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VOCAB 16 ONLINE WORK

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Give the Vocab Unit 16 term for the following: An old wise saying or proverb.

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(a)  

2.

Give the Vocab 16 term for the following:

A fortress or castle that overlooks and protects a city; Any strong or commanding place.

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(a)  

3.

Give the Vocab Unit 16 term for the following:

To work with; to work together.

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(a)  

4.

Give the Vocab 16 term for the following:

NOUN- An order by law VERB- To give the order by law

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(a)  

5.

Give the Vocab Unit 16 term for the following: To develop or change gradually; to rise to a higher level

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(a)  

6.

Give the Vocab 16 term for the following: NOUN- A small passage from a piece of writing VERB- To quote from another's writing

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(a)  

7.

Give the Vocab 16 term for the following: To force by bumping, elbowing, or shoving 

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(a)  

8.

Give the Vocab Unit 16 term for the following: To return or go back

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(a)  

9.

Give the Vocab Unit 16 term for the following: A watch, or a period of attention to security--usually at night

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(a)  

10.

Give the Vocab Unit 16 term for the following: VERB- To angrily fight, argue, or wrestle; to herd NOUN- A noise-filled argument or fight

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(a)  

11.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the thirteen states _____ so much that the nation seemed to be in danger of breaking apart.

a)

collaborated

b)

evolved

c)

reverted

d)

wrangled

12.

From the hundreds of newspaper items, the lawyer carefully _____ three short paragraphs that supported his case.

a)

collaborated

b)

excerpted

c)

jostled

d)

reverted

13.

After I had broken curfew for the third time in one week, my parents ____ that I was grounded for the rest of the summer.

a)

decreed

b)

excerpted

c)

evolved

d)

wrangled

14.

The little club that they set up to discuss community problems soon _____ into a large national organization.

a)

collaborated

b)

evolved

c)

jostled

d)

wrangled

15.

There are many times when we all need to be _____ away from old, familiar ideas that may no longer be as true as they once seemed.

a)

evolved

b)

wrangled

c)

reverted

d)

jostled

16.

Every time he quotes an old _____, he looks as though he has just had a brilliant new idea.

a)

citadel

b)

decree

c)

adage

d)

vigil

17.

After the operation, we sat in the hospital lounge, keeping a night-long ____ until we heard back from the surgeon.

a)

vigil

b)

adage

c)

revert

d)

revert

18.

I refuse to accept the excuse that the pressures of a new job caused you to _____ to your old habit of nail-biting and cigarette smoking.

a)

citadel

b)

excerpt

c)

revert

d)

wrangle

19.

I have always regarded our colleges and universities as _____ of learning, and fortresses against ignorance and superstition.

a)

adages

b)

citadels

c)

decrees

d)

vigils

20.

All those who _____ with the enemy in the hope of gaining special favors will be punished severely. (

a)

decreed

b)

jostled

c)

excerpted

d)

collaborated

21.

ANTONYMS - Which Vocab Unit 16 word is most nearly OPPOSITE of the fully capitalized word/words in this phrase: The siblings would AGREE about which radio station to listen to.

a)

adage

b)

wrangle

c)

jostle

d)

revert

22.

SYNONYMS- Which Vocab Unit 16 word means the SAME as the fully capitalized word/words in this phrase: Kept WATCH at the overnight security station.

a)

citadel

b)

collaborate

c)

decree

d)

vigil

23.

SYNONYMS- Which Vocab Unit 16 word means the SAME as the fully capitalized word/words in this phrase: According to LAW, we could not board the foreign plane.

a)

vigil

b)

decree

c)

excerpt

d)

collaborate

24.

SYNONYMS- Which Vocab Unit 16 word means the SAME as the fully capitalized word/words in this phrase: TO GO BACK to an earlier stage of development.

a)

adage

b)

wrangle

c)

revert

d)

decree

25.

SYNONYMS- Which Vocab Unit 16 word means the SAME as the fully capitalized word/words in this phrase: A QUOTE from the poet's best-known work.

a)

excerpt

b)

adage

c)

revert

d)

wrangle

26.

SYNONYMS- Which Vocab Unit 16 word means the SAME as the fully capitalized word/words in this phrase: The Roman attack of the FORTRESS on the cliff...

a)

adage

b)

vigil

c)

decree

d)

citadel

27.

SYNONYMS- Which Vocab Unit 16 word means the SAME as the fully capitalized word/words in this phrase: Plan to TEAM UP to write an original skit.

a)

adage

b)

collaborate

c)

revert

d)

jostle

28.

SYNONYMS- Which Vocab Unit 16 word means the SAME as the fully capitalized word/words in this phrase: PUSHED the table so hard that it tipped over.

a)

decree

b)

citadel

c)

adage

d)

jostle

29.

SYNONYMS- Which Vocab Unit 16 word means the SAME as the fully capitalized word/words in this phrase: An inspiring OLD SAYING to live by.

a)

jostle

b)

adage

c)

revert

d)

wrangle

30.

SYNONYMS- Which Vocab Unit 16 word means the SAME as the fully capitalized word/words in this phrase: As the ad campaign SLOWLY CHANGED

a)

evolved

b)

collaborated

c)

decreed

d)

excerpted

31.

What is the exact (a)   about early birds and worm-catching? I can't remember the saying.

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32.

Our teacher gave the two of us permission to (a)   on our reports because we were investigating related problems.

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33.

After the walls of their city fell to the enemy, the inhabitants withdrew to the (a)   and continued their struggle from there.

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34.

For two lazy nights, he did his homework faithfully; then he would (a)   to his usual lazy ways.

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35.

During his eleven years of rule, King Charles I of England bypassed Parliament and ruled his country by royal (a)   , or rule of law.

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36.

The cafeteria line was so crowded that I had to (a)   past others and all of the desserts before I could get a piece of apple pie.

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37.

Let me read aloud a short (a)   from the newspaper review of the new movie.

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38.

With tireless devotion, the ill child's family kept an anxious (a)   at her hospital bedside.

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39.

As we discussed our coming vacation, our plans would gradually (a)   into a motorbike trip through New England.

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40.

They had such a long (a)   over the use of the bicycle that their mother finally wouldn't allow either of them to use it.

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41.

Words that modify actions or adjectives; usually these end with -ly

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

42.

Words that describe, or modify people, places, things, or ideas.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

43.

Actions or states of being

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

44.

People, places, things or ideas

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb