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GRADE 10 (CYCLE 4 -VOCABULARY)

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The (a)   player decided to appear in advertisements selling hand made footballs to make extra income.

2.

Canny means

a)

dumb

b)

clever in handling money or building a business

c)

ambidextrous

d)

A silly idea

3.

I fell asleep during the (a)   argument between my silly friends.

4.

Cosmopolitan

a)

Quiet and composed

b)

cultured and sophisticated

c)

having many world cultures

d)

Overly inert

5.

Discursive

a)

A long boring piece of prose

b)

A debate

c)

A speech

d)

talk which lacks order and wanders from topic to topic

6.

Silver is supposed to a (a)   metal since it can be shaped into different shapes.

7.

equanimity

a)

The quality of being an introvert

b)

the quality of being calm and even-tempered

c)

The quality of being overly aggressive

d)

The quality of being sweet and accommodating at all times.

8.

hypothetical

a)

a complicated concept

b)

An interesting anecdote

c)

suppose or assumed true, but unproven

d)

a long boring story

9.

The (a)   of individual freedom in an era of individual helplessness is a complicated issue.

10.

infamy

a)

Being very famous

b)

extreme ill repute

c)

being responsible

d)

cooking supper

11.

malleable

a)

Capable of working on his own

b)

capable of being shaped, like play dough

c)

capable of being silly

d)

incapable of writing in a copy book

12.

He made a (a)   gesture to let me know that I should keep quiet in front of the boss.

13.

rancor

a)

deep , bitter resentment

b)

Being gullible

c)

accepting a bribe

d)

negating a remark

14.

salutation

a)

an informal greeting

b)

a formal greeting

c)

an awkward moment

d)

a new trend

15.

taciturn

a)

talkative

b)

not inclined to talk

c)

sweet and accommodating

d)

clever

16.

meticulous

a)

Showing no remorse

b)

showing great attention to detail

c)

showing true colors

d)

throwing a tantrum

17.

nonchalant

a)

feeling anxious

b)

feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed

c)

Feeling hungry

d)

feeling pressured

18.

Even though I was very angry at my best friend for deserting me at the last moment, I chose (a)   over wrath.

19.

proficient

a)

competent or skilled in doing or using something

b)

Incompetent

c)

Double standards

d)

marketing a product

20.

threadbare

a)

becoming haggard

b)

becoming thin and tattered with age

c)

becoming slow as a turtle

d)

Becoming glamorous

21.

distraught

a)

On a roller-coaster ride

b)

Happy go lucky

c)

very worried or upset

d)

A helpful person

22.

expendable

a)

Conducting an experiment

b)

that can be expanded

c)

shrinking metal

d)

extracting a mineral

23.

subtle

a)

Answerable to the authorities

b)

Far-sighted

c)

Focused on goals

d)

so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe

24.

Seems like he is a (a)   as he has adjusted well with his colleagues from various cultural backgrounds.

25.

paradox

a)

an alien

b)

a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange

c)

far-fetched ideas

d)

Sophisticated

26.

undulate

a)

To drive recklessly

b)

to go or move gently up and down like waves

c)

To walk in a straight line

d)

To walk to a bus stop

27.

subliminal

a)

a grave situation

b)

affecting your mind even though you are not aware of it

c)

a nice piece of jewelry

d)

a tough competition