WorksheetsLevel E Unit 2: Choosing the Right Word
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
News of famine in various parts of the world has given added _________ to the drive to increase food production.
a)
nostalgia
b)
impetus
2.
On the morning of the picnic, the sky was gray and overcast, but suddenly the sun came out and smiled on us _______________ .
a)
benevolently
b)
adroitly
3.
Because I was not even born when the Beatles were at the height of their popularity, their albums do not fill me with ____________ .
a)
duplicity
b)
nostalgia
4.
The lawyer's __________ questioning slowly but surely revealed the weaknesses in his opponent's case.
a)
adroit
b)
belligerent
5.
Anyone who is ___________ to having a girls' hockey team in our school doesn't know what's been happening in recent years.
a)
averse
b)
cursory
6.
When I saw my sister land in a tree on her first parachute jump, my interst in learning to skydice became decidedly _____________ .
a)
tepid
b)
adroit
7.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories, we read of the evil Professor Moriarty, whose _______________ was almost a match for Holmes's genius.
a)
duplicity
b)
quintessence
8.
Do you think you are being fair in passing judgement on my poem after such a _____________ reading?
a)
cursory
b)
benevolent
9.
The nightmare that continues to haunt all thoughful people is a nuclear ____________ in which out civilization might be destroyed.
a)
holocaust
b)
jeopardy
10.
Though it may appear rather ordinary to the casual reader, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is to me the ______________ of eloquence.
a)
impetus
b)
quintessence
11.
I knew you would be _____________ in caring for my plants, but I did not expect you to water them with a medicine dropper!
a)
impervious
b)
meticulous
12.
Carelessness in even minor details may _______________ the success of a major theatrical production.
a)
extol
b)
jeopardize
13.
His parents tried to encourage an interest in literature, music and art, but he seemed ______________ to such influences.
a)
amicable
b)
impervious
14.
Some civil engineers believe that someday it may be ____________ to derive a large part of our energy directly from the sun.
a)
feasible
b)
averse
15.
It was rude of you to _______________ so obviously when the speaker mispronounced words and made grammatical errors.
a)
retrogress
b)
grimace
16.
_______________ other people's achievements is fine, bit it is no substitute for doing something remarkable of your own.
a)
Extolling
b)
Scrutinizing
17.
Though the peace talks began with an exchange of lofty sentiments, they soon ________________ into petty squabbling and backbiting.
a)
retrogressed
b)
grimaced
18.
It made me very uncomfortable to see the suspicion with which the wary customs officer _______________ my passport.
a)
scrutinized
b)
extolled
19.
Providing a powerful defense force for our nation does not mean that we are taking a ______________ attitude toward any other nation.
a)
belligerent
b)
meticulous
20.
After shouting at each other rather angrily, the participants in the roundtable discussion calmed down and parted ____________ .
a)
feasibly
b)
amicably
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