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Vocabulary List #4

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best meaning of the word "perspective"?

a)

Finding the right answer to a question

b)

Understanding what lies beneath the surface

c)

Looking out a window

d)

Point of view, or opinion

2.

What is the best meaning of the word "dilapidated"?

a)

Crying and emotionally distressed

b)

Brand new, shining, clear and bright

c)

Run down, old, broken and falling apart

d)

Set apart, distinguished

3.

What is the best meaning of the word "nonsense"?

a)

Something made up, fanciful, or that just doesn't make sense

b)

Someone who focuses only on what is unclear or asks a lot of questions

c)

Something or someone who plays around too much

d)

Something that clearly does make sense

4.

What is the best meaning of the word "inefficient"?

a)

Coming up short on something, missing major parts

b)

Something that is focused only on one aspect of a task instead of the whole task

c)

A perfect machine that involves no waste at all

d)

Something that is not working to its potential, or that wastes a lot of something

5.

What is the best meaning of the word "shortchanged"?

a)

To cheat or treat unfairly

b)

To treat all people equally, except for short people

c)

To steal money from someone's pockets

d)

Separating someone or something out based on its characteristics

6.

What is the best meaning of the word "dominate"?

a)

Focusing only on the bad parts of an experience rather than the good parts too

b)

Using power to force someone to be nice to everyone else

c)

To submit to someone

d)

To overpower using force, or to make something bend to the will of someone or something else

7.

What is the best meaning of the word "tension"?

a)

A feeling of suspense or anxiety

b)

Straining or stretching something

c)

Having power over something or someone

d)

Feeling calm, at ease

8.

What is the best meaning of the word "inadequate"?

a)

Not good enough

b)

More than enough to go around

c)

Never being able to live up to your parents' standards

d)

Having the power to stand up for yourself

9.

What is the best meaning of the word "capability"?

a)

Lacking ability, not being skilled in different subjects

b)

Finding it difficult to express ideas clearly

c)

The power to control someone or something

d)

The quality of being able, or having skills

10.

When you see a word with the prefix "im" or "in", what can you usually tell about the word?

a)

It means "not" or is the opposite of the rest of the word

b)

It describes something that goes into or under another thing

c)

It tells you that you should ignore the rest of the word

d)

It doesn't tell you anything about the word

11.

Which of these words does NOT have a prefix that means "not"?

a)

Nonsense

b)

Inadequate

c)

Inefficient

d)

Capability

12.

What is the best meaning of the word "implicit"?

a)

Something that is not said or written directly

b)

Something that is said or written directly

c)

Something that only smart people understand

d)

Reading with a purpose and with a toolkit of strategies