WorksheetsUnit_7.Vocabulary
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The late frost caused a ____ on the Spring flowers.
a)
Blight
b)
Bleak
c)
Boorish
d)
Tranquil
2.
If the cold weather continues, it may ___ all the farmer's orange crops.
a)
Blight
b)
Blithe
c)
Boycott
d)
Succinct
3.
Describe the picture below.
a)
Bleak
b)
Blight
c)
Brash
d)
Crude
4.
Describe the picture below.
a)
Boistrous
b)
Blight
c)
Bravado
d)
Rash
5.
After finals are over, most students have ___ lives over the summer.
a)
Blithe
b)
Boisterous
c)
Brusque
d)
Swagger
6.
Burping at a fancy dinner party might be considered…
a)
Boorish
b)
Bombastic
c)
Brusque
d)
Curt
7.
Someone who says they know everything might be considered….
a)
Bombastic
b)
Boorish
c)
Bleak
d)
Tranquil
8.
Despite warnings, the ___ comedian didn't think about if his performance would offend people.
a)
Brash
b)
Boycott
c)
Bombastic
d)
Succinct
9.
Even if you're nervous, you might have some ____ when trying to impress someone.
a)
Bravado
b)
Brash
c)
Blight
d)
Crude
10.
The conversation came to a ___ stop when Bobby said he wouldn't expain his decision anymore.
a)
Brusque
b)
Bravado
c)
Blight
d)
Swagger
11.
When the people ___ the store for not treating everyone fairly, it nearly caused the store to close due to lack of business.
a)
Boycott
b)
Brusque
c)
Blithe
d)
Rash
12.
The cold and rainy afternoon in November added to the already bleak outlook of everyone in the failing company.
a)
Bleak
b)
Blithe
c)
Boisterous
d)
Curt
13.
Mr. Gorelick ___ when students have questions but don't ask them.
a)
Abhors
b)
Adjourn
c)
Apprehend
d)
Banal
14.
The plan went so terribly that everyone called it an ___ failure.
a)
Abject
b)
Adverse
c)
Arbitrary
d)
Belligerent
15.
At the beginning of Aladdin, Aladdin lives in ___ poverty with no food or family.
a)
Abject
b)
Advocate
c)
Arbitrate
d)
Benign
16.
Confessing a crime is good, but it doesn't always ___ you of all the consequences.
a)
Absolve
b)
Aesthetic
c)
Array
d)
Bicker
17.
When studying for the vocab midterm, you'll need to ___ all the words into one list.
a)
Aggregate
b)
Affable
c)
Articulate
d)
Bizarre
18.
This country has Federal laws, but it is made up of an ___ of fifty states with their laws.
a)
Aggregate
b)
Affectation
c)
Askew
d)
Bland
19.
After adding all of his uncle's books to his own, the ___ number of books Bob owned tripled.
a)
Aggregate
b)
Affluent
c)
Assimilate
d)
Abdicate
20.
The ballet dancer moved with cat-like ___ through all of Swan Lake's complicated choreography.
a)
Agility
b)
Agenda
c)
Astute
d)
Baffle
21.
In the absence of Government control, there were murders, robberies, and general ___.
a)
Anarchy
b)
Aggregate
c)
Asylum
d)
Abstain
22.
All meat, eggs, and dairy products are ___ to Mr. Frost, because he is a vegan.
a)
Anathema
b)
Agile
c)
Atone
d)
Abstention
23.
The possessed girl hurled ___ at the priest when he threw holy water on her.
a)
Anathemas
b)
Allusions
c)
Atrocity
d)
Academic
24.
Most students can tell an ___ about something strange happening to them.
a)
Anecdote
b)
Allege
c)
Atrophy
d)
Accede
25.
Teachers always try not to be ___ when grading and use rubrics to help them keep things fair.
a)
Arbitrary
b)
Allude
c)
Attrition
d)
Acclimate
26.
Billy ___ the fight between his friends and eventually got everything settled.
a)
Arbitrated
b)
Alienated
c)
Augmented
d)
Addiction
27.
During contract negotiations, the players and team owners had the commissioner ___ the fight.
a)
Arbitrate
b)
Ambience
c)
Augur
d)
Affectation
28.
The host had a fancy ___ of all different types of desserts lined up on buffet table.
a)
Array
b)
Amnesty
c)
Austere
d)
Blight
29.
The Russians offered Edward Snowden ___ after he was accused of breaking U.S. laws.
a)
Asylum
b)
Ambivalent
c)
Authentic
d)
Boorish
30.
In order to atone for failing the vocab quiz, the student had to…
a)
Arrange to do an extra credit assignment
b)
Come up with a plan to study for the next quiz
c)
Skip studying all the enriching words
d)
Only study half of the base words
31.
The newspapers called the brutal killing of innocent men and woman a clear ___.
a)
Atrocity
b)
Anachronism
c)
Avarice
d)
Bravado
32.
The following handwriting might be considered…
a)
Atrocious
b)
Anarchy
c)
Avid
d)
Avarice
33.
The risk of muscles ___ over time is higher for people on bed rest, because they aren't moving.
a)
Atrophying
b)
Anathema
c)
Badger
d)
Anomaly
34.
He has a ___ attitude; no matter what anyone does, he always snaps back ready to pick a fight.
a)
Belligerent
b)
Anecdote
c)
Abet
d)
Articulate
35.
During the American Revolution, George Washington and his soldiers were examples of ___.
a)
Belligerents
b)
Anomaly
c)
Abhor
d)
Austere
36.
The customer who loved spicy food complained the salsa was too ___.
a)
Benign
b)
Apathetic
c)
Abject
d)
Augur
37.
After having a nasty sub, the students longed for the kind and ___ words of Mr. Gorelick.
a)
Benign
b)
Appalling
c)
Absolve
d)
Allege
38.
What is a noun?
a)
A person, place, thing, or idea
b)
An action word
c)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
Something that describes an action word
39.
What is a verb?
a)
An action word
b)
A person, place, thing, or idea
c)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
Something that describes an action word
40.
What is an adjective?
a)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
b)
An action word
c)
A person, place, thing, or idea
d)
Something that describes an action word
41.
What is an adverb?
a)
Something that describes an action word
b)
An action word
c)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
A person, place, thing, or idea
42.
What is the definition of connotation?
a)
An idea/feeling a word has in addition to its definition
b)
The dictionary definition of a word
c)
The way a word is pronounced
d)
The way a word is written phonetically
43.
Which of the following IS NOT a conjunction?
a)
And
b)
But
c)
Because
d)
Or
e)
The
44.
Which of the following IS NOT a conjunction?
a)
Yet
b)
For
c)
Nor
d)
So
e)
A/An
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