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Wordly Wise Book 9 Lesson 5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Young and inexperienced; immature

a)

sagacious

b)

voracious

c)

callow

d)

indolent

2.

Conflict or struggle

a)

strife

b)

impediment

c)

despot

d)

wane

3.

Doubtful of the sincerity of others' motives; skeptical

a)

indolent

b)

secular

c)

contemporary

d)

cynical

4.

Is this sentence used correctly?

"The choir included a few secular songs in the memorial service."

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

True or False: To speculate is to wander from place to place.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Is this word used correctly?

When interest in sitcoms waned, the television networks switched to reality shows.

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

Fill in the blank:

I was surprised when she questioned the ____________ of my plan to climb the mountain.

a)

sagacity

b)

indolence

c)

impoverished

d)

venerate

8.

What is a synonym for lazy?

a)

contemporary

b)

indolence

c)

despot

d)

impediment

9.

What is a synonym for obstacle?

a)

impoverish

b)

voracious

c)

impediment

d)

contemporary

10.

The bands Queen and ACDC are considered _________.

a)

contemporaries

b)

despots

c)

venerate

d)

impoverish

11.

Is this sentence used correctly?

Divided government makes rule by a despot less likely.

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

True or False: To enunciate means to stutter over your words and not speak clearly.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Impoverish: to make poor; take away.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Fill in the blank:

Asian cultures ___________ their ancestors long after they have died.

a)

cynic

b)

callow

c)

wane

d)

venerate

15.

Is this word used correctly?

After our long waits in lines at Cedar Point in the middle of July, we returned to the designated meeting spot with voracious appetites.

a)

Yes

b)

No