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MDG Vocab Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Words that end in -ly like indolently or scrupulously are generally which part of speech?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

2.

What does discerned mean?

a)

capable of being handled, touched or felt

b)

to perceive or detect

c)

unconcerned about the consequences of an action

d)

disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy

3.

What does indolently mean?

a)

disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy

b)

carefully, meticulously

c)

afecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp, acrid sensation

d)

torn; mangled

4.

What does tangible mean?

a)

so intense a feeling or atmosphere that it seems real

b)

perceptible by touch

c)

disagreeably damp and humid

d)

tranquil or calm

5.

What does solicitously mean?

a)

curious or unusual in a humorous way

b)

disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy

c)

eagerly or interestedly

d)

ineffectively

6.

The feeling of fear I had within the haunted house was ______________________ to those around me as they said it practically radiated out of me.

a)

palpable

b)

tangible

c)

baronial

d)

placid

7.

If someone acts foolishly or unwisely, their actions can be considered ____________________.

a)

futile

b)

solicitous

c)

placid

d)

imprudent

8.

This word means amusing in an odd way.

a)

scrupulous

b)

imprudent

c)

braggart

d)

droll

9.

This word refers to morals or someone's standards of right and wrong.

a)

scruples

b)

imprudence

c)

futility

d)

solicitous

10.

Useless, in vain.

a)

placid

b)

futile

c)

ardent

d)

indolent

11.

The fog turned the windows ___________________, and I could not see what was outside.

a)

palpable

b)

tangible

c)

opaqueness

d)

opaque

12.

I love to relax by the ______________________ waters of the lake; the waves at the beach are too rough for me.

a)

ardent

b)

crags

c)

imprudent

d)

placid

13.

A pop star's ______________________ admirers might go so crazy at his concert that they faint from excitement.

a)

imprudent

b)

droll

c)

ardent

d)

placid

14.

No one likes a _____________________ because they constantly talk about how wonderful they are and what they have accomplished compared to everyone else.

a)

foeman

b)

braggart

c)

crag

d)

jerk

15.

Something described with this adjective would be suitable for a member of the aristocracy.

a)

baronial

b)

crimson

c)

opaque

d)

lofty

16.

All around the island were _____________ that would damage ships who came to close to shore.

a)

foemen

b)

foeman

c)

craggy

d)

crags

17.

If you are a _____________________ reader, these questions won't be hard at all as you can easily recognize the best answer.

a)

ardent

b)

discerning

c)

indolent

d)

placid

18.

Synonym for enemy

a)

droll

b)

unscrupulous

c)

foeman

d)

braggart

19.

Synonym for tall

a)

opaque

b)

crimson

c)

lofty

d)

baronial

20.

Synonym for a deep reddish-purple color

a)

baronial

b)

placid

c)

crags

d)

crimson