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WorksheetsVocabulary Unit 8, Level C Test
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 21mins
The dry, windy plains of Patagonia, in South America, are as beautiful as they are barren. But did they once teem with life? Paleontologists (scientists who study fossils) have proved that this rugged region is a rich repository of reptile remains. Campus out in the filed for weeks at a time, these scientific scavengers search with unflagging curiosity and dedication for new clues to some of the cryptic mysteries of the long-extinct dinosaurs. Their tools are rock hammers, brushes, and hand lenses.
What is the meaning of scavengers as it is used in the paragraph above.
climbers
campers
rummagers
doctors
The dry, windy plains of Patagonia, in South America, are as beautiful as they are barren. But did they once teem with life? Paleontologists (scientists who study fossils) have proved that this rugged region is a rich repository of reptile remains. Campus out in the filed for weeks at a time, these scientific scavengers search with unflagging curiosity and dedication for new clues to some of the cryptic mysteries of the long-extinct dinosaurs. Their tools are rock hammers, brushes, and hand lenses.
What does unflagging most likely mean as it is used in the paragraph above?
tireless
occasional
diminishing
thorough
The dry, windy plains of Patagonia, in South America, are as beautiful as they are barren. But did they once teem with life? Paleontologists (scientists who study fossils) have proved that this rugged region is a rich repository of reptile remains. Campus out in the filed for weeks at a time, these scientific scavengers search with unflagging curiosity and dedication for new clues to some of the cryptic mysteries of the long-extinct dinosaurs. Their tools are rock hammers, brushes, and hand lenses.
Cryptic comes from the Greek word kryptos. Kryptos most likely means...
made-up
known
obvious
hidden
Being on a dig is not easy for the members of a research team, even if they are rewarded with exciting results. To endure the harsh conditions in the field, the scientists need to have a stocial attitude and a good sense of humor. Even the most experienced and hardy dinosaur hunters limit their fieldwork to about a month at a time. They then return to their laboratories, where they record, classify, and analyze their latest specimens. But most paleontologists eventually feel the strong urge to explore again despite the
What is the meaning of stoical as it is used in the above paragraph?
emotional
self-controlled
logical
scientific
Digs in Patagonia have revealed the existence of a dozen previously unknown dinosaur species, including Argentinosaurus, the largest plant eater ever found, and Giganotosaurus, the newest monarch of meat eaters. The arid conditions of the region, so hostile to life today, have preserved the prehistoric past. Recently, in an area where rocky cliffs adjoin ancient mud flats, researchers made a remarkable find: hundreds of thousands of fossilized dinosaur eggs. In days, they harvested eighty undamaged eggs, all nestled together in regularly spaceed clusters. Scientists consider this find perceptible evidence of dinosaur behavior. They think that mothers may have dug bowl-shaped nests, carefully spaced apart to protect the previous eggs. What other wonders remain hidden in the dusty Patagonian desert?
Whish word means the opposite of perceptible in the above prargraph?
abstract
observable
invisible
reliable
To be of use; use, benefit, or value
avail
to be next to or join at the one end; to support, prop up
abut
to dress or adorn, clothes, apparel
attire
to declare publicly or officially
proclaim
Choose the item that means the SAME as the UNDERLINED word.
cheered by FERVENT fans (a)
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words that RANKLE (a)
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my father's CRONIES (a)
Choose the item that means the SAME as the UNDERLINED word.
INFILTRATED by the CIA. (a)
Choose the item that means the SAME as the UNDERLINED word.
the ENMITY that has grown between us (a)
Choose the item that means the SAME as the UNDERLINED word.
serve as her PROXY (a)
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forced to STINT on expenditures (a)
Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the UNDERLINED word.
NULLIFIED the statute (a)
Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the UNDERLINED word.
the painting's GAUNT figures (a)
Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the UNDERLINED word.
PLUMMET to Earth (a)
Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the UNDERLINED word.
DIVERGENT career tracks (a)
