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Unit 5 Vocab Quiz - 20

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase

a)

ethical

b)

jurisdiction

c)

inaudible

d)

plausible

2.

not able to be heard

a)

volatile

b)

inaudible

c)

jurisdiction

d)

plausible

3.

an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

a)

plausible

b)

volatile

c)

jurisdiction

d)

ethical

4.

appearing true, reasonable or fair

a)

inaudible

b)

jurisdiction

c)

volatile

d)

plausible

5.

highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive

a)

volatile

b)

ethical

c)

jurisdiction

d)

inaudible

6.

Which word best completes the sentence? The teacher expected the students to use _______ behavior and not cheat on their tests.

a)

plausible

b)

ethical

c)

volatile

d)

inaudible

7.

Which word best completes the sentence? Although the siren was ______ to the human ear, the dogs heard it clearly and began to howl.

a)

jurisdictions

b)

plausible

c)

inaudible

d)

volatile

8.

Which word best completes the sentence? Because the crime was committed in the _______ of Ohio State Police, the criminal had to be extradited to Ohio from Pennsylvania where he was captured.

a)

ethic

b)

inaudible

c)

clausible

d)

jurisdiction

9.

Which word best completes the sentence? The police officer did not find Ursula's story of a 6-foot rabid bunny chasing her as a _____ cause for speeding 30 miles over the limit.

a)

plausible

b)

volatile

c)

ethical

d)

inaudible

10.

Which word best completes the sentence? The science teacher had the students wear protective gear because the experiment could be ____ and explode.

a)

jurisdiction

b)

volatile

c)

pluasible

d)

ethical

11.

Which word is a SYNONYM for ethical?

a)

virtuous

b)

uniform

c)

believable

d)

plausible

12.

Which word is a SYNONYM for inaudible?

a)

unable to be heard

b)

deafening

c)

high-pitched

d)

volatile

13.

Which word is a SYNONYM for jurisdiction?

a)

supervision

b)

sight

c)

office

d)

ethical

14.

Which word is a SYNONYM for volatile?

a)

unstable

b)

steady

c)

ethical

d)

unique

15.

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

a)

facetious

b)

indiscriminate

c)

proximity

d)

assert

16.

humorous, not meant seriously

a)

pulverize

b)

assert

c)

ethical

d)

facetious

17.

without restraint or control; unselective

a)

indiscriminate

b)

facetious

c)

jurisdiction

d)

plausible

18.

nearness, closeness

a)

pulverize

b)

proximity

c)

volatile

d)

assert

19.

to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

a)

ethical

b)

facetious

c)

pulverize

d)

inaudible

20.

Which word best completes the sentence? Vince ______ his love for Vivian by carving their initials into the oak tree in front of the school.

a)

jurisdiction

b)

indiscriminate

c)

plausible

d)

asserted

21.

Which word best completes the sentence? Wanda's _____ cheating off of any of her classmates led to her repeating 8th grade.

a)

indiscriminate

b)

proximity

c)

volatile

d)

pulverize

22.

Which word best completes the sentence? Xavier was removed from the theater because of his ____ comments during the movie.

a)

assert

b)

facetious

c)

ethical

d)

inaudible

23.

Which word best completes the sentence? Whenever Yvonne's dog comes in close ____ to the vet, he begins to bark and tries to escape the car.

a)

indiscriminate

b)

jurisdiction

c)

plausible

d)

proximity

24.

Which word best completes the sentence? The recipe called for almonds_____ so finely that the flavor was present, but not the crunch.

a)

proximity

b)

volatile

c)

asserted

d)

pulverized

25.

Which word is an ANTONYM for facetious?

a)

serious

b)

sad

c)

erratic

d)

comical

26.

filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

a)

ample

b)

aghast

c)

disdain

d)

intrigue

27.

more than enough, large, spacious

a)

intrigue

b)

prodigal

c)

ample

d)

aghast

28.

to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; a feeling of contempt

a)

ample

b)

assert

c)

ethical

d)

disdain

29.

crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

a)

intrigue

b)

disdain

c)

inaudible

d)

facetious

30.

wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

a)

indiscriminate

b)

prodigal

c)

intrigue

d)

jurisdiction

31.

Which word best completes the sentence? The residents stared____ and the wanton destruction caused by the hurricane.

a)

plausible

b)

prodigal

c)

aghast

d)

proximity

32.

Which word best completes the sentence? The children looked with ____ upon the Brussels sprouts their mother served.

a)

disdain

b)

assert

c)

ample

d)

ethical

33.

Which word best completes the sentence? The seven passenger SUB had ___ room for the family of four.

a)

pulverize

b)

volatile

c)

aghast

d)

ample

34.

Which word best completes the sentence? Mattie was ____ by her sister Amy's secrets, so she searched Amy's room for her diary.

a)

facetious

b)

intrigued

c)

inaudbile

d)

indiscriminate

35.

Which word best completes the sentence? Couples spend many years paying off the _____ spending of their elaborate weddings.

a)

intrigue

b)

prodigal

c)

jurisdiction

d)

plausible

36.

a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document

a)

apparaition

b)

cower

c)

epitaph

d)

addendum

37.

a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

a)

apparition

b)

plebeian

c)

aghast

d)

prodigal

38.

to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

a)

ample

b)

indiscriminate

c)

cower

d)

volatile

39.

a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

a)

proximity

b)

assert

c)

epitaph

d)

apparition

40.

common , vulgar; belonging to the lower class; a common person, member of the lower class

a)

jurisdiction

b)

prodigal

c)

ethical

d)

plebeian

41.

Which word best completes the sentence? The writer added an ___ chapter to her book because many of the readers were asking for more of the story.

a)

addendum

b)

proximity

c)

epitaph

d)

facetious

42.

Which word best completes the sentence? The boys claimed they saw an ___ in the woods on Halloween night.

a)

plebeian

b)

appartition

c)

prodigal

d)

aghast

43.

Which word best completes the sentence? The boys ___ in fear when the apparition appeared and told them to stay out of the woods on Halloween night.

a)

asserted

b)

intrigued

c)

cowered

d)

pulverized

44.

Which word best completes the sentence? Dr. Harrington wanted an inscribed ____ on his tombstone that said, "Here lies the greatest surgeon to ever live."

a)

inaudible

b)

plausible

c)

proximity

d)

epitaph

45.

Which word best completes the sentence? Even though the Smiths were wealthy, they would purchase _____ vehicles like Ford or Chevrolet instead of Mercedes or BMW.

a)

plebeian

b)

proximity

c)

volatile

d)

indiscriminate