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Vocabulary Unit 3

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the metal parts of a car shine, they can be said to have a(n) __________________ .

a)

oration

b)

drone

c)

luster

d)

brood

2.

To think over in a worried, unhappy way is to...

a)

culminate

b)

goad

c)

brood

d)

singe

3.

What is another word for crabby?

a)

literate

b)

unique

c)

peevish

d)

animated

4.

If a store sells everything from jewelry to cleaning products, we could say they sell many ___________ items.

a)

upright

b)

miscellaneous

c)

literate

d)

animated

5.

My little sister was being __________ naughty while trying to peek in Mom's trunk for Christmas gifts.

a)

downright

b)

upright

c)

peevish

d)

animated

6.

When you indulge yourself, you are...

a)

punishing yourself

b)

treating yourself

c)

denying yourself

d)

improving yourself

7.

After many years away, I had a strong __________ to go home to see where I grew up.

a)

indulging

b)

droning

c)

culminating

d)

yearning

8.

I was so nervous about my upcoming __________ about the parts of cells in science class that my stomach was upset.

a)

verification

b)

oration

c)

yearning

d)

looming

9.

When she saw that some punk kids smashed her jack-o-lanterns on Halloween, she was __________ with anger.

a)

singeing

b)

yearning

c)

looming

d)

seething

10.

Harvey was so bored in school, listening to the steady __________ of the history and science teacher.

a)

goad

b)

animation

c)

drone

d)

ingredient

11.

Listening to that sportscaster talk about the game always makes me so happy. He is so excited and __________.

a)

animated

b)

indulged

c)

literate

d)

upright

12.

We had to show what we learned in all of our science units this year, __________ in a big project with an experiment and data analysis.

a)

indulging

b)

verifying

c)

brooding

d)

culminating

13.

When making quick breads, keep your wet ___________ separate from the dry ___________ and combine them at the very end.

a)

ingredients

b)

drones

c)

goads

d)

culminations

14.

What an amazing artist! She can spin the wool to make yarn, dye it various colors, and then make warm fabric on her __________ . I wish I could do that!

a)

goad

b)

loom

c)

ingredient

d)

brood

15.

Toasting a marshmallow is a practiced art--you just want to __________ it on all sides, not let it catch on fire!

a)

goad

b)

seethe

c)

ingredient

d)

singe

16.

No matter what your political leanings are, everyone wants elected officials to be honest and __________, not crooked and corrupt.

a)

downright

b)

peevish

c)

upright

d)

verified

17.

At the end of the day, the cashier had to __________ her cash register totals by checking all the credit card receipts.

a)

culminate

b)

animate

c)

verify

d)

singe

18.

It is an indicator of a developed, prosperous nation if a large percentage of the populace is __________.

a)

literate

b)

singed

c)

verified

d)

upright

19.

Since every individual has __________ fingerprints, dusting for fingerprints at crime scenes has become standard forensic practice.

a)

upright

b)

miscellaneous

c)

luster

d)

unique

20.

The jockey used his riding crop as a __________ to urge the racehorse to victory.

a)

loom

b)

drone

c)

goad

d)

brood

21.

Hunger can make any calm, patient person into an irritable and __________ crab!

a)

upright

b)

peevish

c)

literate

d)

animated

22.

I was able to polish the vintage chrome table legs, bringing back the shine and __________.

a)

luster

b)

ingredient

c)

brood

d)

drone

23.

The goose ran after us, hissing and flapping her wings. We later discovered she was just trying to protect her __________.

a)

brood

b)

drone

c)

goad

d)

peevish

24.

The following are antonyms for miscellaneous:

a)

identical, uniform

b)

varied, assorted

c)

perpendicular, vertical

d)

totally, completely

25.

Which word is a good antonym for luster?

a)

brightness

b)

shine

c)

brilliance

d)

dullness

26.

Something that is unique is NOT...

a)

ordinary, commonplace

b)

singular, distinctive

c)

one-of-a-kind

d)

unparalleled

27.

All of the following are good antonyms for literate except...

a)

unlettered

b)

unschooled

c)

ignorant

d)

educated

28.

Someone who is a drone is most likely a...

a)

hard worker

b)

lazy loafer

c)

lively, energetic person

d)

workaholic

29.

Which of the following is a good antonym for peevish?

a)

even-tempered

b)

irritable

c)

cranky

d)

crabby

30.

The opposite of indulge is to...

a)

to oblige, humor

b)

to cater to

c)

to deny, refuse

d)

to coddle, pamper

31.

The opposite of yearn is...

a)

to crave

b)

to long for

c)

to want or desire

d)

to have no desire for

32.

Which are antonyms for animated?

a)

dull, lifeless, dead

b)

lively, alive

c)

full of life, energetic

d)

vigorous, alive

33.

If something is seething, it is NOT...

a)

boiling, churning

b)

foaming, stewing

c)

calm and placid

d)

excited, disturbed

34.

When something culminates, it...

a)

begins, initiates

b)

comes to an end with a climax

c)

commences, starts

d)

kicks off or begins

35.

To singe something, you would...

a)

burn it to a crisp

b)

incinerate it

c)

let it be engulfed in flames

d)

scorch it just a little

36.

Synonyms for verify include...

a)

to deny or refuse

b)

to prove and confirm

c)

to disprove or discredit

d)

to boil and foam

37.

A good synonym for downright is...

a)

flat

b)

corrupt

c)

totally

d)

ordinary

38.

The following are all good synonyms for goad except...

a)

to prod

b)

to urge on

c)

to spur on

d)

to restrain

39.

To loom means to...

a)

emerge, hover, tower

b)

boil, churn, foam

c)

oblige, humor, coddle

d)

ponder, worry, agonize

40.

If you are brooding over something, you are...

a)

worrying, pondering

b)

ending, concluding

c)

emerging, hovering over

d)

prodding on, inciting

41.

An ingredient is...

a)

a formal speech or address

b)

an honest, virtuous person

c)

a gloss or shine

d)

an element, factor, constituent

42.

An animated person is...

a)

lively and full of action

b)

dull and boring

c)

educated and trained

d)

worrying or agonizing over something

43.

You might deliver an oration...

a)

on a stage with an audience

b)

in the car with your parents

c)

after running the mile in gym

d)

while doing homework

44.

A person is considered upright if they are...

a)

lying down on the floor

b)

honest and virtuous

c)

corrupt and crooked

d)

floating on their back in the pool

45.

If you are yearning for something, you have a...

a)

craving, hankering

b)

lack of desire for it

c)

conclusion, ending

d)

component or factor

46.

If someone is downright funny, they are...

a)

able to make you sad

b)

just a little bit funny

c)

totally hilarious

d)

boring to watch

47.

To indulge means...

a)

to stay on that strict diet

b)

to give in to a wish or desire

c)

to deny oneself

d)

to refuse something

48.

To promote literacy, schools encourage students to...

a)

join a sport

b)

play only video games

c)

keep their room clean

d)

read books on their own

49.

She was so excited after she won the prize, she was __________ with happiness!

a)

brooding

b)

seething

c)

singeing

d)

goading

50.

To culminate means to end, but it also means...

a)

to be boring and dull

b)

to reach a high point or climax

c)

to be prodded or pushed on

d)

to be able to read and write

51.

He felt __________ foolish when he forgot his math homework, binder, and pencils at home.

a)

goaded

b)

miscellaneous

c)

upright

d)

downright

52.

Choose the miscellaneous assortment...

a)

books, paper, pencils, backpack

b)

sofa, chair, television, throw blanket

c)

red, orange, purple, yellow

d)

kangaroo, picture frame, truck, baby blanket

53.

If a collection is miscellaneous, it is...

a)

mixed, varied, and assorted

b)

identical and uniform

c)

homogenous and all the same

d)

identical and of the same size and shape

54.

A unique item is...

a)

everyday and commonplace

b)

boring and humdrum

c)

unusual and one-of-a-kind

d)

exactly like something else

55.

A whip, a crop, or a switch are all items that could be used as...

a)

drones

b)

ingredients

c)

broods

d)

goads

56.

The media's job is to report the news, but they must increasingly work to __________ that statements made are indeed factual and correct.

a)

literate

b)

loom

c)

verify

d)

yearn

57.

We were nervous and tense, waiting on the bad news that was ____________ over us.

a)

indulging

b)

goading

c)

looming

d)

seething

58.

The guy liked to bring his __________ on his hikes by the lake so he could take aerial photos of the scenery.

a)

drone

b)

goad

c)

brood

d)

loom

59.

Try not to __________ over the events that happened yesterday. Let's move on and enjoy today!

a)

drone

b)

brood

c)

culminate

d)

indulge

60.

After the heavy rain, we all pushed and pulled, struggling to get the flagpole __________ again.

a)

upright

b)

downright

c)

horizontal

d)

unique