WorksheetsLexical Accuracy
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the first thing you do before you start paraphrasing?
Start writing
Understand the text
Record the source
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
The salsa was hot.
delicious
spicy
sweltering
sweating
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
She walked through the mall, looking for the perfect burgundy necklace to match her blouse.
strolled
dashed
zipped
sprinted
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
Mom spent six hours looking through the leaves for her lost wedding ring.
gazing
watching
searching
finding
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
The girls quietly laughed from their nearby hiding spot as they watched their dad take a big gulp of his "lemonade".
oversized
tall
gigantic
immense
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
"Megan and Julie!!! What have you done to my lemonade?" yelled Dad.
bellowed
said
moaned
sighed
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
It started to lightning as soon as we got off the bus.
climbed
went down
left
hopped
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
I have a feeling that this is going to be a hard problem to solve because many people will be impacted.
solid
dense
complicated
messy
Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?
For some odd reason, my three-year-old cousin, Brady, is scared of clowns.
worried
fearless
suspicious
terrified
Aggravated
Enraged
Violent
Quiet
Serene
Tranquil
Creepy
Threatening
Nightmarish
Which word has a negative feeling associated with it.
Joyful
Excited
Joyless
Focused
I can't give chapter and _______, but to the best of my knowledge, it's a line from a sonnet by
William Shakespeare.
verse
rhyme
scene
note
Laura had a blazing ______ with Eddie and stormed out of the house.
row
chat
gossip
word
Which connotation is more positive? Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.
hilarious
amusing
Which connotation is more positive? Our trip to the amusement park was _______
fine
wonderful
Which phrase has a more negative connotation?
frown at someone
scowl at someone
Which phrase has negative connotation?
a box filled with documents
a box crammed with documents
Does the word averse sound positive or negative?
positive
negative
Does the word dominate sound positive or negative?
positive
negative
Determine the meaning of the underlined words in the sentence below.
His woeful face told us something distressing had happened.
solemn
unhappy
agitated
joyful
Determine the meaning of the underlined words in the sentence below.
She and her husband are always quarreling about money. Even though they can always meet the ends.
apprehensive
crying
arguing
talking
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
The aluminum is melted in a furnace at a temperature of 1400 degrees.
The iron ore is melted in huge furnaces.
catering
heating system
security
drier
Determine the meaning of the underlined words in the sentence below.
He swore an oath promising to uphold and protect the country's laws and constitution.
vow
deny
expletive
agreement
His superb piano recital was given a/an (a) reviews in the papers.
My broken leg was so (a) I was unconscious for some time.
The electricity supply occasionally malfunctioned because of the (a) .
Apparently, our new colleague is well known for his (a) spending.
