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vocabulary

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

    “Fragment” is a small piece or a part, especially when broken from something whole. Is this definition true or false?

a)

true

b)

false

2.

 Find the ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence “To escape capture, he fled to the mountains.”

a)

stay

b)

scoot

c)

run away

3.

1.       In the car the police found guns, knives, and other ….. weapons (= weapons that can kill).

a)

safe

b)

lethal

c)

unharmed

d)

uninjured

4.

What does “ mere ” mean ?

a)

use to emphasize that something is not large or important.

b)

A large area of water that has land all around it

c)

To have your home somewhere

d)

A similar to someone or something

5.

Which word is a synonym for the word “

catastrophic” below?

a)

Calamitous

b)

Tragic

c)

Devastating

d)

 Fortunate

6.

Which word is a synonym for the word “ prospects” below?

a)

Supervision

b)

Expectation

c)

Tradition

d)

Bosses

7.

Choose the best answer: If deman for product surges, it……

a)

rises suddenly

b)

falls suddenly

8.

What does “ reside” mean ?

a)

To live somewhere

b)

To put food into your mouth and then swallow it

c)

To show  or explain to someone how to do something

9.

Which word is an antonym for the word “congregate” below?

a)

Disperse

b)

Distillate

c)

Essence

d)

Quintessence

10.

Which word is a synonym for the word “ squash” below?

a)

Reshape

b)

Coax

c)

Encourage

d)

Congestion

11.

1.       What does "malicious" mean?

a)

intended to harm or upset other people

b)

causing good things

c)

Friendly

12.

   Which word is a synonym for the word " perpetrator " below?

a)

Policeman

b)

Criminal

c)

Cop

d)

Victim

13.

Which word is an antonym for the word " dominate " below?

a)

command

b)

control

c)

lead

d)

follow

14.

1.       Which of the following is NOT a definition of the word "intimate"

a)

very closely associated or familiar

b)

to make clear what you think or want without saying it directly

c)

A strange friend

15.

1.       Which of the following phrases correctly describes the meaning of the word "relinquish"?

a)

give up or surrender something

b)

control something

c)

enjoy something

16.

Choose the best answer: When you mangle a language, you speak it.........

a)

well

b)

badly

17.

Choose the besst answer: If your desk is immaculate, it is........

a)

disorganized and messy               

b)

neat and tidy

18.

Determine the meaning of words in parentheses: “Prone to”

a)

Pretend    

b)

Fight to win 

c)

Mind     

d)

easy to

19.

Determine the meaning of words in parentheses: “Innate ability”

a)

Tension

b)

Contend

c)

 Endowed         

d)

Restraint

20.

He felt an irresistible ….. to giggle

(a)  

21.

. ….. is the ability to identify with or vicariously experience the thoughts or feelings of others.

(a)  

22.

China has used in a very ….. way foreign resources in order to leverage domestic political change.

(a)  

23.

They also provide ….. and nurture responsibility

(a)  

24.

    Which word is to express a short period of time between parts of a play, movie, concert, etc.?

a)

transmit

b)

emission

c)

admission

d)

intermission

25.

   “Maybe she gets drunk to obliterate painful memories.” What does the word “obliterate” in the above sentence mean?

a)

 to make an idea or feeling disappear 

completely

b)

to make memories come back

26.

What does "tormented" mean?

a)

To make somebody suffer very much.

b)

Feeling sad.

c)

Everything will happen naturally.

27.

 Which word is synonym for the word "rouse" below?

a)

Unsuspecting.

b)

Wake up.

c)

Recounts.

d)

Revenge.

28.

What does the underlined word in the following sentence mean? 

" Scientists are puzzled as to why the whale had swum to the shore"

a)

To surprise somebody very much.

b)

Understand something.

c)

Unable to understand something or the reason for something

d)

Know something very much.

29.

Fill in the blank in this sentence: "He was ….. by feelings of insecurity".

a)

Sad

b)

Exhaust

c)

Tormented

d)

Happy

30.

Which word is an antonym for the word "taunting" below?

a)

Mocking

b)

Teasing

c)

Swore

d)

Kind

31.

What does "astonished" mean?

a)

To surprise somebody very much.

b)

Feelings usual

c)

That happens or is done most of the time or in most cases

32.

Which word is a synonym for the word "vengeance" below?

a)

Underlying

b)

Imprint

c)

Summoned

d)

Punishment

33.

     She ........what time the bus left.

a)

  Answer

b)

Reply

c)

Wait

d)

Inquired

34.

What’s the meaning of the word “philanthropy”?

a)

  The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.

b)

Disliking humankind and avoiding human society.

c)

Pitiably small or inadequate.

d)

Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous

35.

  Determine the meaning of words in parentheses: “Obscure”

a)

not known to many people

b)

in a way that is easy to see, hear, read, or understand

c)

behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone

36.

Find the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. “A hall with a seating capacity of 2000”

a)

  Impotence

b)

Inability

c)

  Ability

d)

Incompetence

37.

   Find the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE  in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. “In what conviction should we never give up?”

a)

Opinion

b)

Faith

c)

Belief

d)

Doubt

38.

Can you ........ the writing on this envelope?

a)

Encode

b)

Decipher

c)

Scramble

d)

Rewrite

39.

What’s the meaning of this word: “Radiant" ?

a)

bring together and take in from scattered places or sources

b)

put or keep out of sight; conceal from the view or notice of others

c)

a point or object from which light or heat radiates, especially a heating element in an electric or gas heater

d)

lacking brightness, vividness, or sheen.

40.

     There is no reliable …. of Cleopatra's  face 

a)

depiction

b)

depict

c)

depicting

d)

depicted