Free Printable 10th Grade Final

1.

Amazing finds deep in an Egyptian desert confirm that, long before they took their first watery plunge, giant whales plodded the Earth on four legs. The remarkable Wadi Al-Hitan—Valley of the Whales—is an open-air museum in Egypt that contains hundreds of prehistoric whale fossils dispersed over a wide area.

What does plodded most likely mean

as it is used in paragraph 1?

a)

circle

b)

pushed

c)

moved

d)

trod

2.

Amazing finds deep in an Egyptian desert confirm that, long before they took their first watery plunge, giant whales plodded the Earth on four legs. The remarkable Wadi Al-Hitan—Valley of the Whales—is an open-air museum in Egypt that contains hundreds of prehistoric whale fossils dispersed over a wide area.

What is the meaning of dispersed as

it is used in paragraph 1?

a)

spread

b)

recorded

c)

produced

d)

found

3.

The impressive collection of skeletal remains belongs to a long-extinct suborder of whales, Archaeoceti (“ancient whales”). Paleontologists have ascertained that the creatures, early ancestors of the modern-day aquatic whale, had short hind legs, making the discovery a key piece of the evolutionary puzzle.

What is the meaning of ascertained

as it is used in paragraph 2?

a)

established

b)

imagined

c)

refelcted

d)

reproduced

4.

Wadi Al-Hitan is located about 90 miles southwest of Cairo. Until about 40 million years ago, the entire valley was submerged. The water gradually receded as shifts in tectonic plates pushed the land upward. The first whale fossils were discovered at the site in 1902, reposing under desert sands.

What does reposing most likely mean

as it is used in paragraph 3?

a)

multiplying

b)

lying

c)

connecting

d)

drowning

5.

It is feasible that new discoveries will yield even more fascinating clues about the early terrestrial whales and how they adapted from walking on land to swimming in the ocean.

Which word means the opposite

of feasible in paragraph 4?

a)

likely

b)

beneficial

c)

expected

d)

impossible

6.

an accomplishment; the act of achieving

a)

intimation

b)

attainment

c)

solace

d)

malevolent

7.

a hint, indirect suggestion

a)

intimation

b)

attainment

c)

solace

d)

malevolent

8.

spiteful, showing ill will

a)

intimation

b)

attainment

c)

solace

d)

malevolent

9.

comfort, relief; to comfort, console

a)

intimation

b)

attainment

c)

solace

d)

malevolent

10.

extremely poisonous; full of malice

a)

dearth

b)

scutinize

c)

virulent

d)

extirpate

11.

to examine closely

a)

dearth

b)

scrutinize

c)

virulent

d)

extirpate

12.

to tear up by the roots;

to destroy totally

a)

dearth

b)

scrutinize

c)

virulent

d)

extirpate

13.

a lack, scarcity

a)

dearth

b)

scrutinize

c)

virulent

d)

extirpate

14.

Synonym:

time to embark

a)

rule

b)

saw

c)

hammer

d)

board

15.

Synonym:

asked for clemency

a)

vengence

b)

leneancy

c)

support

d)

compensation

16.

Synonym:

the omniscient narrator

a)

first-person

b)

all-knowing

c)

stubmling

d)

fluent

17.

Synonym:

the car’s opulent interior

a)

cramped

b)

roomy

c)

luxurious

d)

shabby

18.

Synonym:

a cogent argument

a)

shaky

b)

non-sensical

c)

compelling

d)

novel

19.

Synonym:

a diffident young man

a)

bashful

b)

careful

c)

hatefull

d)

willful

20.

Synonym:

deployed the cavalry

a)

commanded

b)

infiltrated

c)

ran from

d)

formed up

21.

Synonym:

brandished a club

a)

raided

b)

flourished

c)

played

d)

joined

22.

Synonym:

gave us explicit directions

a)

useless

b)

fuzzy

c)

misleading

d)

clear

23.

Synonym:

separated the adversaries

a)

rivals

b)

couples

c)

supplies

d)

parts

24.

Synonym:

venal motives

a)

rational

b)

mercinary

c)

unselfish

d)

noble

25.

What is your middle name, and why?

4 lines

26.

Fascism may be said to have reached its __________ in 1941, when the Axis powers held sway over all of continental Europe.

a)

pennacle

b)

skulked

c)

negligible

27.

During World War II, German U-boats___________ off the Atlantic coasts, lying in wait for allied convoys.

a)

pinnacle

b)

skulked

c)

negligible

28.

Although I’ve been trying to lose a few pounds for several months, so far my weight loss has been ________________.

a)

pinnacle

b)

negligible

c)

skulked

29.

It is sometimes difficult to distinguish motives truly ________ in nature from those that stem from self-interest.

a)

alturistic

b)

converge

c)

assent

30.

My favorite part of this class is _________, and on thing I would change would be _________.

4 lines

10th Grade Final

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

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