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Vocabulary Grade 7

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word 'bleak'?

a)

expecting or predicting a future event

b)

to wander or turn away from the main subject

c)

dreary; miserable; without hope

d)

childlike; trusting

2.

'The city was filled with ________ in the weeks before the festival.' Choose a word that best completes the sentence.

a)

Bleak

b)

Anticipation

c)

Manipulate

d)

Naive

3.

Select the correct spelling from the following options.

a)

Naeve

b)

Naiev

c)

Niave

d)

Naïve

4.

Which of the following words have the meaning 'to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else'?

a)

manipulate

b)

digress

c)

bleak

d)

anticipation

5.

She was able to (a)   her brother into doing her chores.

6.

Draw an event that would have a lot of anticipation surrounding it.

7.

It was (a)   of her to think that she would ever get her money back.

8.

Which of the following words have the meaning 'to direct one's hope towards a goal'?

a)

Expire

b)

Inhalation

c)

Aspire

d)

Ponder

9.

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence: June is so ___________, she is always able to express herself clearly.

a)

Optimistic

b)

Aspire

c)

Collaborate

d)

Eloquent

10.

Select the best example that represents the word 'optimistic'.

a)

Al was not doing so well in school. He can't bring himself to open his books anymore because all of the lessons that he does not understand. His friends try to console him.

b)

Nava is a brilliant swimmer. She's come first in all the competitions she ever took part in. Just before the day of her biggest event yet, she broke her leg. As expected, she did not take the news well.

c)

Everyone thought that Hope would be devastated when the first draft of her new book was destroyed in the fire. But Hope just laughed and said that the next draft would be even better than the last one.

d)

Zoya has always felt like the second best next to her sister. All she's ever wanted to do was find something that she could be better at. Her family thinks she's just being silly.

11.

From the following options, select the word with the correct spelling.

a)

Collaborrate

b)

Collaborate

c)

colaborate

d)

collboate

12.

The use of mobile phones is prevalent in today's society. What is the meaning of the word 'prevalent'?

a)

Positive outlook or attitude for the future.

b)

Expressing oneself clearly, effectively.

c)

Widespread in a particular area in a particular time.

d)

To work together to bring to pass an event

13.

Write a sentence using the word 'optimistic'.

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