WorksheetsWordly Wise 9 - Test 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
QUESTIONS 1-5: Find a SYNOMYN for each vocabulary word. Then select the circle next to your answer.
- They knew they couldn't go without it, but the hikers felt their bottled water was an "encumbrance" as they headed into the canyon.
tool
assistant
necessity
burden
International aid provided "sustenance" for the families hit hardest by the drought.
clothing
transportation
nourishment
dessert
Wuthering Heights is about Heathcliff and Cathy's "torrid" love for each other.
passionate
forbidden
secret
happy
Michele took care to "array" the food on the plates.
arrange
toss
scatter
scramble
The ocean is "fraught" with dangerous creatures.
scary
free
sparse
full
QUESTIONS 6-10
Find an ANTONYMN for vocabulary word. Then select the circle next to your answer
6.T-shirts featuring the mascot were "ubiquitous" at home games.
common
everywhere
rare
annoying
From the dirty plate in the sink, Kaitlyn "deduced" that Andre had already dinner.
guessed
knew
reasoned
figured
Pierre was always the "laggard" on class field trips.
demonstrator
leader
follower
slowpoke
Adam's "array" of snapshots was fun to browse.
display
design
order
mess
Inventors rely on their "ingenuity"
cleverness
inventiveness
training
stupidity
QUESTIONS 11-15
Choose the best way to complete each sentence or answer each question. Then select the circle next to your answer.
- The "zenith" is the spot directly
above the observer.
below the observer.
beside the observer.
within the observer
To say that something is "inexplicable" means explaining it is
helpful
easy
wrong
difficult
Which of the following is most likely to "encumber" a cross-country runner?
wind
mud
grass
shoes
Something that is "incontrovertible" cannot be
questioned.
proven.
believed.
repeated.
When people act with "alacrity", they act
slowly.
reluctantly.
quickly.
incorrectly.
In this passage, some of the words from this lesson are in bold. Read the passage and then answer the questions based on the text in the passage.
1.In line 5, "torrid" means
hot and dry.
passionate.
fake.
public.
In line 8, "alacrity" most nearly means
promptness.
humor.
eagerness.
judgment.
The meaning of "arrayed" in line 10 is
grouped.
collected.
ordered.
dressed.
The meaning of "incontrovertible" (line 15) is
unusual.
visual.
undeniable.
understandable.
The phrase " fraught with tension" (line 17) most nearly means
full of tension.
fighting tension
scared of tension.
accompanied by tension.
