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Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to stop; to come or bring to an end

a)

cease

b)

approach

c)

none

2.

After several hours of thunder and lightning, the storm finally

a)

ceased

b)

approached

c)

none

3.

tried or sleepy

a)

drowsy

b)

famished

c)

none

4.

Lying in the sun always makes my cat

a)

drowsy

b)

sleepy

c)

none

5.

very hungry

a)

drowsy

b)

famished

c)

nestle

6.

Sometimes I forget to eat my lunch, so by suppertime I am

a)

famished

b)

drowsy

c)

none

7.

to spend the winter in a resting state

a)

hibernate

b)

forecast

c)

drowsy

8.

Groundhogs because they can't find enough food in the winter.

a)

migrate

b)

hibernate

c)

drowsy

9.

To go closer to

a)

Cease

b)

Approach

c)

Prepare

d)

Migrate

10.

A coming closer

a)

Venture

b)

Nestle

c)

Observe

d)

Approach

11.

My grandparents dread the ________ of winter.

a)

Drowsy

b)

Observe

c)

Severe

d)

Approach

12.

A road or way that leads to a place

a)

Forecast

b)

Famished

c)

Reduce

d)

Approach

13.

The _______ to the beach was blocked by a fallen tree.

a)

Cease

b)

Approach

c)

Destructive

d)

Burrow

14.

The vet ________ the wounded deer carefully.

a)

Drowsy

b)

approached

c)

Famished

d)

Prepared

15.

To dig a whole or a tunnel into or under something

a)

Burrow

b)

Venture

c)

Nestle

d)

Hibernate

16.

Turtles (a)   into soft sand to lay their eggs.

17.

To dig deeply into, to search

(a)  

18.

My teacher (a)   through the pile of papers on his desk to find my test.

19.

A hole or tunnel by an animal as a home or for protection.

(a)  

20.

A mole spends most of its time in its (a)   .

21.

Causing harm or damage

(a)  

22.

Mice can be very (a)   pets.

23.

harm or damage

a)

Cease

b)

Nestle

c)

Destruction

d)

Severe

24.

When Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast, it caused great (a)   .

25.

to figure out and say what will happen before it takes place

(a)  

26.

Our fishing guide (a)   a good catch.

27.

a telling of what will happen

(a)  

28.

As soon as Carlos gets up, he turns on the weather ________.

a)

reduce

b)

Prepare

c)

Forecast

d)

None

29.

To move from one country or region to another

(a)  

30.

Hundreds of thousands of people have (a)   to the United States in search of freedom.

31.

(noun) the act of migrating

a)

migration

b)

nestle

c)

venture

d)

cease

32.

My friend Sandhya is studying Indian (a)   to the United States.

33.

(adjective) moving from one place or country to another, usually regularly

a)

forecast

b)

migratory

c)

None

d)

venture

34.

Canada geese are _______ birds.

a)

migrate

b)

migratory

c)

nestled

d)

None

35.

(Verb) to settle down comfortably, as if in a nest

(a)  

36.

I like to (a)   into bed with a good book.

37.

(verb) to lie in a sheltered, partly hidden place.

(a)  

38.

The Swiss town ______ at the foot of the mountains.

a)

nestle

b)

nestling

c)

nestled

d)

All

39.

(verb) to see, to notice

(a)  

40.

I looked up at the sky and _______ a hawk circling slowly, far above us.

a)

observing

b)

observe

c)

observed

d)

nestled

41.

(verb) to comment, to remark

(a)  

42.

Sleepily, I observed that it was time to leave.

a)

observing

b)

ventured

c)

observed

d)

observe

43.

(Verb) to mark an event or day

a)

forecast

b)

drowsy

c)

Venture

d)

observe

44.

We (a)   Martin Luther King Day by doing volunteer work.

45.

(verb) to obey

a)

cease

b)

Destructive

c)

Famished

d)

observe

46.

(Verb) to make or get ready

a)

Hibernate

b)

Prepare

c)

Approach

d)

nestle

47.

The scouts (a)   for their camping trips by getting lots of freeze-dried food.

48.

(Noun) something done to get ready

a)

preparation

b)

Severe

c)

venture

d)

cease

49.

Antonio and Ruth did most of the (a)   for the cookout the night before.

50.

(Verb) to make or become smaller or less

a)

burrow

b)

Cease

c)

prepare

d)

reduce

51.

To stay healthy, we will (a)   the amount of salt we put in our food.

52.

(Noun) the act of reducing or the amount by which something is reduced .

a)

destructive

b)

Prepare

c)

Reduction

d)

none

53.

The store sold out of swimsuits after its huge price (a)   .

54.

(adjective) very strict or harsh

a)

migrate

b)

severe

c)

destructive

d)

approach

55.

Failing the class is a (a)   punishment for turning a paper in late.

56.

(adjective) hard to bear or deal with

a)

Venture

b)

Observe

c)

Forecast

d)

severe

57.

A (a)   snowstorm means we get a snow day!

58.

(Verb) to dare to do, to go, or to say

a)

cease

b)

approach

c)

venture

d)

nestle

59.

Maria ______ onto the dance floor even though she didn’t know how to dance.

a)

venturing

b)

venture

c)

ventured

d)

None

60.

(Noun) something that involves the risk of a loss

a)

observe

b)

venture

c)

drowsy

d)

destructive

61.

Grandpa’s most successful _______ was a carpet cleaning service.

a)

approach

b)

forecast

c)

famished

d)

venture