d)

anarchy

5.

My new camera is designed for taking panoramic shots. I use it to take pictures of

a)

people

b)

insects

c)

landscapes

d)

flowers

6.

Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the meaning of the word fend?

a)

Shana fought off a bear in the woods.

b)

Shana looked at the destroyed city.

c)

Shana came in first in the spelling bee.

d)

Shana was grounded by her dad.

7.

When school ended for the summer the halls were in complete chaos and

a)

panorama

b)

tract

c)

reception

d)

anarchy

8.

Ricardo was vying for a nomination for student council president. He was

a)

hoping he wouldn't get nominated

b)

submitting a nomination for his friend

c)

fighting to win a nomination

d)

sabotaging another candidate

9.

What did Principal Ortega mean when she asked the students to have a reception for their teacher's return?

a)

Throw a party and invite the whole school to welcome her.

b)

Hide under the desks to trick her when she arrives.

c)

Leave school unannounced one day.

d)

Throw a ball so the teacher could catch it.

10.

The new commercials augmented the company's sales. The company's sales.

a)

stopped

b)

decreased

c)

increased

d)

stayed the same

11.

I love dogs and vice versa.

a)

Dogs love me.

b)

Dogs hate me.

c)

I love dogs.

d)

I can't stand dogs.

12.

Which of the following best demonstrates the meaning of the word rubble?

a)

a beautiful view of the landscape

b)

the ruins of a bombed-out city

c)

the beginning of a voyage

d)

a dog taking a nap

13.

Choose the ANTONYM of the vocabulary word: embark

a)

control

b)

defend

c)

yell

d)

arrive

14.

Choose the SYNONYM of the vocabulary word: ardent

a)

intense

b)

not caring

c)

without any people

d)

funny

15.

Choose the SYNONYM of the vocabulary word: tract

a)

gap

b)

hole

c)

fighting

d)

area

16.

Choose the SYNONYM of the vocabulary word: reception

a)

game

b)

party

c)

hoax

d)

election

17.

Choose the SYNONYM of the vocabulary word: augment

a)

wrangle

b)

compete for

c)

add to

d)

dispute

18.

Choose the ANTONYM of the vocabulary word: desolate

a)

empty

b)

cold

c)

unimpressed

d)

crowded

19.

Choose the ANTONYM of the vocabulary word: anarchy

a)

peace

b)

view

c)

end

d)

beginning

20.

Choose the ANTONYM of the vocabulary word: blasé

a)

reversely

b)

strange

c)

excited

d)

less than