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Wordly Wise 9 - Test 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

QUESTIONS 1-5: Find a SYNOMYN for each vocabulary word. Then select the circle next to your answer.


  1. They knew they couldn't go without it, but the hikers felt their bottled water was an "encumbrance" as they headed into the canyon.
a)

tool

b)

assistant

c)

necessity

d)

burden

2.

International aid provided "sustenance" for the families hit hardest by the drought.

a)

clothing

b)

transportation

c)

nourishment

d)

dessert

3.

Wuthering Heights is about Heathcliff and Cathy's "torrid" love for each other.

a)

passionate

b)

forbidden

c)

secret

d)

happy

4.

Michele took care to "array" the food on the plates.

a)

arrange

b)

toss

c)

scatter

d)

scramble

5.

The ocean is "fraught" with dangerous creatures.

a)

scary

b)

free

c)

sparse

d)

full

6.

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.

a)

common

b)

everywhere

c)

rare

d)

annoying

7.

From the dirty plate in the sink, Kaitlyn "deduced" that Andre had already dinner.

a)

guessed

b)

knew

c)

reasoned

d)

figured

8.

Pierre was always the "laggard" on class field trips.

a)

demonstrator

b)

leader

c)

follower

d)

slowpoke

9.

Adam's "array" of snapshots was fun to browse.

a)

display

b)

design

c)

order

d)

mess

10.

Inventors rely on their "ingenuity"

a)

cleverness

b)

inventiveness

c)

training

d)

stupidity

11.

QUESTIONS 11-15

Choose the best way to complete each sentence or answer each question. Then select the circle next to your answer.


  1. The "zenith" is the spot directly
a)

above the observer.

b)

below the observer.

c)

beside the observer.

d)

within the observer

12.

To say that something is "inexplicable" means explaining it is

a)

helpful

b)

easy

c)

wrong

d)

difficult

13.

Which of the following is most likely to "encumber" a cross-country runner?

a)

wind

b)

mud

c)

grass

d)

shoes

14.

Something that is "incontrovertible" cannot be

a)

questioned.

b)

proven.

c)

believed.

d)

repeated.

15.

When people act with "alacrity", they act

a)

slowly.

b)

reluctantly.

c)

quickly.

d)

incorrectly.

16.

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

a)

hot and dry.

b)

passionate.

c)

fake.

d)

public.

17.

In line 8, "alacrity" most nearly means

a)

promptness.

b)

humor.

c)

eagerness.

d)

judgment.

18.

The meaning of "arrayed" in line 10 is

a)

grouped.

b)

collected.

c)

ordered.

d)

dressed.

19.

The meaning of "incontrovertible" (line 15) is

a)

unusual.

b)

visual.

c)

undeniable.

d)

understandable.

20.

The phrase " fraught with tension" (line 17) most nearly means

a)

full of tension.

b)

fighting tension

c)

scared of tension.

d)

accompanied by tension.