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Vocab Quiz 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an elevated term for "suck up?"

a)

inauthentic

b)

loser

c)

brown-noser

d)

sycophant

2.

A word that means intending to cause harm

(a)  

3.

Appearing everywhere

a)

sycophant

b)

non sequitur

c)

ubiquitous

d)

rare

4.

A statement in conversation that interrupts the flow

a)

non sequitur

b)

diatribe

c)

random

d)

rude

5.

Another word for "rant"

(a)  

6.

Sloppy work without care

a)

messy

b)

inefficient

c)

slipshod

d)

tacky

7.

A word that describes a wicked criminal

a)

careful

b)

demure

c)

sycophant

d)

nefarious

8.

Comes before another person/thing of a similar kind

a)

afterword

b)

precursor

c)

preview

d)

prologue

9.

A word that describes the impossibility of breaking through/capturing

a)

secure

b)

impregnable

c)

jail

d)

fortress

10.

The girl was shy and modest. Another word to describe her is...

a)

covert

b)

reckless

c)

demure

d)

boring

11.

What are nouns?

a)

definitive definitions

b)

descriptive

c)

people

places

things

ideas

d)

mostly action words

12.

Select the noun

a)

pernicious

b)

nefarious

c)

non sequitur

d)

demure

13.

Verbs are...

a)

denotative

b)

descriptive

c)

people

places

things

ideas

d)

action words like walk, run, trot

14.

Find the verb

a)

exist

b)

diatribe

c)

ubiquitous

d)

tandem