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WW11-ASSESSMENT-#19

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

shield, protection

a)

portend

b)

aegis

c)

matriarch

d)

carrion

2.

a small, inexpensive trinket

a)

pendulous

b)

pragmatic

c)

viable

d)

bauble

3.

eager to please; cheerfully complying with the wishes of others

a)

complaisant

b)

maverick

c)

obsequious

d)

morose

4.

Which word means "damage or destruction"?

a)

catapult

b)

unilateral

c)

depredation

d)

stentorian

5.

a suspension of activity; an authorized delay

a)

aegis

b)

complaisant

c)

epiphany

d)

moratorium

6.

hanging down loosely, oscillating

a)

culminate

b)

obtrude

c)

pendulous

d)

predilection

7.

join together, unite

a)

unilateral

b)

consolidate

c)

pendulous

d)

portend

8.

concerned with practical solutions rather than theory

a)

science

b)

pragmatic

c)

portent

d)

viable

9.

sudden understanding of the meaning, essence, or reality of something

a)

reprieve

b)

concept

c)

awakening

d)

pragmatic

e)

epiphany

10.

to be a sign of; to indicate what will happen

a)

portend

b)

preview

c)

predict

d)

understand

11.

to delay or suspend punishment

a)

cancel

b)

reprieve

c)

moratorium

d)

complaisant

12.

What might make a stentorian sound? (Pick more than one.)

a)

elephant

b)

powerful speaker

c)

mouse

d)

writing a note

13.

viable

a)

capable of living, growing, or developing

b)

a strong feeling of wanting to do something; a strong wish

c)

the chance of getting hurt or suffering loss or failure

d)

demanding strength or energy; very active

14.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

tenyour

b)

tenure

c)

tenur

d)

tennure

15.

Which of the following could be considered unilateral?

a)

A whole class decision with all 30 students voting

b)

All 50 states agreeing to encourage recycling

c)

A leader deciding, on her own, to protect the elephants