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Odyssey list #2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a)

sojourn

b)

respite

c)

disconsolate

d)

qualm

2.

Which of the following groups is likely to be described as lithe?

a)

dancers

b)

teachers

c)

fast food employees

d)

fathers

3.

When the student earned a detention, he sat in the back of the room and just continued to ___ at the teacher, despite only suffering the consequences of his own actions.

a)

rancor

b)

candor

c)

glower

d)

gird

4.

Which image best demonstrates the word ALMS?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

The judge decided to ____ the jury to prevent any of the members from being influenced by the media surrounding the case.

a)

candor

b)

portent

c)

surmise

d)

sequester

6.

This is another word for a panhandler or beggar

a)

mendicant

b)

respite

c)

quandary

d)

brazen

7.

She wore layers of clothes and coats to the Browns game to __ herself against the incoming blizzard.

a)

lithe

b)

gird

c)

sojourn

d)

sequester

8.

Imagine you had to interview your favorite celebrity. Which of the following would you want most from that star?

a)

indignation

b)

incredulity

c)

qualm

d)

candor

9.

Which of these words would best be associated with the word QUALM?

a)

balance

b)

conscience

c)

galaxy

d)

technology

10.

Which of these actions would you say is IMPERIOUS?

a)

A mother kissing her baby on the cheek.

b)

A doctor performing surgery on a patient

c)

A guest who demands you serve him food he likes

d)

A dog that fetches the stick you've thrown it.

11.

Which of the following would be likely to provoke INDIGNATION?

a)

Singing your favorite song aloud

b)

Getting punished for something you didn't do

c)

Tripping, falling, and scraping your knee

d)

Studying hard and earning a good grade on a test

12.

I could tell by Drew’s __ posture that his team had lost the game.

a)

rancor

b)

disconsolate

c)

lithe

d)

brazen

13.

Stunned speechless, I could not get past my ___at seeing the gigantic spider.

a)

incredulity

b)

portent

c)

indignation

d)

imperious

14.

Many juniors begin taking a quick ___ or two to various colleges to get an idea of what it might be like to be a student there.

a)

candor

b)

gird

c)

sojourn

d)

mendicant

15.

Which of these is an example of QUANDARY?

a)

Trying to make a decision

b)

Watching a funny movie

c)

Listening to your favorite song

d)

Climbing a rock wall

16.

Gossip is often an example of this

a)

surmise

b)

mendicant

c)

portent

d)

qualm

17.

The ___crooks walked right into the store and stole the diamonds from behind the jewelry counter even though there was security on site!

a)

incredulous

b)

brazen

c)

prodigious

d)

disconsolate

18.

Which of these relationships best demonstrates the word RANCOR?

a)

Peanut butter and jelly

b)

Montagues and Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet)

c)

Snow and skiing

d)

Comedian and audience

19.

Which image best demonstrates the word PRODIGIOUS?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

We took the four flat tires as a ___we should avoid a road trip.

a)

indignation

b)

portent

c)

candor

d)

surmise