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Wordly Wise Book 10 Lesson 7

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word EXODUS

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(v.) To punish or criticize severely

b)

(v.) To spread or diffuse through

c)

(n.) A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people

d)

(adj.) Acting subordinate to another; Submissive

2.

The word RESURGENCE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) A statement written on a gravestone in memory of a person who died

b)

(n.)rising again

c)

(n.) a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.

d)

(v.) To spread or diffuse through

3.

The word OMNIVOROUS

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately

b)

(v.) To tear flesh in a rough and jagged manner

c)

(n.) A sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

d)

(n.) an interpretation, as of a role or a piece of music.

4.

The word EPITAPH

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) A statement written on a gravestone in memory of a person who died

b)

(n.) a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.

c)

(n.) A sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

d)

(v.) To punish or criticize severely

5.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(n.) an interpretation, as of a role or a piece of music.

a)

RENDITION

b)

PERMEATE

c)

EPITAPH

d)

OBITUARY

6.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(v.) To punish or criticize severely

a)

LARGESSE

b)

RENDITION

c)

STEREOTYPE

d)

CASTIGATE

7.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.

a)

LARGESSE

b)

COLLOQUIAL

c)

STIPEND

d)

LACERATE

8.

Due to the newfound _____ of Mr. Scrooge, Tiny Tim and his family enjoyed a splendid holiday season.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

EPITAPH

b)

COLLOQUIAL

c)

RESURGENCE

d)

LARGESSE

9.

Slaves were expected to be _____ and obedient to their masters.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

SUBSERVIENT

b)

EXODUS

c)

LARGESSE

d)

STIPEND

10.

Did you know that you can find any old _____ on the internet? I guess when I die you will be able to find mine.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

LARGESSE

b)

OBITUARY

c)

COLLOQUIAL

d)

STEREOTYPE

11.

It is a _____ to say that just because I am smart I don't do anything but study.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

STIPEND

b)

RENDITION

c)

STEREOTYPE

d)

COLLOQUIAL

12.

The bad kids didn't expect the cigarette smoke to _____ through the bathroom into the fire alarm, but it did and they were expelled.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

PERMEATE

b)

CASTIGATE

c)

STIPEND

d)

OBITUARY

13.

The word STIPEND

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

Did you know that you can find any old _____ on the internet? I guess when I die you will be able to find mine.

b)

I can't believe that I get paid a(n) _____ each week for simply writing down what I watch on television!

c)

We decided to _____ our beloved dog in a pet cemetery so he would rest in peace.

d)

A blender will _____ your fingers, leaving bloody stumps if you aren't careful!

14.

The word LACERATE

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

A blender will _____ your fingers, leaving bloody stumps if you aren't careful!

b)

If you put that tack on the teacher's chair, he's going to _____ you for sure, and the last person who got yelled at by him cried.

c)

In Arlington cemetery, you will find the tombstone _____ which states that unknown soldiers were buried there.

d)

She would speak and text on her cell phone using a very _____ language that everyone understood.

15.

The word inter

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

In Arlington cemetery, you will find the tombstone _____ which states that unknown soldiers were buried there.

b)

We decided to _____ our beloved dog in a pet cemetery so he would rest in peace.

c)

Due to the newfound _____ of Mr. Scrooge, Tiny Tim and his family enjoyed a splendid holiday season.

d)

A blender will _____ your fingers, leaving bloody stumps if you aren't careful!

16.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word OBITUARY?

a)

inscription; commemoration; memorial

b)

chastise; berate; reprimand

c)

arrangement; delivery; version

d)

death notice; eulogy; announcement

17.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word COLLOQUIAL?

a)

casual; commonplace; familiar; conventional

b)

allowance; wage; emolument

c)

arrangement; delivery; version; characterization

d)

scapegoating; bias; stigmatization; labeling

18.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the synonyms:

upbraid; chastise; berate; reprimand

a)

CASTIGATE

b)

LACERATE

c)

EXODUS

d)

RENDITION

19.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the antonyms:

dig up, uncover, exhume

a)

LACERATE

b)

RESURGENCE

c)

INTER

d)

STIPEND

20.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the antonyms:

domineering; authoritarian; independent

a)

LARGESSE

b)

STEREOTYPE

c)

COLLOQUIAL

d)

SUBSURVIENT

21.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the antonyms:

expiration; failure; extinction; demise

a)

EXODUS

b)

RESURGENCE

c)

PERMEATE

d)

LACERATE