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Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definintion: a theory used as a basis for research

a)

impair

b)

statistically

c)

sensation

d)

hypothesis

2.

Definition: examining one's own thoughts

a)

tangible

b)

vacuous

c)

introspective

d)

opportunist

3.

Definition: old,nagging, mean woman

a)

vacuous

b)

shrew

c)

naivete

d)

syndrome

4.

Formal written request signed by many people to appeal to authority to make change

a)

Senility

b)

Petition

c)

Opportunist

d)

Subconscious

5.

State of being senile (of weak mental capacity)

a)

Gentleness

b)

Impaired

c)

Senility

d)

Obscure

6.

A return to a former or less developed

a)

regression

b)

impaired

c)

plateau

d)

justified

7.

The part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one’s action and feelings

a)

Subconscious

b)

Unconscious

c)

Conscious

d)

Senility

8.

Black clouds obscure flashes of orange light against the night sky in the city. Obscure means...

a)

highlight

b)

keep from being seen; hidden

c)

decorate

d)

make a theory

9.

fooled, led to believe something wrong

a)

tangible

b)

obscure

c)

misled

d)

Amnesia

10.

worsen, decline

a)

misled

b)

deterioration

c)

refute

d)

shrew

11.

What does the word "Intelligence" mean?

a)

The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills

b)

silly

c)

I don't know

d)

To be misled

12.

What is an IQ?

a)

I don't know

b)

Tests how complete something

c)

Represents a person's reasoning ability

d)

Compares ideas

13.

What is a Rorschach test?

a)

A test using ink blots that is used in psychoanalysis

b)

A test used in sports therapy

c)

I don't know

d)

A test used to show balance

14.

Progressive amnesia is a steady loss of

a)

Sight

b)

Memory

c)

Hearing

d)

Taste

15.

having, done for, or marked by a good or legitimate reason

a)

petition

b)

justified

c)

obscure

d)

regression

16.

a surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness.

a)

shrew

b)

introspective

c)

lobotomy

d)

Rorschach

17.

lack of knowledge or information

a)

ignorance

b)

lobotomy

c)

misled

d)

shrew