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Vocabulary Quiz 4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the prefix, "Ex", mean?

a)

Out, beyond

b)

To overstate, represent greater than reality

c)

Head

d)

A shy person

2.

What does the root, "Vert", mean?

a)

Head

b)

An outgoing person

c)

A shy person

d)

Turn

3.

What does the root, "Capit", mean?

a)

Not belonging to, unrelated

b)

Head

c)

Remove the head

d)

Out, beyond

4.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Exaggerate", is correct?

a)

Baby's features are exaggerated, because their eyes are so big in proportion to their body.

b)

Colorful leaves were painted on the head of an exaggerated drum.

c)

While I was making cookies, Pam ran out of sugar, which put her in a real exaggeration.

d)

I was sitting too exaggeratedly at the door, which made for a cold dinner.

5.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Extraneous", is correct?

a)

Crazy as it sounds, the overworked farmer decided to teach his extraneous son to help out more.

b)

The dentist gave her patient an extraneous injection of numbing gels, to help her pain levels.

c)

Coughs and extraneous noises can be edited out from the film.

d)

We all hoped that the off-key singer would extraneously stop her singing career, but she never did.

6.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Exceed", is correct?

a)

While I was making cookies, Pam ran out of sugar, which really exceeded the day.

b)

I was sitting at the exceeded door, which made for a cold dinner.

c)

We all hoped that the off-key singer would exceed, but she stopped her singing career early.

d)

The results from the poll exceeded my expectations - the crowd loved me!

7.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Execute", is correct?

a)

The happy dog didn't execute the bone.

b)

Boring English class executes a boring math class.

c)

The business woman set out to accomplish a task, and by the end of the day, she executed it.

d)

When grandma found a thorn in her new quilt, she executed it.

8.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Diversion", is correct?

a)

The officer had to create a diversion to protect the citizen in trouble.

b)

The cat was a diversion to the bird, who really hated heights.

c)

I was unable to be a diversion for the new work company.

d)

The landfill was so full, that the owner had to create a diversion.

9.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Inverted", is correct?

a)

We love to invert a garden!

b)

The nurse inverted a bandage and wrapped it around my fingers.

c)

An inverted square is still just a square!

d)

The president of the board asked to invert the meeting.

10.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Introvert", is correct?

a)

The author, who was an introvert, did not appreciate unexpected visitors.

b)

The author, who was an introvert, really appreciated unexpected visitors.

11.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Extrovert", is correct?

a)

The author, who was an extrovert, did not appreciate unexpected visitors.

b)

The author, who was an extrovert, really appreciated unexpected visitors.

12.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Decapitate", is correct?

a)

They say to slay a dragon, you must 1st decapitate it, then set it on fire.

b)

Lizards are much like dragons, minus the decapitation.

c)

Dragons gain their fiery strength specifically by decapitation.

d)

Can you imagine a lizard and a dragon in a decapitation?

13.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Capitalize", is correct?

a)

Capitalized words mean that they're not important.

b)

The nurse capitalized the old woman find her glasses.

c)

The scammer capitalized off of the old woman's memory loss in order to steal her money.

d)

Make sure to capitalize words like 'and' and 'but' in sentences.

14.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Capitol", is correct?

a)

The Capitol is far away, hidden in the mountains, so that it's animals go undisturbed.

b)

The word "capitol" doesn't need to be capitalized.

c)

She needed more Capitol, so she stopped at an ATM.

d)

The Capitol is so large that you can see it from the other government buildings around.

15.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Capital", is correct?

a)

Capital is the location of each state's 'state flower'.

b)

Only a few states have capitals, and really they never use them anyways.

c)

The states and their Capitals are easy to remember if you just think of rhymes to memorize them.

d)

Try to use capitals whenever you can, even if the word is a common noun.