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Year 7 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word Plethora mean?

a)

The Ancient Greek goddess of music

b)

A musical instrument with magical powers to heal the sick

c)

A great abundance of things, hugely many

d)

A small hook used to pluck the strings of a harp or lyre

2.

What does the word Audacious mean?

a)

Very tall, higher than anything around it

b)

Very beautiful-sounding, used of a voice or song

c)

Very physically attractive and well-dressed

d)

Very brave and ready to attempt high-risk tasks

3.

What does the word Crepuscular mean?

a)

Relating to the red blood cells in the human body

b)

Relating to making high-quality French pancakes

c)

Ugly skin, covered with blemishes and flaking off

d)

Relating to the period of twilight just after sunset

4.

What is described by the word Pareidolia?

a)

A disease of the ear causing constant pain

b)

A swirling of bright colours in the sky at sunset

c)

Seeing shapes or faces in randomly-patterned objects

d)

An umbrella used to protect ladies from strong sunshine

5.

Amaranthine means...

a)

Eternally young and beautiful

b)

A sweet syrup made from almonds

c)

Related to very expensive jewellery from Persia

d)

Having more than two legs

6.

Pochemuchka describes...

a)

A Russian dessert made from pine-tree sap & reindeer milk

b)

A Japanese cartoon character who is half deer and half girl

c)

A person who constantly asks the question, "Why?"

d)

A very lovable but untidy and disorganised person

7.

The word Lagniappe means...

a)

A free extra item added by a shopkeeper onto your purchase

b)

A woolly hat worn by French ladies to keep them warm in winter

c)

A very fancy chocolate birthday cake traditionally given to girls aged 16

d)

A very decorative, flowery neck-tie worn by men in the 1800s

8.

The word Lagniappe has been passed into English from French- and Spanish-speaking people living near the American city of...

a)

Los Angeles

b)

San Francisco

c)

New Orleans

d)

Chicago

9.

An Octothorp is the symbol...

a)

&

b)

*

c)

%

d)

#

10.

Ulotrichous means...

a)

Having no hair

b)

Having bright red hair

c)

Having woolly hair

d)

Having long hair

11.

Petrichor is...

a)

The smell of old unwashed socks

b)

The smell of an oil-well or oil-tank

c)

The smell of an old book shop

d)

The smell of the earth after rainfall

12.

An Odyssey is...

a)

A French pastry made with lots of cream and chocolate

b)

A long journey in which you get lost a lot & find out a lot about yourself

c)

A person who is rude to others without realising they are doing it

d)

An insulting poem or song written to make fun of someone famous

13.

A Bibble is...

a)

A small European bird which is eaten in France

b)

A button on a jacket which does nothing, such as the buttons on the sleeves

c)

A small round pebble found in a river or stream

d)

A small cup you carry in your pocket to share other people's drinks.

14.

Pristine means...

a)

Greenish-yellow, like a lime fruit.

b)

Just outside of your window

c)

From the country of Serbia, in the former Yugoslavia

d)

In perfect, unspoiled condition

15.

Trichotillomania is...

a)

The hobby of collecting three of everything

b)

The habit of biting your fingernails

c)

The hobby of collecting stamps and coins

d)

The habit of pulling your own hair out.