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G12: Lost in Translation Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the sentence: There are cheap products that you can buy that are _____________ to known but expensive brands.

a)

cultural

b)

accurate

c)

equivalent

d)

subtle

e)

electronic

2.

Complete the sentence: When the students' representative spoke at the graduation ceremony, teachers, students, and parents alike all listened to her ____________.

a)

appreciatively

b)

proficiency

c)

cultural

d)

subtle

e)

equivalent

3.

Complete the sentence: What is your (a)   of the math department's achievements this year?

Word Bank: accurate, alleviate, appreciatively, electronic, embarrassed, equivalent, proficiency, assessment, cultural, subtle

4.

Complete the sentence: He is very fond of (a)   gadgets

Word Bank: accurate, alleviate, appreciatively, electronic, embarrassed, equivalent, proficiency, assessment, cultural, subtle

5.

Complete the sentence: The witness gave a very _________ description of the bank robber and the police were able to arrest him.

a)

subtle

b)

equivalent

c)

proficiency

d)

cultural

e)

accurate

6.

Complete the sentence: There is a (a)   difference between the words test and assess.

Word Bank: accurate, alleviate, appreciatively, electronic, embarrassed, equivalent, proficiency, assessment, cultural, subtle

7.

Complete the sentence: He was extremely (a)   when he realized he could not remember the name of the person addressing him.

Word Bank: accurate, alleviate, appreciatively, electronic, embarrassed, equivalent, proficiency, assessment, cultural, subtle

8.

Complete the sentence: The city celebrates the first day of summer with an array of (a)   events that take place all over the city.

Word Bank: accurate, alleviate, appreciatively, electronic, embarrassed, equivalent, proficiency, assessment, cultural, subtle

9.

Complete the sentence: His (a)   in Spanish is the main reason we chose him for the job.

Word Bank: accurate, alleviate, appreciatively, electronic, embarrassed, equivalent, proficiency, assessment, cultural, subtle

10.

Replace the word in parentheses with its synonym: Since there have been many robberies in my neighborhood, I decided to (put) new locks on my door.

a)

install

b)

drawback

c)

ease

d)

alleviate

e)

context

11.

Replace the words in parentheses with its synonym: We have talked about it long enough. Further discussion is (completely unnecessary).

a)

equivalent

b)

superfluous

c)

proficient

d)

drawback

e)

subtlety

12.

Replace the word in parentheses with its synonym: We have got (enough) supplies to last a whole month!

a)

phrase

b)

assess

c)

proficient

d)

sufficient

e)

install

13.

Replace the word in the parentheses with its synonym: Your plan's main (weakness) is that we have no money to implement it.

a)

accurate

b)

context

c)

passage

d)

phrase

e)

drawback

14.

Complete the sentence: We should find ways to ____________ the burden imposed on working mothers.

a)

accurate

b)

alleviate

c)

embarrassed

d)

subtle

e)

cultural