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WorksheetsUnit_9.Vocabulary
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The critic's ___ comments about the movie were so harsh that no one went to see it.
a)
Caustic
b)
Chagrin
c)
Rebuke
d)
Blight
2.
Students must be careful of ___ chemicals, or they could get burned while in Lab.
a)
Caustic
b)
Charlatan
c)
Laud
d)
Blight
3.
Thomas Bowdler ___ Shakespeare's plays when he took out all the sex, suicide, and violence.
a)
Censored
b)
Caustic
c)
Vex
d)
Bleaked
4.
TV ___ make sure kids who might be watching don't see anything offensive or inappropriate.
a)
Censors
b)
Censures
c)
Quacks
d)
Belligerents
5.
The judge was ___ by the state law board after making several unprofessional comments.
a)
Censured
b)
Caustic
c)
Frauded
d)
Blithe
6.
After missing several meetings, the senator got a ___ which criticized his frequent absences.
a)
Censure
b)
Censor
c)
Covert
d)
Boorish
7.
The boy felt ___ when, after working on a project for hours, his sister ruined it.
a)
Chagrin
b)
Censor
c)
Furtive
d)
Bombastic
8.
It ___ teachers when students are given weeks to study and wait until the last minute to do so.
a)
Chagrins
b)
Chronics
c)
Rebukes
d)
Brashes
9.
The ___ claimed to know all about medicine, but it turned out he was a fraud who lied to us.
a)
Charlatan
b)
Censor
c)
Laud
d)
Bravado
10.
My grandfather's ___ knee pain stops him from being able to dance anymore.
a)
Chronic
b)
Clandestine
c)
Vex
d)
Brusque
11.
Being ___ absent from school can lead to problems keeping with assignments and reading.
a)
Chronically
b)
Censured
c)
Covert
d)
Avid
12.
Students who have to go from F-wing to D-wing but walk to E-wing are taking ___ ways to class.
a)
Circuitous
b)
Circumspect
c)
Furtive
d)
Avarice
13.
The author was very ___, taking her time to make sure every quote and statistic was correct.
a)
Circumspect
b)
Censure
c)
Quack
d)
Badgered
14.
The robber tried to ___ the cops by causing a diversion while he made his getaway.
a)
Circumvent
b)
Circumspect
c)
Fraud
d)
Baffled
15.
Students try to use their devices in ___ ways, but teachers can always tell when they use them.
a)
Clandestine
b)
Chagrin
c)
Vex
d)
Banal
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
Which of the following IS NOT a conjunction?
a)
The
b)
But
c)
Because
d)
Or
e)
And
22.
Which of the following IS NOT a conjunction?
a)
A/An
b)
For
c)
Nor
d)
So
e)
Yet
23.
The arches in the picture are ___ that support the roof of the building.
a)
buttresses
b)
bungles
c)
botches
d)
callous
24.
The process of getting things done is so complicated that people have started calling it ___.
a)
A bureaucracy
b)
A callous
c)
A cantankerous
d)
A calumny
25.
A good article with strong evidence can ___ your argument about that issue.
a)
buttress
b)
calumny
c)
captious
d)
candid
26.
Saying Mr. Gorelick is the best English teacher ever won't ___ him into not making you read.
a)
cajole
b)
candid
c)
catholic
d)
cantankerous
27.
If the cold weather continues, it may ___ all the farmer's orange crops.
a)
Blight
b)
Blithe
c)
Boorish
d)
Brusque
28.
Describe the picture below.
a)
Bleak
b)
Bombastic
c)
Brash
d)
Blithe
29.
Describe the picture below.
a)
Boistrous
b)
Boycott
c)
Bravado
d)
Blight
30.
Scrooge was so full of ___, he didn't care if people didn't eat as long as he got his money.
a)
Avarice
b)
Belligerent
c)
Bicker
d)
Banal
31.
The ___ Eagles fan wore green as soon as the season started and went to every game.
a)
Avid
b)
Benign
c)
Bland
d)
Banal
32.
Even after they'd been told "no," students still ___ Mr. Gorelick to not give the Vocab Final.
a)
Badgered
b)
Bizzared
c)
Baffled
d)
Avaricous
33.
The Russians offered Edward Snowden ___ after he was accused of breaking U.S. laws.
a)
Asylum
b)
Atone
c)
Attrition
d)
Austere
34.
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
35.
The newspapers called the brutal killing of innocent men and woman a clear ___.
a)
Atrocity
b)
Astute
c)
Augment
d)
Atrocity
36.
The following handwriting might be considered…
a)
Atrocious
b)
Atrophy
c)
Augur
d)
Authentic
37.
Actors must always ___ every word instead of slurring them together.
a)
Articulate
b)
Anomaly
c)
Arbitrary
d)
Assimilate
38.
Despite no literary background, the math teacher was able to ___ the themes of many books.
a)
Articulate
b)
Apathy
c)
Arbitrate
d)
Anomaly
39.
After having his jaw wired, the student couldn’t ___ and had to write everything down.
a)
Articulate
b)
Appall
c)
Array
d)
Apathy
40.
The math teacher was so ___ that complex Geometry seemed simple to the class.
a)
Articulate
b)
Apprehend
c)
Askew
d)
Apprehend
41.
All of the creepy Halloween decorations gave the house a spooky ___.
a)
Ambience
b)
Anachronism
c)
Assert
d)
Abdication
42.
I see both sides of the argument, which makes me ___ and unsure about who to support.
a)
Ambivalent
b)
Anarchist
c)
Amnesty
d)
Accede
43.
The water bottle in the picture is an ___, because the scene takes place in the 1920s.
a)
Anachronism
b)
Anarchy
c)
Ambient
d)
Abject
44.
Based on their titles of Student Advocate, Ms. Giles and Ms. Arnao…
a)
Support student success
b)
Punish students
c)
Teach students about psychology
d)
Help students schedule classes
45.
Though not ___ appealling to most, some people see Heavy Metal as high art.
a)
Aesthetically
b)
Adjoun
c)
Agenda
d)
Aggregate
46.
Someone who is friendly and easy to talk to could be called…
a)
Affable
b)
Adverse
c)
Aggregate
d)
Adjourn
47.
The lady put on the ___ of a British accent to make people think she was smart and cultured.
a)
Affectation
b)
Affluent
c)
Agile
d)
Advocate
48.
Mr. Oswald died the week before he was found guilty, making the court's ruling ___.
a)
Academic
b)
Abdicate
c)
Abject
d)
Acclimate
49.
When King George VI died, his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II ___ the throne of England.
a)
Acceded
b)
Abet
c)
Absolve
d)
Abhorrent
50.
Very persuasive people can get anyone to ___ to something.
a)
Accede
b)
Abhor
c)
Abstain
d)
Addiction
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