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MSMW short vocab

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

huge ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption

a)

tsunami

b)

rupture

c)

gauge

d)

traumatize

2.

to break open or burst

a)

tsunami

b)

gauge

c)

rupture

d)

antibiotic

3.

to measure or to judge; make an estimate

a)

tsunami

b)

antibiotic

c)

aquifer

d)

gauge

4.

to upset or shock someone, causing emotional and mental pain

a)

traumatize

b)

tsunami

c)

gauge

d)

antibiotic

5.

underground layer of earth, sand, or gravel that holds and can release water

a)

aquifer

b)

antibiotic

c)

magnitude

d)

rupture

6.

drug used in medicine to kill bacteria and to cure infections

a)

tsunami

b)

aquifer

c)

degradation

d)

antibiotic

7.

damage done to something in nature, by weather or water

a)

degradation

b)

tsunami

c)

traumatize

d)

gauge

8.

measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake

a)

magnitude

b)

tsunami

c)

degradation

d)

rupture

9.

What is an onomatopoeia?

4 lines
10.

What is alliteration?

4 lines
11.

What is imagery?

4 lines
12.

What is a simile?

4 lines
13.

What is tone?

4 lines