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Unit 5 Grades 6/7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word FLOUT

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

We went to the play to _____ all the theatre people but then we realized that we were enjoying ourselves so much we began to cheer.

b)

After I fell off the boat and became entangled in the seaweed, the Coast Guard was able to _____ me from my predicament.

c)

When I donated blood, I made sure to _____ my sticker all day so people would know that I donated and would treat me nicer.

d)

The _____ effects of Tylenol PM are why most people take it to help them sleep, even if they don't have a headache.

e)

We dumped tea in the harbor so that we could have a(n) _____ and rule ourselves.

2.

The word SOPORIFIC

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

(sopor- means sleep and -ficate means meaning)

a)

The _____ effects of Tylenol PM are why most people take it to help them sleep, even if they don't have a headache.

b)

We placed a(n) _____ to the rule book that now states that students can't have shopping-cart races in the faculty parking lot, after yesterday's hubub.

c)

The disgruntled worker decided to "stick it to the man," so he made a point to _____ office supplies whenever he could get away with the petty theft.

d)

We dumped tea in the harbor so that we could have a(n) _____ and rule ourselves.

e)

I tried to _____ the outcome of the roulette game by trying to tap into my ESP, but I couldn't predict anything.

3.

The word UNWIELDY

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

The _____ students in class get sent to the principal's office because they disrupt the learning process by shouting "no more homework".

b)

I tried to _____ the outcome of the roulette game by trying to tap into my ESP, but I couldn't predict anything.

c)

The couch from Ikea was so _____ that we needed four people to manipulate this awkward piece of furniture into the apartment.

d)

The _____ effects of Tylenol PM are why most people take it to help them sleep, even if they don't have a headache.

e)

The idea that 1+1=2 is so basic, some consider it a(n) _____ truth that doesn't need any proof.

4.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word FRACTIOUS?

FRACT means break

a)

mock; deride; jeer; taunt

b)

awkward; clumsy; inconvenient; difficult

c)

prudish; prim; moralistic; proper

d)

steal; embezzle; pilfer; thieve

e)

unruly; disobedient; incorrigible; rowdy

5.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word STRAITLACED?

a)

dull; lifeless; insipid; uninteresting nasty; brutal; biting; severe

b)

curse; affliction; bane; misfortune

c)

impartial; unprejudiced; fair; objective

d)

prudish; prim; moralistic; proper

e)

nasty; brutal; biting; severe

6.

The idea that 1+1=2 is so basic, some consider it a(n) _____ truth that doesn't need any proof.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

PROGNOSTICATE

b)

AXIOMATIC

c)

SEPULCHRAL

d)

EXTRICATE

e)

AMNESTY

7.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word RURAL?

a)

yarn; vignette; sketch; story; tale

b)

rustic; countrified

c)

sooty; dirt-encrusted; soiled; filthy

d)

pliant; teachable; manageable

8.

The word POTENTIAL

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

Her teachers say she has a high _____ for achieving and she is capable of setting high goals. He cleaned the garage which made his clothes so _____ that we couldn't get the dirt out. The company decided to _____ all their departments into one large area. When they came back from the fishing trip they told us a(n)_____ about how the big one got away. When he got a B on his spelling test he became a(n) _____ regular human being.

a)

The company decided to _____ all their departments into one large area.

b)

He cleaned the garage which made his clothes so _____ that we couldn't get the dirt out.

c)

Her teachers say she has a high _____ for achieving and she is capable of setting high goals.

d)

When they came back from the fishing trip they told us a(n)_____ about how the big one got away.

9.

The word COUNTERFEIT

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

He was a _____ from the law whose picture was on America's most

b)

Wanted program. She was so _____ that she couldn't decide which boy to date.

c)

I received a(n)_____ ten dollar bill from the bank so I took it back.

d)

He cleaned the garage which made his clothes so _____ that we couldn't get the dirt out.

e)

Her teachers say she has a high _____ for achieving and she is capable of setting high goals.

10.

The word IOTA

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

My favorite car commercial was about farmers living in _____ areas who are examples of hard working people.

b)

When they came back from the fishing trip they told us a(n)_____ about how the big one got away.

c)

The player wouldn't pass the ball because he wanted to _____ the game so the coach benched him and stated that there is no I in team.

d)

They found out that his lies contained not one _____ of truth and he exaggerated the entire story.

e)

He climbed the mountain for the _____ thrill of being one of the few people to go that far.

11.

The word ANECDOTE

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

When her house burned down we thought we would _____ people to donate any items they could spare and got an overwhelming response.

b)

The player wouldn't pass the ball because he wanted to _____ the game so the coach benched him and stated that there is no I in team.

c)

She was _____ in the way she handled the employees' odor problems.

d)

He cleaned the garage which made his clothes so _____ that we couldn't get the dirt out.

e)

When they came back from the fishing trip they told us a(n)_____ about how the big one got away.

12.

The word TACTFUL

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

The reason for entering a beauty contest is _____ rewards to be won such as money, cars and bragging rights.

b)

He cleaned the garage which made his clothes so _____ that we couldn't get the dirt out.

c)

She was _____ in the way she handled the employees' odor problems.

d)

He climbed the mountain for the _____ thrill of being one of the few people to go that far.

13.

The word RADIANT

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

The bride looked _____ on her wedding day because she was so happy.

b)

He was a _____ from the law whose picture was on America's most Wanted program.

c)

They found out that his lies contained not one _____ of truth and he exaggerated the entire story.

d)

When he got a B on his spelling test he became a(n) _____ regular human being.

14.

The word FUGITIVE

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

She was so _____ that she couldn't decide which boy to date. I received a(n)_____ ten dollar bill from the bank so I took it back.

b)

The player wouldn't pass the ball because he wanted to _____ the game so the coach benched him and stated that there is no I in team.

c)

The company decided to _____ all their departments into one large area.

d)

He was a _____ from the law whose picture was on America's most Wanted program.

15.

The word GRIMY

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

When they came back from the fishing trip they told us a(n)_____ about how the big one got away.

b)

The player wouldn't pass the ball because he wanted to _____ the game so the coach benched him and stated that there is no I in team.

c)

The company decided to _____ all their departments into one large area.

d)

The bride looked _____ on her wedding day because she was so happy.

e)

He cleaned the garage which made his clothes so _____ that we couldn't get the dirt out.

16.

The word DOCILE

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

The bride looked _____ on her wedding day because she was so happy.

b)

She told him not to _____ with the dishwasher because she called a qualified repairman.

c)

He cleaned the garage which made his clothes so _____ that we couldn't get the dirt out.

d)

They found out that his lies contained not one _____ of truth and he exaggerated the entire story.

e)

We wanted to swim with the dolphins because they are such _____ creatures but when the shark came by she jumped out of the water.

17.

The word SUBSTANTIAL

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

We wanted to swim with the dolphins because they are such _____ creatures but when the shark came by she jumped out of the water.

b)

When he got a B on his spelling test he became a(n) _____ regular human being.

c)

He cleaned the garage which made his clothes so _____ that we couldn't get the dirt out.

d)

My favorite car commercial was about farmers living in _____ areas who are examples of hard working people.

e)

The reason for entering a beauty contest is _____ rewards to be won such as money, cars and bragging rights.

18.

The word FALLIBLE

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

When he got a B on his spelling test he became a(n) _____ regular human being.

b)

Even though she studied she had a degree of _____ about the outcome of her grade.

c)

He climbed the mountain for the _____ thrill of being one of the few people to go that far.

d)

I received a(n)_____ ten dollar bill from the bank so I took it back.

19.

The word UNCERTAINTY

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

UN means one; CERT means unterstand; TAIN mens grasp

a)

She told him not to _____ with the dishwasher because she called a qualified repairman.

b)

I received a(n)_____ ten dollar bill from the bank so I took it back.

c)

He cleaned the garage which made his clothes so _____ that we couldn't get the dirt out.

d)

She was _____ in the way she handled the employees' odor problems.

e)

Even though she studied she had a degree of _____ about the outcome of her grade.

20.

The word ENTREAT

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

When he got a B on his spelling test he became a(n) _____ regular human being.

b)

The two girls were trying to _____ each other by scratching and pulling hair, just because of a boy.

c)

She was so _____ that she couldn't decide which boy to date.

d)

They found out that his lies contained not one _____ of truth and he exaggerated the entire story.

e)

When her house burned down we thought we would _____ people to donate any items they could spare and got an overwhelming response.