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Academic English- 9/16/2022

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"to coin"

a)

to deal with

b)

to shorten

c)

to invent

d)

to have a negative effect

2.

What is a SYNONYM for "a reward"?

a)

a prize

b)

a penalty

c)

a punishment

d)

a criticism

3.

What is a "role model"?

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4.

A/an _______________ is another word for "job/career."

a)

reward

b)

occupation

c)

virtue

d)

deficit

5.

Who is this American role model?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

6.

Something that is INTRIGUING is ____________.

a)

boring

b)

complicated

c)

easy to understand

d)

interesting

7.

What is an ANTONYM of "to taunt"?

a)

to tease

b)

to mock

c)

to ridicule

d)

to praise

8.

"unable to move"

a)

paralyzed

b)

abbreviated

c)

mandated

d)

chronic

9.

Of all my family members, my brother is ______________ (superlative- athletic).

a)

athleticest

b)

more athletic

c)

most athletic

10.

There were too ____________ cars on the highway this morning.

a)

much

b)

many

11.

There was not enough time to do everything on the schedule, so it had to be ______________.

a)

mandated

b)

abbreviated

c)

taunted

d)

scrutinized

12.

What does it mean "to scrutinize" something?

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13.

The students were very _____________. They just wanted to sit and not participate in class.

a)

lethargic

b)

intriguing

c)

chronic

d)

virtuous

14.

Which American role model was known for being one of the US' "Founding Fathers"? He also appears on US money.

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Mr. Hindsley

15.

"dealing with a city, locality, village"

a)

mandatory

b)

municipal

c)

chronic

d)

blunt

16.

"not caring, being indifferent, not interested"

a)

mandatory

b)

chronic

c)

blunt

d)

apathetic

17.

What does the phrase "to be burned out" mean?

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18.

Which famous American role model led the US during the Civil War? Their face appears on the US penny.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

George Washington

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

19.

Something that is MANDATED is NOT ____________.

a)

required

b)

expected

c)

optional

d)

necessary

20.

Being _____________ is showing good standards and behavior.

a)

chronic

b)

apathetic

c)

tolerant

d)

virtuous

21.

A "deficit" is .........

a)

an abundance of something

b)

a difficult career

c)

something you lack

d)

a person whom one admires

22.

Calculus is one of my (a)   (challenging- superlative) classes.

23.

He has too __________ pages to read and too _________ homework to complete.

a)

many; much

b)

much; many

c)

much; much

d)

many; many

24.

Which statement is FALSE?

a)

A polyglot speaks multiple languages.

b)

"Municipal" deals with the "national level."

c)

Something that is chronic lasts a long time.

d)

A sophisticated person is mature.

25.

Instead of looking carefully through his homework when finished, he ____________ at it.

a)

took a toll on

b)

burned out

c)

mandated

d)

glanced at

26.

In a set of numbers, what is the "mean"?

a)

the most commonly appearing number

b)

the average of the numbers

c)

the middle number when the numbers are arranged in order