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Wordly Wise Book 10 Lesson 11

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word PANACEA

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Acceptable to the taste; Sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten

b)

(n.) a connoisseur of fine food and drink

c)

(n.) a cure-all

d)

(adj.) Relating to farms, farmers, or the use of farmland

2.

The word MANIFOLD

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) of many kinds; numerous and varied

b)

(n.) A situation in which further action or progress is impossible;

c)

(n.) A commoner, a member of the lower class; (adj.) Of or relating to the lower class, common and vulgar

d)

(n.) A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment;

3.

The word TEMPERATE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(v.) To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation, to whip

b)

(n.) Any overwhelming flood of water

c)

(adj.) Moderate in degree or quality; restrained

d)

(n.) a cure-all

4.

The word PLEBEIAN

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Acceptable to the taste; Sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten

b)

(n.) A situation in which further action or progress is impossible;

c)

(n.) A commoner, a member of the lower class; (adj.) Of or relating to the lower class, common and vulgar

d)

(adj.) Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen

5.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) Acceptable to the taste; Sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten

a)

AGRARIAN

b)

CULINARY

c)

GRANDILOQUENT

d)

PALATABLE

6.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) A lofty, pompous or pretentious manner of speaking

a)

GRANDILOQUENT

b)

AGRARIAN

c)

CULINARY

d)

CATACLYSM

7.

The mean girl tried to _____ the new girl by spreading negative gossip about her but everyone liked her.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

GOURMET

b)

PANACEA

c)

DENIGRATE

d)

AGRARIAN

8.

He decided to attend a culinary school to become a _____ chef so everyone would accept a dinner invitation.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

GOURMET

b)

BURGEON

c)

STALEMATE

d)

CULINARY

9.

After years of crossbreeding corn with Venus Flytraps, I have finally developed a(n) _____ of the two that can produce corn AND eat pesky crows.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

PALATABLE

b)

HYBRID

c)

CULINARY

d)

PANACEA

10.

The farmer in the dell was a well known _____ which is why there is a song about his life on the farm.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

PALATABLE

b)

TEMPERATE

c)

HYBRID

d)

AGRARIAN

11.

The word STALEMATE

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

The mean girl tried to _____ the new girl by spreading negative gossip about her but everyone liked her.

b)

The farmer in the dell was a well known _____ which is why there is a song about his life on the farm.

c)

The election ended in a _____ because both candidates received the same amount of votes.

d)

The big _____ of his college life was women, who always distracted him from his studies.

12.

The word CATACLYSM

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

The _____ washed away several homes and businesses leaving disaster in its wake.

b)

I was glad that she chose a restaurant that served _____ food because I was not going to sit and eat bread at another restaurant that only served snails again.

c)

His _____ manner of speaking made us all feel like he was talking down to us instead of talking with us as a group.

d)

The election ended in a _____ because both candidates received the same amount of votes.

13.

The word BURGEON

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

He decided to attend a culinary school to become a _____ chef so everyone would accept a dinner invitation.

b)

He finally noticed that his daughter began to _____ into a beautiful woman because she was growing up.

c)

We couldn't take the alien out into public because he acted like a(n) _____ when he was around people by saying vulgar things.

d)

During Halloween, we get a _____ of candy so it is hard to choose which one to eat.

14.

The word SCOURGE

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

He finally noticed that his daughter began to _____ into a beautiful woman because she was growing up.

b)

The big _____ of his college life was partying, it always distracted him from his studies.

c)

The farmer in the dell was a well-known _____ which is why there is a song about his life on the farm.

d)

I was glad that she chose a restaurant that served _____ food because I was not going to sit and eat bread at another restaurant that only served snails again.

15.

The word CULINARY

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

The farmer in the dell was a well-known _____ which is why there is a song about his life on the farm.

b)

He finally noticed that his daughter began to _____ into a beautiful woman because she was growing up.

c)

His mastery of the _____ arts gave him the advantage in Chile's Country Chili Cookoff.

d)

I was glad that she chose a restaurant that served _____ food because I was not going to sit and eat bread at another restaurant that only served snails again.

16.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the synonyms:

cure; solution; answer; remedy

a)

PANACEA

b)

HYBRID

c)

CATACLYSM

d)

DENIGRATE

17.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the synonyms:

belittle; malign; defame; slander

a)

MANIFOLD

b)

STALEMATE

c)

PANACEA

d)

DENIGRATE

18.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the synonyms:

moderate; mild; calm; pleasant

a)

HYBRID

b)

PLEBEIAN

c)

TEMPERATE

d)

AGRARIAN

19.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the antonyms:

urban; industrial; metropolitan; cosmopolitan

a)

AGRARIAN

b)

CULINARY

c)

GOURMET

d)

MANIFOLD

20.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the antonyms:

boon; good fortune; heyday

a)

CATACLYSM

b)

PALATABLE

c)

GRANDILOQUENT

d)

STALEMATE

21.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the antonyms:

die; shrivel; wane; wither

a)

PALATABLE

b)

BURGEON

c)

DENIGRATE

d)

HYBRID