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Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know (Part 1)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does apprehensive mean?

a)

Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen

b)

That one understands how to use an app

c)

That one know how to use an appliance

d)

The ability to comprehend what someone wrote

2.

What is the meaning of barricade?

a)

The building of a bar

b)

An arcade where a person named Barry works

c)

Block off with barriers

d)

On obstacle course

3.

What is the definition of concoction?

a)

A science experiment

b)

A mixture of various ingredients

c)

The place where pilot fly a plane

d)

A food buffet

4.

What is the definition of cunning?

a)

Clever

b)

Foolish

c)

Awkward

d)

Mysterious

5.

What is the definition of deft?

a)

Skillful

b)

Hard of hearing

c)

Owe money

d)

The opposite of right

6.

What is the definition of egregious?

a)

Extremely good

b)

Extremely weird

c)

Extremely bad

d)

Neutral

7.

What is the definition of foresight?

a)

Ability to see ahead of you

b)

Ability to see from far away

c)

Ability to see things close up

d)

Ability to foresee things in the future

8.

What is the definition of furtive?

a)

Open ended

b)

Secretive

c)

Available to all

d)

To do with the future

9.

What is the definition of impending?

a)

About to happen

b)

Causing someone pain

c)

Being independent

d)

Doing the impossible

10.

What is the definition of jargon?

a)

Having to do with making jars

b)

Special words used in a particular profession

c)

The son of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings

d)

A preservative used in making jelly

11.

What is the definition of luminous?

a)

Having to do with the Moon

b)

Bright and glowing

c)

A luminaire

d)

A type of television

12.

What is the definition of monotonous?

a)

Tedious and repetitious

b)

Having sound heard on only one side of a headphone

c)

Someone talking like a robot

d)

Referring to someone who has mononucleosis

13.

What is the definition of narrate?

a)

To tell a story

b)

To be in a bad mood

c)

Someone who reads

d)

To irrigate the ground

14.

Which vocabulary word best describes this envelope?

a)

Vulnerable

b)

Repugnant

c)

Translucent

d)

Luminous

15.

What is the definition of pertinent?

a)

Perky

b)

Relevant

c)

Permit

d)

Type of continent

16.

What is the definition of potential?

a)

Possible

b)

Impossible

c)

Probable

d)

Improbable

17.

What is the definition of repugnant?

a)

Offensive

b)

A new type of dog breed

c)

Repetitious

d)

Solemn

18.

What is the definition of sociable?

a)

Having to do with society

b)

Friendly

c)

Hard to get along with

d)

Having to do with social media

19.

What is the definition of specimen?

a)

A sample

b)

A cup

c)

An alien lifeform

d)

A type of species

20.

What is the definition of vulnerable?

a)

Impervious

b)

Undefeated

c)

Associated with a volcano

d)

Capable of being wounded or damaged