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Vocabulary List 2_Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the word that has a similar meaning to the word PREOCCUPIED.

a)

frustrated

b)

saddened

c)

focused

d)

distracted

2.

Which of the following is the best example of someone who ERRS?

a)

someone who likes to sing

b)

someone who makes strange noises

c)

someone who wins a contest

d)

someone who gets lost

3.

Select the word that is a synonym for ARDUOUS.

a)

odd

b)

difficult

c)

friendly

d)

easy

4.

Johnny was jealous of his sister’s computer and wanted to OWN one, too. Which word is the best substitution for the CAPITALIZED word?

a)

amelioratre

b)

possess

c)

capitulate

d)

retaliate

5.

Which of the following people would most likely be described as DEMURE?

a)

the funny class clown

b)

the disruptive class troublemaker

c)

the quiet new student

d)

the outgoing actor in the school play

6.

Susie was suffering from an allergy attack and couldn’t go to the baseball game with us.

a)

This sentence best represents the word: formidable

b)

This sentence best represents the word: demure

c)

This sentence best represents the word: stricken

d)

This sentence best represents the word: arduous

7.

I arrived at the party as soon as I could, but all of the food was completely gone by the time I arrived.

a)

This sentence best represents the word: deplete

b)

This sentence best represents the word: err

c)

This sentence best represents the word: stricken

d)

This sentence best represents the word: formidable

8.

The neighbor's Rottweiler looked ferocious, but we knew he wouldn't hurt a fly.

a)

This sentence best represents the word:

formidable

b)

This sentence best represents the word:

innocuous

c)

This sentence best represents the word:

arduous

d)

This sentence best represents the word:

deteriorate

9.

Which word best represents the word torrent?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

I can't hang out with you today. My grandma is going to visit this weekend and she is very picky. My mom is making me vacuum, dust, wash windows, and scrub the floors.

a)

These sentences best represent the word:

immaculate

b)

These sentences best represent the word:

stricken

c)

These sentences best represent the word:

furtive

d)

These sentences best represent the word:

didactic

11.

The formidable beast was 11 feet tall. His pointed fangs were dripping with blood. Timmy shuddered when he saw the monster's claws. They were as sharp as knives.

a)

These sentences best represent the word:

banal

b)

These sentences best represent the word:

formidable

c)

These sentences best represent the word:

rapt

d)

These sentences best represent the word:

demure

12.

Timmy was supposed to be working on his vocabulary homework. Instead, he stared out the window and daydreamed about Susie.

a)

These sentences best represent the word:

torrent

b)

These sentences best represent the word:

preoccupied

c)

These sentences best represent the word:

possess

d)

These sentences best represent the word:

demure

13.

The children listened with _______ attention as their football hero Peyton Manning read the class a story.

a)

The word that best completes the sentence is banal.

b)

The word that best completes the sentence is rapt.

c)

The word that best completes the sentence is preoccupied.

d)

The word that best completes the sentence is formidable.

14.

Timmy didn't want to err during the performance, so he rehearsed his lines every night.

a)

The underlined word is used as an adjective.

b)

The underlined word is used as an adverb.

c)

The underlined word is used as a noun.

d)

The underlined word is used as a verb.

15.

Sally thought the movie was banal, so she fell asleep and began to snore.

a)

The underlined word is used as an adjective.

b)

The underlined word is used as an adverb.

c)

The underlined word is used as a noun.

d)

The underlined word is used as a verb.

16.

If I were going to ascend 3,000 ft, I would not like it to be up the side of Mt. Crumpit.

a)

The underlined word is used as an adjective.

b)

The underlined word is used as an adverb.

c)

The underlined word is used as a noun.

d)

The underlined word is used as a verb.

17.

The old house at the end of the lane used to be the most beautiful home on the block.But the years had not been kind to it. Paint was peeling, windows were broken, and weeds had crept into every crack.

a)

These sentences best represent the word:

deplete

b)

These sentences best represent the word:

deteriorate

c)

These sentences best represent the word:

formidable

d)

These sentences best represent the word:

innocuous

18.
a)

The image represents the word possess.

b)

The image represents the word demure.

c)

The image represents the word innocuous.

d)

The image represents the word arduous.

19.
a)

The image represents the word formidable.

b)

The image represents the word torrent.

c)

The image represents the word innocuous.

d)

The image represents the word arduous.

20.

Sally was so _______ that everyone was shocked when she stood on the desk and started shouting inappropriate words.

a)

The word that best completes the sentence is banal.

b)

The word that best completes the sentence is rapt.

c)

The word that best completes the sentence is preoccupied.

d)

The word that best completes the sentence is formidable.