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Vocab 4.1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hospitable

a)

To tease or torment

b)

Generous or friendly to guests and visitors

c)

Feeling doubt, uncertainty, or suspicion

d)

An outward appearance

2.

Amiable

a)

Silly or not serious; not important

b)

Agreeable; being friendly and sociable

c)

To destroy someone or something completely

d)

A feeling or belief that something is going to happen

3.

Dubious

a)

Feeling doubt, uncertainty, or suspicion

b)

Not able to be explained or understood

c)

To bring to mind; recall

d)

To waste away physically

4.

Presumptuous

a)

Readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence

b)

To come forth

c)

Not able to be explained or understood

d)

Too confident, especially in a way that is rude; arrogant

5.

Credulity

a)

To bring to mind; recall

b)

Shelter or protection from danger or trouble

c)

Agreeable; being friendly and sociable

d)

Readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence

6.

Frivolous

a)

Silly or not serious; not important

b)

Agreeable; pleasing in nature or character

c)

Too confident, especially in a way that is rude

d)

To force or drive, especially to a course of action

7.

Synonym for Hospitable

a)

Welcoming

b)

Unfriendly

c)

shelter

d)

Superficial

8.

Antonym for Frivolous

a)

Hesitant

b)

Foolish

c)

Friendly

d)

Serious

9.

Synonym for Dubious

a)

Small

b)

Positive

c)

Sociable

d)

Uncertian

10.

Synonym for Presumptuous

a)

Pushy

b)

Cautious

c)

Cheerful

d)

Forgiving

11.

Antonym for Credulity

a)

Naive

b)

Foolish

c)

Suspicion

d)

Impressive

12.

Synonym for Amiable

a)

Aloof

b)

Pleasant

c)

Arguable

d)

Irritable

13.

Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.

a)

Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth

b)

One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert

c)

Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth's surface.

d)

Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface

14.

Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases this sentence:

A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.

a)

It is a common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.

b)

A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.

c)

Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments

d)

Most summer school students have high school reading to do.

15.

Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk. 

a)

Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk, and I think that this is odd.

b)

Dragonflies have six legs.

c)

Although Dragonflies have six legs, they can't walk.

d)

Even though they have six legs, dragonflies cannot walk. 

16.

When do you have to cite your sources?

a)

We do not have to cite sources.

b)

Only if your teacher tells you to.

c)

Whenever you use information from an author or a reference source.

d)

Only when you have time.

17.

Why should you read the passage multiple times before paraphrasing?

a)

To make sure you're not just copying what you read

b)

In order to add your own thoughts and ideas to the passage

c)

To test yourself how well you remember the passage

d)

Because paraphrasing with an open book is a form of cheating

18.

What is the best synonym for "paraphrase?"

a)

Copy

b)

Restate

c)

Plagarize

d)

Invent

19.

A good paraphrase:

a)

Is always shorter than the original piece

b)

Contains exact words and phrases from the original

c)

Doesn't sound like the original piece of writing

20.

When should you use quotation marks?

a)

When you want to offer your own opinion on a text

b)

When you are not sure if what the author is saying is correct

c)

When you want to remember a particular piece of information

d)

When you have used words and phrases that are unique to the original material