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Critical Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An ______is a blood vessel (one of many) that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to every part of the body. The aorta is the main ______ that takes blood away from the heart.

a)

sterile

b)

artery

c)

abdomen

d)

efficacy

2.

The ______ is the part of the body that contains the stomach and digestive organs. When your stomach hurts, you feel pain inside your _______.

a)

sterile

b)

artery

c)

abdomen

d)

efficacy

3.

Something that is totally ______ is very clean and free from bacteria. An operating room needs to be _______ to avoid infections.

a)

sterile

b)

artery

c)

abdomen

d)

efficacy

4.

If you ______ something, you do or make it in the exact same way as the original.

I tried to ______ my grandmother’s chocolate chip cookies, but mine didn’t taste as good.

a)

replicate

b)

integrate

c)

amateur

d)

Prosthetics

5.

If you have ______ one thing with another, the two have been closely linked or form part of the same system.

Our classroom computer is ______ into the school’s computer system.

a)

replicate

b)

integrate

c)

amateur

d)

Prosthetics

6.

An ______ does something as a hobby, not as a job.

My uncle is an ______ nature photographer who takes pictures every chance he gets.

a)

replicate

b)

integrate

c)

amateur

d)

Prosthetics

7.

______ are parts of the body that are artificial and are used to replace natural ones.

______ can help injured athletes keep participating in sports.

a)

replicate

b)

integrate

c)

amateur

d)

Prosthetics

8.

The ______ of something is its effectiveness and ability to do what it should. I wonder if there is any information on the ______ of eating one apple a day to stay healthy.

a)

sterile

b)

artery

c)

abdomen

d)

efficacy

9.

If you are ______ for something, you are responsible or accountable for it.

If you hit a baseball and it crashes through your neighbor’s window, you are ______ for the damage.

a)

replicate

b)

integrate

c)

amateur

d)

liable

10.

A ______is a lot of something.

A ______ of new passengers filled the train’s empty seats.

a)

impulsive

b)

motley

c)

frets

d)

slew

11.

Something that is ______ is messy or raggedy looking.

The stray dog looked ______ before we washed and brushed his fur.

a)

extensive

b)

trial

c)

scraggly

d)

coordination

12.

A ______ group seems strange because its members are all very different from one another.

My dad’s diner attracts a ______ collection of late-night customers.

a)

impulsive

b)

motley

c)

frets

d)

slew

13.

Someone who is ______ does things without thinking about them carefully first.

The ______ toddler grabbed the cup and spilled her juice.

a)

impulsive

b)

motley

c)

frets

d)

slew

14.

Someone who ______ about something worries about it.

Dennis ______over his children, always afraid that something bad will happen to them.

a)

impulsive

b)

motley

c)

frets

d)

slew

15.

Something that is ______ is far reaching or covers a large area.

Unhappy with the first draft of her novel, the author made ______ revisions.

a)

extensive

b)

trial

c)

scraggly

d)

coordination

16.

When you take a ______ run, you test or practice something before you actually do it.

The director asked for a ______ run of the scene before filming began.

a)

extensive

b)

trial

c)

scraggly

d)

coordination

17.

An ______ is a person or thing you regard as the perfect example.

Spending time with my friends is my ______ of how to spend a perfect birthday.

a)

ideal

b)

Productivity

c)

extravagant

d)

consumption

18.

If something is ______ something, it is distorting it or twisting it out of shape.

Nana thinks video games are ______ my brother’s sense of right and wrong.

a)

extensive

b)

trial

c)

scraggly

d)

warping

19.

To be in ______ is to be alone.

The germs and bacteria were placed in ______, deep inside a vault under a mountain.

a)

isolation

b)

qualify

c)

objectivity

d)

option

20.

If you have good ______, you are able to move smoothly and efficiently.

Do you have the ______ to walk the length of a balance beam?

a)

extensive

b)

trial

c)

scraggly

d)

coordination

21.

Something that is ______ is excessive or expensive.

The ______ meal ended with servings of pie, cake, and three kinds of cookies for dessert.

a)

ideal

b)

Productivity

c)

extravagant

d)

consumption

22.

______ is the effectiveness of a company’s or individual’s efforts.

A student can increase his or her ______ at school by eating a good lunch and getting enough sleep each night.

a)

ideal

b)

Productivity

c)

extravagant

d)

consumption

23.

If something is ready for ______, people can hear or read about it.

We do not offer our daily newspaper for ______ until we have checked that all of the facts in our stories are true.

a)

ideal

b)

Productivity

c)

extravagant

d)

consumption

24.

If you ______ for something, you have the training, skill, or ability for a specific purpose.

To ______ as a doctor in the United States, you have to have an undergraduate degree, attend medical school, and complete residency training.

a)

isolation

b)

qualify

c)

objectivity

d)

option

25.

An ______ is a choice.

If buyers are given an _______ to have extra features without added cost, most will take it.

a)

isolation

b)

qualify

c)

objectivity

d)

option

26.

If something ______ a reaction, it causes it to happen.

When a free gift is offered, it often ______ customers to come into the store and shop.

a)

induces

b)

justify

c)

objectivity

d)

option

27.

If you have ______ about something, you can think about it without emotion.

Journalists must maintain ______ when reporting the news.

a)

isolation

b)

qualify

c)

objectivity

d)

option

28.

The ______ of a statement are the conclusions that can be drawn but are not directly stated.

When my best friend wouldn’t talk to me, the ______ were that I had done something to anger her and that she was upset.

a)

implications

b)

Aeronautics

c)

priorities

d)

aloofness

29.

______ are devices that artificially create the effect of being in certain conditions, such as being in space.

Before they could go into space, the astronauts practiced flying in ______ built on NASA’s grounds.

a)

implications

b)

Aeronautics

c)

engage

d)

Simulators

30.

To ______ something is to prove that it is worthwhile or necessary.

The teachers wondered if there was enough student interest to ______ starting a chess club.

a)

induces

b)

justify

c)

objectivity

d)

option

31.

Someone who shows ______ seems disinterested or unfriendly.

Though I greeted him happily, he shrugged and reacted with ______.

a)

implications

b)

Aeronautics

c)

priorities

d)

aloofness

32.

______ is the science of air travel.

She wanted to help design airplanes, so she studied _______ at the university she attended.

a)

implications

b)

Aeronautics

c)

priorities

d)

aloofness

33.

Things that are ______ are very important.

I’m busy, but I make time to volunteer at the animal shelter because taking care of animals is one of my ______.

a)

implications

b)

Aeronautics

c)

priorities

d)

aloofness

34.

When you ______ in something, you take part in it.

A few times a week, I try to ______ in physical activities in order to stay fit.

a)

implications

b)

Aeronautics

c)

engage

d)

simulators