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Grade 7 Vocabulary Revision

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

The Portuguese were among the first Europeans to ………. some lands of South America by sending people and establishing settlements.

a)

neglect

b)

colonize

c)

smash

d)

widen

2.

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

Eating his favorite cake brought both excitement and ………. to the child’s heart.

a)

glee

b)

melancholy

c)

courage

d)

monotony

3.

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

It's ………. to expect people to pay for something they haven't even seen yet.

a)

fertile

b)

familiar

c)

plausible

d)

unreasonable

4.

Choose the best ANTONYM for the underlined word in the following sentence.

We went to an original Mexican restaurant for my birthday where they served cuisine as you would find in Mexico.

a)

catastrophic

b)

authentic

c)

artificial

d)

alien

5.

Choose the best ANTONYM for the underlined word in the following sentence.

We thanked Dr. Smith all of his nurses who really cared for our mother’s health.

a)

tapered

b)

looked after

c)

neglected

d)

colonized

6.

Choose the best ANTONYM for the underlined word in the following sentence.

Although her bravery shined through as she spoke out for others who were enslaved, there were times that Harriet was afraid as well.

a)

cowardice

b)

courage

c)

stimulus

d)

melancholy

7.

Choose the best SYNONYM for the underlined word in the following sentence.

When the bully threw a punch into my face, I subconsciously avoided it by lowering my head.

a)

quickly

b)

instinctively

c)

slowly

d)

excruciatingly

8.

Choose the best SYNONYM for the underlined word in the following sentence.

The vase fell and broke into a million tiny pieces.

a)

looked after

b)

tapered

c)

mended

d)

smashed

9.

Choose the best SYNONYM for the underlined word in the following sentence.

The soil in the desert is unfruitful, so you can’t expect to grow much there.

a)

plausible

b)

barren

c)

fertile

d)

planetary

10.

Choose the correct answer.



If a person is suffering from a chronic headache, the headache ……….

a)

will end very quickly

b)

will continue for a long time

c)

will go and come at different times

d)

will infect nearby people

11.

Which one of these sentences illustrates the meaning of monotony?

a)

Alex does the same job every day.

b)

Alex performs various activities every day.

c)

Alex likes what he does every day.

d)

Alex brags about his daily job.

12.

Choose the correct definition of TAPER.

a)

To become disappointed

b)

To become happy

c)

To become large

d)

To become narrow

13.

What does ALIEN mean as it is used in the following sentence?

It took Steven some time to get used to his alien surroundings in the new country to which he migrated.

a)

barren

b)

familiar

c)

strange

d)

authentic

14.

Choose the best pair of antonyms to complete the following sentence.

Adam is a well-behaved student who ………. with the classroom rules. On the other hand, Kareem is a misbehaving student who ………. the classroom rules.

a)

neglects / looks after

b)

complies / defies

c)

mends / smashes

d)

tapers / widens

15.

Choose the correct answer.


If an earthquake is catastrophic, this means that it is ……….

a)

logical

b)

normal

c)

destructive

d)

painful

16.

Choose the best answer.


Planetary conditions are related to ……….

a)

stars

b)

planets

c)

meteors

d)

asteroids