WorksheetsTuesday Review: Vocab, Semicolons, Grammar
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 40mins
The ending of the story was _____ in order to allow the reader to decide what he or she thinks happened.
ambiguous
objective
obtuse
erratic
In the book Holes juvenile delinquents are required to dig giant holes because they believe the _______ work will improve their behavior.
asinine
persevere
tedious
malevolent
The mother in the passage must remain _____ even when her favorite child and the neighbor are bickering.
justifiable
intervene
benign
objective
Though many years have passed since his death, the _____ persists for the old woman in the passage.
lethargic
melancholy
vex
exacerbate
The young boy is being deliberately _____ by constantly interrupting his sister with ____questions.
obtuse, irrelevant
cynical, malevolent
vexing, justifiable
asinine, interrogate
Her ______ told her that his comments were ______, but as it turned out he was more _____ than she could ever have imagined.
epiphany, justifiable, belligerent
cognition, perplexing, erratic
intuition, benign, malevolent
initiative, subtle, indifferent
The most ____ _____ in the village was that the river would soon rise.
prevalent qualm
cynical cognition
obtuse intuition
ambiguous remorse
In the opening scene, the wizard ____ that she will be in ___ soon.
concurs, nostalgia
intervenes, avarice
interrogates, melancholy
insinuates, peril
After the town's hero is ____ by those who know his truth, he must address the crowd with _____ and apologize
vilified, humility
exacerbated, credentials
usurped, solace
sabotaged, justifiable
She didn't say anything ___ about my outfit, but she ____ that it was a ____.
belligerent, subtly, tedious
explicitly, insinuated, faux pas
audacity, intervene, erratic
objective, concur, prevalent
The ____ from the battlefield ____ the already wounded general's ability to think ____.
cacophony, exacerbated, pragmatically
belligerent, usurped, inconspicuously
anarchy, vexed, cognition
solace, cynical, feasibly
The protagonist believed he was ____, and it was his ego that lead to his downfall.
invincible
imperative
humility
benign
Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?
The man was wet he was standing in the rain; without an umbrella.
The man was wet; for he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.
The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.
Which sentence is correct?
We did an experiment in class and all the students participated.
We did an experiment in class; all the students participated.
We did an experiment in class; and all the students participated.
We did an experiment in class; All the students participated.
Which sentence is correct?
It was a very hot day; I had to use a fan to keep cool.
It was a very hot day, I had to use a fan to keep cool.
It was a very hot day; using a fan to keep cool.
It was a very hot day; so I had to use a fan to keep cool.
Which sentence is correct?
The traffic on the freeway was horrible; so I decided to wait.
The traffic on the freeway was horrible, I decided to wait.
The traffic on the freeway was horrible; I decided to wait.
The traffic on the freeway was horrible; and I decided to wait.
"I like KFC more than McDonalds!"
Is this a claim, evidence or reasoning?
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning
"Material A is a better conductor of heat. It gained heat faster than Material B. Good conductors of heat gains heat quickly."
Which of these statement is an Evidence?
Material A is a better conductor of heat.
It gained heat faster than Material B.
Good conductors of heat gains heat quickly.
Which statement is strong evidence?
My family has a computer at home.
My son loves Star Wars.
In a recent study, 78% of students like community service.
I believe that the steelers are the best football team in the NFL
Peanut butter is a terrific snack.
Claim
Evidence
"This classroom is too cold" is an example of...
claim
evidence
reasoning
"Seventy-five percent of students complain that the classroom is too cold" is an example of...
claim
evidence
reasoning
"When a classroom is at a comfortable temperature, students learn better" is an example of...
claim
evidence
reasoning
Which word in this sentence is redundant and can be removed?
He was the younger of the two twins.
younger
He
two
twins
Which word in this sentence is redundant and can be removed?
In a moment of hopeful optimism, the student selected an answer.
selected
answer
hopeful
optimism
Which word in this sentence is redundant and can be removed?
The girl has multiple different kinds of candy.
girl
multiple
candy
kinds
Which word in this sentence is redundant and can be removed?
She made a big, life-changing decision.
she
made
big
decision
How can this sentence be reworded to lower word count, but keep the same meaning?
There are three people who know the combination to the safe.
Multiple people know who have the combination the the safe.
Three people know the combination to the safe.
People know the combination to the safe.
Three people know the safe's number.
Which word in this sentence is redundant and can be removed?
The unexpected surprise made him jump.
jump
unexpected
surprise
him
How can this sentence be reworded to lower word count, but keep the same meaning?
For each and every book you purchase, you will receive a gift of a free bookmark.
Each thing you buy will get you a free gift.
For each book you purchase, you will receive a free bookmark.
For each and every book you purchase, you will get a bookmark.
When you buy books, you get a bookmark.
How can this sentence be reworded to lower word count, but keep the same meaning?
She carefully and quietly walked through the room.
She accurately walked through the room.
She crept through the room.
She skipped through the room.
She walked through the room.
A dog
Chihuahua
Chuhuahua
Chiwawa
Chuwawa
