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Humility 5 Vocabulary Quiz (February)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Annie and Sal managed to smuggle a bag of chips into the classroom. Triumphant, they exchanged ----- smiles when the teacher was not looking.

a)

ominous

b)

sordid

c)

caustic

d)

furtive

2.

The number of workers filing new unemployment claims fell last week, the government reported, but the levels remain achingly high as the --- economic recovery struggles to maintain a foothold.

a)

reticent

b)

incipient

c)

lackluster

d)

tangible

3.

A food basket, --- with cookies and other festive goodies, was left anonymously on my doorstep.

(a)  

4.

A poster published in XYZ magazine is facing backlash from the community. Besides urging women not to --- their husbands, the poster also advised those working from home to dress up and wear makeup.

(a)  

5.

The government continues to --- the public to take pandemic precautions seriously, especially amidst these festive celebrations.

(a)  

6.

He was late so he --- an excuse to avoid trouble.

a)

bristled

b)

gesticulated

c)

fabricated

d)

accosted

7.

Students who are usually reticent --- at the idea of speaking in front of a crowd, not realising that it is an important life skill to cultivate.

a)

bristle

b)

gesticulate

c)

stipulate

d)

scoff

8.

She was so famous that people would --- her on the street and ask for an autograph.

(a)  

9.

She wrote a --- report about the political leader's decisions that led to the crisis.

(a)  

10.

Please note that rental properties might --- that certain breeds of dogs are not allowed in the premises.

(a)  

11.

The coach became quite --- and spit at an umpire after being thrown out of the game.

(a)  

12.

With a/an --- flick of the wrist, she flipped the omelet into the air and landed it squarely back in the pan.

(a)  

13.

The --- use of fertilizers can cause long-term problems on the environment.

a)

indiscriminate

b)

tangible

c)

interminable

d)

furtive

14.

Despite the --- effort of late, the PQR team still managed to secure the Number 2 spot on the leaderboard.

a)

brash

b)

indiscriminate

c)

caustic

d)

lackluster

15.

An extremely --- man, Morris does not like to talk about his experience in personal terms.

a)

rudimentary

b)

caustic

c)

ominous

d)

reticent

16.

Unconvinced that he was a true artist, the critics --- at his paintings.

a)

gesticulated

b)

stipulated

c)

scoffed

d)

bristled

17.

I love visiting cities that --- with art museums and private galleries.

(a)  

18.

This barbed wire fence served as a/an --- reminder that I was an outsider looking in.

(a)  

19.

The villagers are --- at the decision to close the railway station.

(a)  

20.

I stood at my window, silently observing a man on the street who was pacing and --- wildly as he spoke on the phone.

(a)