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8th Savanna Quiz - 10/30

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As another destructive wildfire season chars the West, the federal government is sharply reducing financing for programs aimed at preventing catastrophic fires. (In this sentence, char means:)

a)

scorches

b)

bleaches

c)

seasons

d)

exterminates

2.

impart means to:

a)

assign a name or title to

b)

bestow a quality on

c)

affect as in thought or feeling

d)

spring back or away from an impact

3.

stricken means :

a)

relating to a man who is older or higher in rank

b)

affected by something overwhelming

c)

having or showing great excitement and interest

d)

mean and unworthy and despicable

4.

But tropical grasslands and ________, including Africa’s Serengeti and Brazil’s Cerrado, are also important tropical ecosystems.

a)

infernos

b)

savannas

c)

mansions

d)

totems

5.

unintentional means :

a)

resourceful

b)

invaluable

c)

unplanned

d)

disorganized

6.

inhuman means :

a)

indeterminate

b)

cold-blooded

c)

alienated

d)

hotheaded

7.

Quirks of fate are bringing forgotten American painters out of obscurity and revealing stories of family dysfunction. (In this sentence, fate means:)

a)

orchestration

b)

intermission

c)

destiny

d)

popularity

8.

Which of these is impending?

a)

a garden that is in bloom

b)

a storm that is about to happen

c)

a man who is fired from his job

d)

a child who begs for candy

9.

cliff means :

a)

a useful or valuable quality

b)

a steep high face of rock

c)

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

d)

an official report

10.

But through the darkness that enveloped him he heard another metallic click, and knew that the cage door had clicked shut and not open.

(In this sentence, enveloped means:)

a)

enticed

b)

encouraged

c)

engaged

d)

enclosed