WorksheetsGSK Vocab #2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. Read the following sentence. “There was a sudden commotion behind them, and their little group was rudely pushed to one side by Dr.Reeper, who was charging through the crowd in a great hurry.”What does "commotion" mean?
a noisy disturbance
to cover up
remnants of a party
a restful time
2. Read the following sentence. “...no one was more agitated or jumpy than Dr. Reeper, who was sitting in the front row with the principal and the other judges.” What is an ANTONYM of the word agitated?
upset
annoyed
disturbed
relaxed
3. Read the following sentence. “Star remnants become white dwarfs.” What does remnants mean?
clusters
dust
pressure
remains
4. Read the following sentence. “The question we all came to answer is a question of fundamental interest for everyone who is involved in science.” What does fundamental mean?
flexible
essential
massive
complicated
5. Read the following sentence. ‘ “What does she mean by that?” said George, perplexed.’ What does “perplexed” mean?
confused
defiant
menacing
hopeful
6. What is the meaning of advocate as it is used in the following sentence?“..this is the reason why my colleagues and I strongly advocate a thorough search of our closest neighbor.”
support
complain
decide
object
7. What is the meaning of the word vital as it is used in the following sentence?“ Thank you so much for finding that letter! It has given me a vital clue.”
useless
unexpected
important
terrible
8. What does distorted mean as it is used in the following sentence? “The stars around it were moving in a very strange way, as if space itself were being distorted by it?”
twisted
smooth
fantastic
sneaky
9. Read the following sentence. “George saw the dark patch engulf Eric entirely.” Which word is a synonym for engulf?
breathe
lift
consume
release
10. What does erratically mean as it is used in the following sentence? “All the stars were moving erratically around in the sky.”
on an aimless or haphazard path
in a straight line
on a new path
out of view
11. Read the following excerpt. “I am accessing my archive on black holes, gravity, and mass.” What does “accessing” mean?
remaining
exploding
disappearing
finding
12. Read the following sentence. “A black hole has always been thought of as the ultimate prison from which there is no escape.” What is a synonym for ultimate?
secondary
supreme
oldest
least
13. Read the following sentence. “He pumped George's arm up and down in a very vigorous handshake. ” What is an antonym of vigorous?
rough
slow
energetic
confused
14. Read the following sentence. “He wanted to use cosmos to make himself rich and powerful by exploiting the wonders of space for his own good.” Which word is a synonym for exploiting?
encouraging
twisting
abusing
objecting
15. Read the following sentence. “...sandstorms radically alter the planet’s surface.” What words are a synonym for the word alter?
risk
emerge
,clear
adjust
