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10th Grade-Week 2 Vocab

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an experienced person who gives someone else advice

a)

mentor

b)

pursue

c)

optimistic

d)

furious

2.

full of anger or energy; violent or intense

a)

pursue

b)

optimistic

c)

furious

d)

anxious

3.

to try to do something, especially over a long period of time

a)

mentor

b)

pursue

c)

optimisitc

d)

furious

4.

experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an event

a)

anxious

b)

mentor

c)

pursue

d)

optimistic

5.

hopeful and confident about the future

a)

optimisitic

b)

furious

c)

anxious

d)

mentor

6.

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

a)

ambivalent

b)

protective

c)

insecure

d)

vengeful

7.

feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly

a)

protective

b)

insecure

c)

vengeful

d)

resentful

8.

seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury

a)

insecure

b)

vengeful

c)

resentful

d)

protective

9.

having or showing a strong wish to keep someone or something safe from harm

a)

ambivalent

b)

protective

c)

insecure

d)

vengeful

10.

not confident or assured; uncertain

a)

insecure

b)

protective

c)

vengeful

d)

resentful

11.

Which of the following statements BEST describes an idiom?

a)
  1. compares two unlike things, ideas, or concepts

b)
  1. a word that resembles the sound it is describing

c)
  1. a phrase or expression that has a different meaning from the literal or actual meaning of the word

d)

None of the above.

12.

The author’s goal is to make the reader happy, sad, or scared. What is the author’s primary purpose? 

a)

To entertain

b)

To persuade

c)

To inform

d)

To explain

13.

The author's goal is to convince the reader to agree with the author. What is the author’s primary purpose?

a)

To entertain

b)

To persuade

c)

To inform

d)

To explain

14.

The author usually wishes to enlighten their readers about a real-world topic. What is the author’s primary purpose?

a)

To entertain

b)

To persuade

c)

To inform

d)

To explain

15.

The author wants to tell the reader how to do something or reveal to them how something works. What is the author’s primary purpose?

a)

To entertain

b)

To persuade

c)

To inform

d)

To explain

16.

named after a person involved 


a)

mentor

b)

pursue

c)

furious

d)

eponymous

17.

able to produce money 


a)

insecure

b)

mentor

c)

pursue

d)

profitable

18.

A strong argument contains credible, or believable, sources. Therefore, sources should be: 

a)
  1. Factual, True, and Reliable

b)
  1. Reliable, Biased, and Current

c)
  1. Reliable, Unbiased, and Current 

d)
  1. False, Current, and Biased

19.

A strong argument should have four components. What are those four components?


a)

Thesis Statement, Idea, and Conclusion

b)

Topic Sentence, Idea, Details, and Ending

c)

Thesis Statement, Reasons, Evidence, Ending

d)

Topic Sentence, Reasons, Evidence, Conclusion