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English Vocabulary 8th Grade

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does Bulwark mean as its used in the sentence?


The army base was the Bulwark of the cities defensive system.

a)

To be resented

b)

To be the subsequent position

c)

To serve as a principal of defense

d)

To become a servent

2.

Which answer properly uses the vocab word Chattel as its used in the sentence?

a)

The owner of multiple antiques is selling his cluster of chattels to grandma's.

b)

The Chattel was to dine for in the evening.

c)

The last thing you would want to be is part of a Chattel

d)

The chattel group held a conference about which people shoudl present.

3.

Does this sentence properly use the vocab word aloof in its sentence?


The children were constantly fightingnso the mother remained aloof.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Which sentence properly uses the vocab word Austere?

a)

The conditions in prison could hardly be more austere.

b)

The homeless man did not see any austere in the blizzard.

c)

The woman lived in a manner in austere palace.

d)

I had this austere feeling in this roller coaster.

5.

Which sentence properly uses despondent?

a)

The kid who got a 100% was in the upmost despondence he could ever have.

b)

The football player was despondent when they lost the game.

c)

The kid who got a dog he wanted was despondent his whole birthday.

d)

When the cookie cake started to melt in my mouth my eyes widened and i was despondent.

6.

Does this sentence properly use the vocab word conscienctious?


The house keeper was conscientious when stealing food.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Which sentences properly use the vocab word surmise?

a)

The thief was arrested out of surmise of stealing pancakes.

b)

The lottery winner won out of surmise compared to other cheating players.

c)

The woman was under surmise that the new restraunt isn't going to be a good place to eat.

d)

The woman didn't look at the weather report but was under surmise that it might rain.

8.

Which sentence properly uses the vocab word anthology?

a)

The Hobist writer had an anthology of unpublished comics.

b)

She had an anthology of problems and issues.

c)

The musician had an anthology of songs on his album.

d)

I had an anthology of animals.

9.

Which vocabulary word properly fits the missing word in the sentence?

The mother became______when the child kept getting sick and constantly screaming.

a)

Reverbrate; loud sound

b)

Surmise; prediction without evidence

c)

Despondent ; loss of hope

d)

Aloof; uninterested

10.

Which sentence properly uses the vocab word Novice?

a)

The wizard had a novice to take his place.

b)

The witch had a novice of newly brought in books.

c)

The hersheys chocolate maker was a novice at making chocoate for 9 years.

d)

My master was the novice of the birthday party.

11.

Is the vocab word prevalent properly used in this sentence?


The fact that the duck wasn't elected for a second term after what he did was really prevelant.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Which vocab word properly fills in the blank for this sentence?


I had a lack of_______when I learned that the water park was going to be closed while we were there.

a)

Variable

b)

Aloof

c)

Apathy

d)

Simulate

13.

Which vocab words properly fills in the blank?


I had to______because they were ignoring my rules, later they ended up making a loud sound that_______through the halls.

a)

Confiscate; Reverberate

b)

Confiscate; ambiguous

c)

Corroborate; persuasive

d)

Simulate; Derive

14.

Which sentences DO NOT use the vocab word recur properly.

a)

This was a reccurable offense.

b)

I can recur you in an instant .

c)

This pancake can recur so much.

d)

I recur that you ate the chicken pie?

15.

Which sentence properly uses the vocab word prudent?

a)

I had to be prudent with the dog.

b)

Was this a prudent moment?

c)

I was very prudent on my job options.

d)

The squirrel rushed the birdhouse with a prudent mind.

16.

Which sentence properly uses the vocab word bisect?

a)

This bread tastes like bisect.

b)

I had to bisect the roaches body into two even pieces.

c)

What can you bisect for me?

d)

Bisect the problem into three uneven pieces of paper.