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Sadlier Level B 4-6

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to give or cause something unpleasant, impose


synonyms: deal out, visit upon

antonyms: suffer, undergo, sustain


Despite all the jokes, doctors do not like to _________ pain on their patients.

a)

scurry

b)

procure

c)

dishearten

d)

inflict

2.

Find the SYNONYM of the underlined word:

given authority to administer punishment

a)

inflict

b)

malignant

c)

spirited

d)

hostile

3.

(adj.) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

a)

virtual

b)

controversial

c)

inflict

d)

malignant

4.

not producing the desired results, unsuccessful


synonyms: useless, wain, unproductive

antonyms: productive, effective


When their efforts to fight the infection with penicillin proved _________, the doctors tried a new medicine.

a)

fruitless

b)

malignant

c)

orthodox

d)

wayward

5.

deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious


synonyms: wicked, malevolent

antonyms: wholesome, beneficial


Much to the patient's relief, the x-ray revealed no ___________ growth.

a)

fruitless

b)

inflammable

c)

malignant

d)

virtual

6.

Find the SYNONYM of the underlined word:

would humiliate her friends with her shocking speech

a)

hostile

b)

mortify

c)

virtual

d)

wince

7.

After being attacked by a Stormtrooper, C3PO was mortified when Chewbacca assembled him backwards.


According to this sentence, mortify means....

a)

disobedient and rebellious

b)

to join together for a common goal

c)

unfriendly

d)

to embarrass or deeply hurt someone's feelings

8.

Anakin Skywalker took a wayward path when he joined the Dark Side and left behind his Jedi training.


According to this sentence, wayward means....

a)

strange

b)

disobedient and rebellious

c)

to discourage

d)

unsuccessful

9.

During his transformation into the Hulk, Bruce Banner was inflicted with both pain and intense anger.


According to this sentence, inflict means....

a)

to give or cause something unpleasant

b)

to empty

c)

to embarrass or hurt someone's feelings

d)

to easily set on fire

10.

Yoda taught and trained Luke Skywalker using the orthodox ways of the Jedi Order.


According to this sentence, orthodox means....

a)

traditional and standard practices

b)

debatable

c)

unfriendly

d)

dull and lifeless

11.

disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious


synonyms: insubordinate; rebellious; perverse

antonyms: docile, well-behaved, predictable


Tracking the ____________ path of a comet is no easy matter.

a)

wayward

b)

malignant

c)

virtual

d)

sodden

12.

in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things


synonyms: traditional, standard, customary

antonyms: unusual, unconventional, heretical


Our principal, who believes in proven teaching methods, takes an ___________ approach to education.

a)

orthodox

b)

malignant

c)

inflammable

d)

fruitless

13.

Find the SYNONYM of the underlined word:

obtained a ticket to the tournament

a)

inflict

b)

hostile

c)

wayward

d)

procured

14.

If you make mistakes like most people do, you are ______.

a)

docile

b)

fallible

c)

fugitive

d)

fickle

15.
The researcher's __________ methods led to faulty conclusions. 
a)
iota
b)
fallible
c)
potential
d)
ultimate
16.

A very small part or quantity

a)

fickle

b)

fugitive

c)

iota

d)

rural

17.
The employer had not an _____ of proof, but he blamed the new clerk for the theft anyway. 
a)
anecdote
b)
conterfeit
c)
iota
d)
entreat
18.

Easily taught, led or managed; obedient

a)

ultimate

b)

rural

c)

docile

d)

fugitive

19.

My grandmother always had a(n) ______ to tell about growing up in Belgium.

a)

counterfeit

b)

anecdote

c)

fugitive

d)

entreat

20.
a short account of an incident 
a)
iota 
b)
anecdote 
c)
fickle 
d)
entreat 
21.
The ______ donations help our foundation tremendously, yet we do not know whom to thank.
a)
inimitable
b)
grim
c)
dynamic 
d)
anonymous
22.
Mr. Simmons _____ to the belief that kindness can cure most of society's woes.
a)
scrimps
b)
prescribes
c)
snares
d)
previews
23.

If you prescribe a vacation, it means you

a)

refuse

b)

enjoy

c)

describe

d)

recommend

24.

A quaint village is

a)

remote

b)

picturesque

c)

tiny

d)

prosperous