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Wordly Wise Vocabulary Test #8, 8th Grade

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Banter is light, playful:

a)

A. Conversation.

b)

B. Eating.

c)

C. Wrestling.

d)

D. Singing.

2.

2. To deploy troops is to:

a)

A. Recruit them into the armed services.

b)

B. Train them for battle.

c)

C. Arrange them in battle positions.

d)

D. Arrange for them to leave the armed services.

3.

3. To grapple with a problem is to:

a)

A. Try to deal with it.

b)

B. Discover it.

c)

C. Solve it.

d)

D. Avoid thinking about it.

4.

4. Which of these is azure

a)

A. A glorious sunset.

b)

B. A cloudless sky.

c)

C. A mountain meadow.

d)

D. A pine forest.

5.

5. Synonym for adept:

a)

A. Imaginative.

b)

B. Eager.

c)

C. Accustomed.

d)

D. Skilled.

6.

6. Synonym for fastidious:

a)

A. Hungry.

b)

B. Swift.

c)

C. Lucrative.

d)

D. Detail-Oriented.

7.

7. Antonym for copious:

a)

A. Generous.

b)

B. Contrasting.

c)

C. Polite.

d)

D. Scanty.

8.

8. Antonym for decelerate:

a)

A. Mourn.

b)

B. Harvest.

c)

C. Descend.

d)

D. Accelerate.

9.

9. Antonym for fitful:

a)

A. Steady.

b)

B. Sane, like Mr. McHatton!

c)

C. Forgiving.

d)

D. Incompetent.

10.

10. Antonym for preceded:

a)

A. Halted.

b)

B. Struggled.

c)

C. Followed.

d)

D. Resisted.

11.

11. Analogy for: Scarlet : Apple::

a)

A. Azure : Green

b)

B. Azure : Sea

c)

C. Azure : Sun

d)

D. Azure : Soil

12.

12. Analogy for: Scolding : Stern

a)

A. Bantering : Bored

b)

B. Bantering : Furious

c)

C. Bantering : Complimentary

d)

D. Bantering : Playful