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Set 12

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Something that's thrilling or exciting is:

a)

Pragmatic

b)

Petulant

c)

Galvanizing

d)

Ubiquituous

2.

Let me (a)   (list) all the ways I love you: there are a lot, so this will take a while!

3.

Ms. Hyder is an ______ NY Giants fan, even though they've sucked the last few years.

a)

Avid

b)

Surly

c)

Petulant

d)

Pragmatic

4.

Things like using both sides of your papers, recycling, and keeping your tires filled with air are (a)   because they save money in the end.

5.

Which of these things are ubiquitous? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Cell phones

b)

Computers

c)

Paper

d)

Equality

6.

Gummy Bears are kind of (a)   to Sour Patch Kids, except that Sour Patch Kids are...um...sour.

7.

If you're in a bad mood, you'd act: (Check all that apply)

a)

Gregarious

b)

Petulant

c)

Surly

d)

Pragmatic

8.

It's easy to get ______ with the way things are and not want to change, but that can make us lazy. We should always try to better ourselves.

a)

avid

b)

petulant

c)

analogous

d)

complacent

9.

Two words in this set that are analogous to each other are:

a)

avid and petulant

b)

pragmatic and ubiquitous

c)

petulant and surly

d)

disparage and complacent

10.

Which of these things may a surly worker do?

a)

praise his boss

b)

disparage his boss

c)

do really good work

d)

go above and beyond to make his company great

11.

The play Our Town warns us not to take things for granted in life, and not to become (a)   with what we have because those things can be gone in a flash.

12.

There's a common saying here in America: "Opinions are like butts: everyone has one." Since everyone has an opinion, and they're everywhere, we can say opinions are:

(a)  

13.

Lots of people think rollercoasters and scary movies are (a)   ; I just think they're nuts. It's soooo not fun to be scared!

14.

I swear, Hamlet acted like a ________ child throughout the play--surly at times, but mostly ________.

a)

petulant

b)

surly

c)

pragmatic

d)

ubiquitous

15.

People are choosing tiny houses these days because they are ______ from a financial standpoint.

a)

avid

b)

pragmatic

c)

analogous

d)

enumerating

16.

If you enumerate, you're doing something. So the word is a:

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adj

d)

Adv

17.

Which of these words is NOT an adjective (a describer)?

a)

pragmatic

b)

ubiquitous

c)

analogous

d)

disparage

18.

"You are complacent with your life and you need to make a change." How am I using complacent in this sentence? (What's complacent talking about?)

a)

N

b)

V

c)

Adj

d)

Adv

19.

If you like birds, A LOT, and you study birds, and have paintings of birds and photos of birds and your bedspread has images of birds all over it, we could say that you're ________ bird enthusiast.

a)

a pragmatic

b)

a galvanizing

c)

an avid

d)

a ubiquitous

20.

"Analogous" means:

a)

similar

b)

identical

c)

opposite

d)

different