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Vocab. 1 and 2 9th LA Qtr 3 2021

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There's an old phrase: you mess with the bull, you get the horns.

a)

beadle

b)

provocation

c)

judicious

d)

foray

2.

Pirates were known to attack other ships and small towns, destroy anything in their path, and steal whatever they could get their hands on.

a)

predilection

b)

amiable

c)

guileless

d)

foray

3.

If you are judicious, you are all of the following except:

a)

mindless spending

b)

asking for advice before doing something drastic

c)

just jump right into something, don't research anything

d)

a risk taker

e)

budgeting out a trip to see if you can afford it

4.

Scout likes to walk slowly to school, she is in no rush to get there.

(a)  

5.

We are taught at a young age to always be kind to others, to be decent, and to be good natured.

a)

amiable

b)

amble

c)

impudent

d)

auspicious

6.

Oh no, we have a sub today! That woman talks for hours on end, her conversations are never entertaining, so dull. Everyone just falls asleep on their desks.

(a)  

7.

All of the following are examples of impudent:

a)

Ignoring someone's constant texts and phone calls

b)

Holding the door open for someone

c)

Saying "please" and "thank you"

d)

Being sarcastic and rude to an elder

8.

A Razor, a centipede, an earthworm, a kite string in the wind

(a)  

9.

My uncle Reero never said anything at family parties; he was always the observer. If he did say anything, it was a few words.

a)

auspicious

b)

taciturn

c)

foray

d)

impudent

10.

All of the following have something to do with the word "repertoire"

a)

dancer

b)

comatose

c)

pens, pencils, charcoal

d)

a vault at a bank

e)

gymnast

11.

If your first home is held up with tacks, zip ties, and duct tape, I would think twice about sleeping under its roof.

a)

piety

b)

predilection

c)

vapid

d)

propensity

e)

ramshackle

12.

Some respectable officials at a local church decided to see what they could do to help out some local orphanages. They wanted to improve their community, but just on a smaller scale.

a)

foray

b)

beadle

c)

impudent

d)

piety

e)

vexation

13.

All of the following represent someone with a malignant personality:

a)

cross and mean-spirited

b)

cold-hearted

c)

sunny disposition

d)

outgoing and kind

e)

snarky and rude

14.

When you enter a courtroom, the judge asks you to, "Tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth..."

(a)  

15.

A priest, a nun, a bishop, a reverend, and a deacon:

a)

predilection

b)

propensity

c)

piety

d)

impudent

e)

foray

16.

If you recently graduated from college and are looking for your first career, which moment might you be looking for in your life?

a)

impudent

b)

vexation

c)

predilection

d)

auspicious

e)

taciturn

17.

If you like hot tea over coffee, half and half over flavored syrup, and Splenda over Sweet-n-Low, these are your preferred likings.

a)

amiable

b)

propensity

c)

predilection

d)

piety

e)

repertoire

18.

Nails on a chalk board, mosquitoes trying to bite at your face, arms, and legs, a baby crying for 3 hours and 47 minutes:

a)

impudent

b)

vexation

c)

predilection

d)

vapid

e)

auspicious

19.

A realtor will help someone find a home:

(a)  

20.

If you have innate and incredible talent as an athlete, an artist, an inventor, you have this:

a)

foray

b)

piety

c)

propensity

d)

taciturn

e)

predilection