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The Kite Runner End of Unit AVD Assessment

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

unclean, especially as a result of neglect: wretched or miserable: poverty stricken

a)

squalid

b)

surmount

c)

stifle

d)

garrulous

2.

to cut off, withhold, or smother: to not allow oneself to do or express (something): to stop someone from doing or expressing something: to make something difficult or impossible

a)

tantamount

b)

obstinate

c)

surmount

d)

stifle

3.

being essentially equal to something: equivalent

a)

discreet

b)

unscrupulous

c)

tantamount

d)

surmount

4.

bad tempered, gloomy or withdrawn

a)

contemptuous

b)

obstinate

c)

furtive

d)

morose

5.

everyday common language used by ordinary people in a specific country or locality

a)

temerity

b)

animosity

c)

vernacular

d)

discretion

6.

 kind and generous: marked by or disposed to doing good

a)

benevolent

b)

squalid

c)

morose

d)

reticent

7.

overcome difficulty or obstacle;

to stand or be placed on top of

a)

tantamount

b)

abhor

c)

stifle

d)

surmount

8.

the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information 

a)

discretion

b)

temerity

c)

insinuate

d)

animosity

9.

unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition: rashness or recklessness: excessive confidence or boldness: audacity.

a)

ambiguous

b)

furtive

c)

luminous

d)

temerity

10.

 open to having several possible meanings or interpretations

a)

austere

b)

plight

c)

ambiguous

d)

obstinate

11.

stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion

a)

obstinate

b)

luminous

c)

insinuate

d)

stifle

12.

done with secrecy; stealth; sneaky

a)

furtive

b)

morose

c)

austere

d)

reticent

13.

emitting or reflecting steady, suffused, glowing light

a)

tantamount

b)

animosity

c)

luminous

d)

austere

14.

stern and cold in appearance or manner: morally strict

a)

discretion

b)

veracity

c)

austere

d)

squalid

15.

 a solemnly given pledge:  an unfortunate, difficult, or precarious situation

a)

plight

b)

temerity

c)

vernacular

d)

animosity

16.

to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for

a)

abhor

b)

animosity

c)

obstinate

d)

plight

17.

inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance

a)

morose

b)

insinuate

c)

squalid

d)

reticent

18.

to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way: to introduce (something, such as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way

a)

insinuate

b)

ambiguous

c)

stifle

d)

abhor

19.

a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude

a)

morose

b)

animosity

c)

abhor

d)

temerity

20.

conformity with truth or fact : accuracy :

devotion to the truth: the power of conveying truth

a)

discretion

b)

furtive

c)

luminous

d)

veracity

21.

The two main languages spoken in Afghanistan

a)

Dari

b)

Pashto

c)

Farsi

d)

English

22.

True/False: are often members of the Sunni Muslims sect of Islam.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True/False: Pashtuns are often members of the Sunni Muslims sect of Islam.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Check all that apply.

Hazaras:

a)

have Mongolian ancestry and are said to be descendents of Genghis Khan

b)

occupy the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum

c)

are often members of the Shi'ite branch of Islam

d)

are one of the most persecuted ethnic groups in Afghanistan

25.

Check all that apply.

Pashtuns

a)

occupy positions of power in Afghanistan and have significant political clout

b)

speak Pashto

c)

are aften members of the Sunni sect of Islam

d)

are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the 26th largest ethnic group in the world