wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Vocabulary 11/9-11/13

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mysterious sound kept us up at night.


What does mysterious mean?

a)

a tangled mess

b)

not fully understood or explainable

c)

long, thin sections that often twist around an object or another plant

d)

well explained

2.

The presiding judge announced that the trial would begin.


What does presiding mean?

a)

to be in charge of a meeting or other gathering

b)

someone who appears in court to say what he or she knows about a crime

c)

show little or no respect for someone or something

d)

to be president

3.

He attempted to run his first marathon when he was fifty years old.


What does attempted mean?

a)

show little or no respect for someone or something

b)

not fully understood or explainable

c)

To try to do something

d)

To stop yourself from doing what you want to do

4.

I had to restrain myself from eating all of the cookies.


What does restrain mean?

a)

a tangled mess

b)

not fully understood or explainable

c)

long, thin sections that often twist around an object or another plant

d)

to stop yourself from doing what you want to do

5.

She showed contempt for having to change her eating habits, but in the end, she was grateful.


What does contempt mean?

a)

little or no respect for someone or something

b)

not fully understood or explainable

c)

To try to do something

d)

To stop yourself from doing what you want to do

6.

The witness provided important evidence during the trial.


What does witness mean?

a)

to be in charge of a meeting or other gathering

b)

someone who appears in court to say what he or she knows about a crime

c)

show little or no respect for someone or something

d)

to be president

7.

Some types of plant tendrils are edible.


What does tendrils mean?

a)

to be in charge of a meeting or other gathering

b)

not fully understood or explainable

c)

long, thin sections that often twist around an object or another plant

d)

to stop yourself from doing what you want to do

8.

He does not like awakening early on the weekends.


What does awakening mean?

a)

Stopping yourself from doing something

b)

When someone or something is waking up from sleep

c)

To fall asleep

d)

Showing little or no respect for someone or something

9.

Choose the correct vocabulary word:


"I'm a __________ to the abduction in Warwick," I began.

a)

witness

b)

presiding

c)

attempted

d)

restrain

10.

Choose the correct vocabulary word:


The trial was recessed by the _________ judge.

a)

witness

b)

presiding

c)

attempted

d)

restrain

11.

Choose the correct vocabulary word:


They _______ to escape the prison.

a)

witness

b)

presiding

c)

attempted

d)

restrain

12.

Choose the correct vocabulary word:


I had to _________ myself so I didn't eat all of my Halloween candy.

a)

witness

b)

presiding

c)

attempted

d)

restrain

13.

Choose the correct vocabulary word:


Sarah is a wonderful person who has never shown _________ for anyone.

a)

mysterious

b)

contempt

c)

tendrils

d)

awakening

14.

Choose the correct vocabulary word:


The ___________ stranger was dressed in a long black coat.

a)

mysterious

b)

contempt

c)

tendrils

d)

awakening

15.

Choose the correct vocabulary word:


The _________ of ivy climbed up the brick wall.

a)

mysterious

b)

contempt

c)

tendrils

d)

awakening

16.

Choose the correct vocabulary word:


But we were in for a rude ____________ when a savage thunder and lightning storm started while we were camping.

a)

mysterious

b)

contempt

c)

tendrils

d)

awakening