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Flocabulary - Transformation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The editor will ___ the very long article so it fits on one page.

a)

redact

b)

ostracize

c)

placate

2.

Dr. Dre has a __________, vast collection of all white Air Force One's.

a)

latent

b)

voluminous

c)

verbose

3.

The elderly man ________ the newspaper article trying to find the listings for this afternoon's movie times.

a)

perused

b)

placated

c)

pariah

4.

Which of the following terms is an antonym for awkward, unhandy.

a)

ostracize

b)

commodious

c)

deft

5.

Which vocabulary term best describes this scenario:


My baby brother refused to stop crying, so we gave him his pacifier and his teddy bear. Soon he was fast asleep.

a)

ostracize

b)

placate

c)

redact

6.

the art of public speaking

a)

synopsis

b)

elocution

c)

circumlocution

7.

Which of the following terms is a synonym for the words beat, lilt?

a)

cadence

b)

synopsis

c)

elocution

8.

Ana was a ___ among the other girls in school; they ignored her.

a)

synopsis

b)

cadence

c)

pariah

9.

Gold medalists from the Olympics receive praise for the rest of their lives because of their _____________ abilities.

a)

voluminous

b)

elocution

c)

meritorious

10.

Hector wrote clearly and to the point, avoiding ___

a)

elocution

b)

circumlocution

c)

synopsis

11.

Because her classmates always __________ her, Ana became a pariah at school.

a)

perused

b)

ostracized

c)

redacted

12.

Which of the following words is a antonym for the words concise, succinct?

a)

deft

b)

verbose

c)

meritorious

13.

Your ___ skills, hidden skills, will blossom later in life.

a)

commodious

b)

verbose

c)

latent

14.

The following is an example of which of the following terms:


In summary, Cinderella married Prince Charming and never had to work for her evil step mother and sisters ever again.

a)

synopsis

b)

circumlocution

c)

cadence

15.

spacious, roomy

a)

deft

b)

commodious

c)

latent