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Vocabulary 17-20 Practice

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

There was total _____ after the fox entered the hen house.

a)

restiveness

b)

velocity

c)

tranquility

d)

chaos

2.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Lara became _____ after waiting an hour in the dentist's chair.

a)

restive

b)

complacent

c)

monotonous

d)

static

3.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Alaine does yoga in the early mornings, the most _____ part of her day.

a)

boisterous

b)

steadfast

c)

dynamic

d)

tranquil

4.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Because of the friction caused by their high _____ as they enter the atmosphere, meteors often burn up before they reach the earth.

a)

chaos

b)

tranquility

c)

velocity

d)

steadfastness

5.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Margaret could easily study her reflection in the _____ lake water.

a)

dynamic

b)

static

c)

chaotic

d)

restive

6.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Luther was so bored by the _____ landscape that he fell asleep in the car.

a)

monotonous

b)

boisterous

c)

chaotic

d)

restive

7.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Tricia's _____ personality and exciting speeches helped her win the election.

a)

dynamic

b)

static

c)

chaotic

d)

restive

8.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The soldiers pledged _____ allegiance to their country.

a)

complacent

b)

steadfast

c)

chaotic

d)

monotonous

9.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The angry students became loud and _____ during the assembly.

a)

complacent

b)

static

c)

tranquil

d)

boisterous

10.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Unfortunately, once Mr. Donnelly got elected mayor, he relaxed, became _____, and did not keep his promises to reform city government.

a)

complacent

b)

chaotic

c)

dynamic

d)

steadfast

11.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

An animal known for steadfastness

a)

mouse

b)

crow

c)

butterfly

d)

dog

12.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A place where you might feel restive

a)

living room

b)

shower

c)

waiting room

d)

swimming pool

13.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A profession that attracts dynamic people

a)

tailor

b)

writer

c)

tap dancer

d)

accountant

14.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that is rarely static

a)

a fence

b)

a hummingbird

c)

a rock

d)

a house

15.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A place where you are NOT likely to find tranquility

a)

a crowded mall

b)

your bedroom

c)

a deserted island

d)

a hot bath

16.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A likely place to find a boisterous crowd

a)

a protest rally

b)

a library

c)

a study hall

d)

a computer room

17.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

An animal that does NOT travel at great velocity

a)

eagle

b)

rabbit

c)

snail

d)

cheetah

18.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that might cause complacency

a)

desire for a promotion

b)

a winning season

c)

a rabid wolf

d)

constant failure

19.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

An activity that most people would consider monotonous

a)

singing

b)

playing a game

c)

watching a movie

d)

watching paint dry

20.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A scene that would NOT usually be described as chaotic

a)

mall before holidays

b)

earthquake

c)

a chemistry lab

d)

a car accident

21.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Most of the essay was insignificant; the only _____ part was the introduction.

a)

noteworthy

b)

superficial

c)

petty

d)

inconsequential

22.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Dr. Lovinsky earned her _____ by writing numerous articles for well-respected scientific journals.

a)

pettiness

b)

momentousness

c)

superficiality

d)

prestige

23.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Mr. Braddock proudly explained that he had made his daughter vice president because she was _____ to his business.

a)

superficial

b)

indispensable

c)

inconsequential

d)

petty

24.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The use of the computer has had a(n) _____ effect on our lives.

a)

superficial

b)

momentous

c)

inconsequential

d)

petty

25.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The weekly food column in the national paper is written by a(n) _____ chef.

a)

petty

b)

inconsequential

c)

eminent

d)

superficial

26.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The evidence proved to be _____, as it had nothing to do with the crime.

a)

prestigious

b)

paramount

c)

momentous

d)

inconsequential

27.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The children were unanimous; the cookies were _____ delicious.

a)

superficially

b)

inconsequentially

c)

indubitably

d)

indispensably

28.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The strangers engaged in _____ conversation while they waited for the bus.

a)

superficial

b)

eminent

c)

momentous

d)

indispensable

29.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Samantha was upset by her friend's _____ comments about her artwork.

a)

paramount

b)

prestigious

c)

momentous

d)

petty

30.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Saving lives is _____ to firefighters.

a)

paramount

b)

inconsequential

c)

superficial

d)

petty

31.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A place you would most likely find eminent actors

a)

small theater

b)

Alaska

c)

grocery store

d)

Hollywood

32.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that is indubitably powerful

a)

snowflake

b)

kitten

c)

bear

d)

fly

33.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that would most likely be considered a petty loss

a)

a car

b)

a job

c)

a penny

d)

a pet

34.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that is likely to be inconsequential to a baker

a)

sugar

b)

eggs

c)

flour

d)

clay

35.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that gives a professional football player prestige

a)

Super Bowl ring

b)

helmet

c)

shoulder pads

d)

jersey

36.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something a superficial person might spend a lot of time thinking about

a)

relationships

b)

education

c)

culture

d)

appearances

37.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

An indispensable tool to a carpenter

a)

keyboard

b)

hammer

c)

scissors

d)

eraser

38.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something of paramount importance to an orchestra

a)

towels

b)

cups

c)

trees

d)

instruments

39.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Where you would most likely go to find noteworthy artwork

a)

museum

b)

dumpster

c)

post office

d)

bus station

40.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A momentous occasion for most teenagers

a)

taking a pop quiz

b)

retirement

c)

getting a license

d)

saying first words

41.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The ship was able to _____ the strong winds and heavy rain.

a)

blockade

b)

staunch

c)

withstand

d)

stabilize

42.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Being a cautious man, Mr. Oro would invest only in countries with _____ governments.

a)

stable

b)

vulnerable

c)

omnipotent

d)

indestructible

43.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Karate became a popular _____ art in Japan when weapons were banned, creating a need for unarmed fighting techniques.

a)

stable

b)

martial

c)

blockade

d)

vulnerable

44.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

For two hours, the _____ camper chopped wood for the campfire.

a)

robust

b)

vulnerable

c)

martial

d)

omnipotent

45.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

After he won every fight, his trainer boasted that the boxer was _____.

a)

blockaded

b)

martial

c)

indestructible

d)

vulnerable

46.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The small rebel group overthrew the dictator in a(n) _____.

a)

blockade

b)

coup

c)

indestructibility

d)

vulnerability

47.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

No one could leave or enter the town because of the enemy's _____.

a)

blockade

b)

staunchness

c)

stability

d)

vulnerability

48.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Michaela has several _____ supporters who attend all her performances.

a)

martial

b)

staunch

c)

omnipotent

d)

vulnerable

49.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The old wooden house on the cliff was _____ to hurricanes.

a)

martial

b)

robust

c)

omnipotent

d)

vulnerable

50.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

As dictator of Russia, Joseph Stalin was very nearly _____.

a)

withstood

b)

stable

c)

omnipotent

d)

vulnerable

51.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that is most likely to be blockaded

a)

dry cleaner

b)

tree

c)

road

d)

garden

52.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A person LEAST likely to be a staunch supporter of hamburgers

a)

football player

b)

child

c)

vegetarian

d)

fast-food chef

53.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something you do NOT need if you are omnipotent

a)

permission

b)

servants

c)

assistants

d)

sleep

54.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

The place where you might find martial law

a)

preschool

b)

cafeteria

c)

military base

d)

courtroom

55.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something you are most vulnerable to in the summer

a)

blizzard

b)

sunburn

c)

catching a cold

d)

slipping on ice

56.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that is clearly NOT indestructible

a)

marble

b)

glass

c)

concrete

d)

steel

57.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that most easily withstands the effects of water

a)

feather

b)

dust

c)

leaf

d)

brick wall

58.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A job to avoid if you are NOT in robust health

a)

firefighter

b)

librarian

c)

accountant

d)

writer

59.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A coup for a writer

a)

a new pen

b)

bad review

c)

typewriter

d)

bestseller

60.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that is NOT stable

a)

tower of cards

b)

tall high-rise

c)

large boulder

d)

marble statue

61.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

When the ball passes beyond the _____ of the field, the referee calls, "Out of bounds!"

a)

distention

b)

confines

c)

gerrymandering

d)

embodiment

62.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The Industrial Arts teacher carefully _____ the procedure for welding.

a)

embodied

b)

distended

c)

delineated

d)

confined

63.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Classical Greek architecture _____ the principles of proportion and beauty.

a)

impinges

b)

gerrymanders

c)

distends

d)

embodies

64.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The archaeologist found a way to _____ the tomb and extract the contents without damaging the structure.

a)

embody

b)

distend

c)

confine

d)

penetrate

65.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The homeowners argued about the line of _____ between their properties.

a)

penetration

b)

confines

c)

demarcation

d)

embodiment

66.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The child was alarmed by the bulging, _____ throat of the croaking bullfrog.

a)

omnipresent

b)

delineated

c)

distended

d)

embodied

67.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

Because I live near a swamp, mosquitos seem to be _____ in the summer.

a)

omnipresent

b)

gerrymandered

c)

delineated

d)

confined

68.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The _____ of the open soda can to the computer made me nervous.

a)

demarcation

b)

embodiment

c)

delineation

d)

proximity

69.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The annoying neighbor was always _____ on their privacy.

a)

impinging

b)

gerrymandering

c)

embodying

d)

delineating

70.

Which vocabulary word BEST completes the sentence?

The Supreme Court decided that the legislature had ______ the voting districts.

a)

distended

b)

impinged

c)

embodied

d)

gerrymandered

71.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A common demarcation between two rooms

a)

wall

b)

grass

c)

swing

d)

boat

72.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

The object that is most difficult to penetrate

a)

glass

b)

plank of wood

c)

paper

d)

steel vault

73.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that might delineate how to prepare chicken cordon bleu

a)

farmer's almanac

b)

biography

c)

cookbook

d)

grocery store

74.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something often found in close proximity to a bus stop

a)

bench

b)

cow

c)

balloon

d)

nurse

75.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

The thing that embodies the ideas of an artist

a)

her brushes

b)

a painting

c)

oil paint

d)

a frame

76.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that might be distended after a large meal

a)

dishes

b)

table

c)

stomach

d)

conversation

77.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that is omnipresent

a)

trees

b)

fire

c)

snow

d)

oxygen

78.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something that might impinge on the enjoyment of watching a movie

a)

comfortable seat

b)

ringing cell phone

c)

buttered popcorn

d)

cold soda

79.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

Something you would NOT be likely to find in the confines of a gym locker

a)

t-shirt

b)

sneakers

c)

towel

d)

bicycle

80.

Which answer BEST describes the action or situation?

A reason someone might decide to gerrymander

a)

get more land

b)

buy a new car

c)

get more votes

d)

make new friends