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WORKSHOP LEVEL A UNIT 8 SET A & B

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(n. pl) unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty.

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears

2.

(n.) a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; (v.) to flow downward (like a waterfall)

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears

3.

(adj.) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims.

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears

4.

(adj.) blocked so that nothing can go through.

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears

5.

(n.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v.) to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs)

a)

impassable

b)

manacle

c)

martial

d)

partition

6.

(adj.) warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life.

a)

impassable

b)

manacle

c)

martial

d)

partition

7.

(n.) something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; (v.) to divide or subdivide into parts or shares.

a)

impassable

b)

manacle

c)

martial

d)

partition

8.

(adj.) likely to spoil or decay.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

9.

(adj.) appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

10.

(adj.) tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

11.

I know that my payments on the car are in ______, but I will catch up as soon as I get my next paycheck.

a)

arrears

b)

perishable

c)

martial

d)

impassable

12.

Today ______ foods are transported in refrigerated trucks to prevent spoilage.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

13.

During the war years, the government tried all kinds of propaganda to arouse the ______ spirit of the people.

a)

impassable

b)

manacle

c)

martial

d)

partition

14.

We made use of a(n) ______ to break up the floor space into a large number of small offices.

a)

impassable

b)

manacle

c)

martial

d)

partition

15.

Unless you pull the ropes ______, the tennis net will sag.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

16.

All roads throughout the area became _____ as a result of the record-breaking snowstorm.

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears

17.

The sunlight caught the waters of the stream as they ______ over the steep cliff and formed a brilliant rainbow.

a)

impassable

b)

crocheted

c)

cascaded

d)

arrears

18.

Sherlock Holmes detected the wicked scheme the _____ hand of the evil Professor Moriarty.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

19.

Although we are sure that the prisoners will make no attempt to escape, the law requires us to place ______ on them.

a)

impassables

b)

manacles

c)

martials

d)

partitions

20.

The more we tried to humor the ______ crossing guard, the more irritable and demanding he seemed to become.

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears

21.

(n. pl) unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty.

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears

22.

(n.) a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; (v.) to flow downward (like a waterfall)

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears

23.

(adj.) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims.

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears

24.

(adj.) blocked so that nothing can go through.

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears

25.

(n.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v.) to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs)

a)

impassable

b)

manacle

c)

martial

d)

partition

26.

(adj.) warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life.

a)

impassable

b)

manacle

c)

martial

d)

partition

27.

(n.) something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; (v.) to divide or subdivide into parts or shares.

a)

impassable

b)

manacle

c)

martial

d)

partition

28.

(adj.) likely to spoil or decay.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

29.

(adj.) appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

30.

(adj.) tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

31.

I know that my payments on the car are in ______, but I will catch up as soon as I get my next paycheck.

a)

arrears

b)

perishable

c)

martial

d)

impassable

32.

Today ______ foods are transported in refrigerated trucks to prevent spoilage.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

33.

During the war years, the government tried all kinds of propaganda to arouse the ______ spirit of the people.

a)

impassable

b)

manacle

c)

martial

d)

partition

34.

We made use of a(n) ______ to break up the floor space into a large number of small offices.

a)

impassable

b)

manacle

c)

martial

d)

partition

35.

Unless you pull the ropes ______, the tennis net will sag.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

36.

All roads throughout the area became _____ as a result of the record-breaking snowstorm.

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears

37.

The sunlight caught the waters of the stream as they ______ over the steep cliff and formed a brilliant rainbow.

a)

impassable

b)

crocheted

c)

cascaded

d)

arrears

38.

Sherlock Holmes detected the wicked scheme the _____ hand of the evil Professor Moriarty.

a)

taut

b)

sinister

c)

perishable

d)

partition

39.

Although we are sure that the prisoners will make no attempt to escape, the law requires us to place ______ on them.

a)

impassables

b)

manacles

c)

martials

d)

partitions

40.

The more we tried to humor the ______ crossing guard, the more irritable and demanding he seemed to become.

a)

impassable

b)

crotchety

c)

cascade

d)

arrears