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Wordly Wise 7.7 - 7.10 Practice Test 23

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When is someone most likely to lie prostrate to show respect?
a)
in front of a queen
b)
in a court of law
c)
in the grocery store
d)
at a football game
2.
A synonym for impetuous is
a)
mischievous.
b)
hasty.
c)
unfeeling.
d)
unreasonable.
3.
shear : sheep ::
a)
pluck : courageous
b)
pluck : farmer
c)
pluck : chicken
d)
pluck : cluck
4.
To ponder a problem is to
a)
solve it.
b)
question it.
c)
think it over quickly.
d)
think it over carefully.
5.
An antonym of revelry is
a)
daydreaming.
b)
studying.
c)
wondering.
d)
mourning.
6.
Food that is delectable is
a)
delicious.
b)
spicy.
c)
hot.
d)
juicy.
7.
My mother gratified my request for a puppy. This means she
a)
asked me what I would like.
b)
believed that I was being too greedy.
c)
gave me what I wanted.
d)
ignored my request.
8.
To beseech is to
a)
scream.
b)
command.
c)
beg.
d)
suggest.
9.
An antonym of privileged is
a)
chilly.
b)
rough.
c)
dilapidated.
d)
deprived.
10.

Tampa Bay felt great rapture after their Super Bowl victory.  Rapture is

a)

fear.

b)

nervousness.

c)

curiosity.

d)

delight.

11.
enthusiastic : excited ::
a)
haughty : contempt
b)
haughty : proud
c)
haughty : king
d)
haughty : lowly
12.
Perhaps Midas learned to think before he acted and not to be so __________________ in the future. 
a)
impetuous
b)
privileged 
c)
plucky 
d)
gratifying 
13.
Feasts and entertainment were held to honor Silenus. The ________________ went on until far into the night. 
a)
consternation 
b)
whims
c)
revelries
d)
privileges 
14.
The first thing Midas touched was an apple. The _________________ fruit hanging from the tree became a solid gold ornament. 
a)
haughty
b)
prostrate
c)
delectable 
d)
impetuous
15.

What is a synonym for impediment?

a)

fault

b)

benefit

c)

barrier

d)

risk

16.

What is a synonym for cope?

a)

handle

b)

refuse

c)

surrender

d)

hope

17.

What is a synonym for headlong?

a)

intelligent

b)

reckless

c)

steadfast

d)

careful

18.

What is an antonym for impede?

a)

delay

b)

interfere

c)

assist

d)

relay

19.

What is an antonym for inevitable?

a)

escapable

b)

unavoidable

c)

evident

d)

provable

20.

What is an antonym for irate

a)

furious

b)

unending

c)

sarcastic

d)

pleased

21.

What is a synonym for lax?

a)

peaceful

b)

concerned

c)

loose

d)

demanding

22.

What is an antonym for negligent?

a)

careful

b)

inattentive

c)

forgetful

d)

negative

23.

What is an antonym for stringent?

a)

acrid

b)

strict

c)

flexible

d)

formal

24.

My college roommate smelled pretty _____ after not showering for a week so I left soap on his bed as a hint.

a)

flustered

b)

acrid

c)

stringent

d)

citrus

25.

The teacher was angry because the student was so _____ about bringing her book to class that she kicked her out and told her not to come back without proper supplies.

a)

lax

b)

irate

c)

casual

d)

stringent

26.

I didn't think high schools would take such _____ security measures like banning backpacks, but some schools do that for a safety measure.

a)

blatant

b)

lax

c)

impetuous

d)

stringent

27.

She knew it was _____ that her enemy would be in one of her classes so she just made the best of it.

a)

inevitable

b)

initiated

c)

irate

d)

irrelevant

28.

I was _____ when I ordered a double-shot raspberry soy latte at Starbucks, but they gave me a double-shot strawberry soy latte, but my friend told me to consider what's really important.

a)

irate

b)

pluck

c)

intensified

d)

congested

29.

A cow on railroad tracks will _____ the train from making its delivery on time but how do you get the cow to MOOVE.

a)

initiate

b)

impede

c)

intimidate

d)

aspire

30.

We thought he was being _____ when he forgot his homework but then we realized he lost the homework during a house fire.

a)

headlong

b)

prostrate

c)

negligent

d)

haughty

31.

He found it very difficult to _____ conversations with adults, so he often was thought to be very shy.

a)

disrupt

b)

cope with

c)

initiate

d)

impede

32.

An "era" is a certain:

a)

day of the week

b)

period in history

c)

month of the year

d)

time of day

33.

A musical "flourish is a:

a)

Showy burst of music

b)

quiet tune

c)

hit song on radio

d)

drumbeat

34.

To sacrifice is to:

a)

miss someone

b)

to give someone a gift

c)

give up one thing in order to get another

d)

to buy something expensive

35.

The company president was "inundated" with messages. This means that she...

a)

received a few messages

b)

was flooded with messages

c)

recieved an angry message

d)

received one or two messages

36.

?"Which describes a "hoard"?

a)

a large group of people

b)

a large amount of nuts a squirrel has hidden

c)

a cave where bears sleep

d)

a prairie dog town

37.

A synonym for "dumbfound" is

a)

greet

b)

speechless

c)

capture

d)

respect

38.

A synoym for "grievous" is

a)

complicated

b)

painful

c)

joyful

d)

sad

39.

A synonym for "nomadic" is

a)

wandering

b)

solitary

c)

alone

d)

rapid

40.

a synonym for "receded " is

a)

exploded

b)

blared

c)

faded

d)

sounded

41.

Find the words that complete the analogy: president:company

a)

principal:leader

b)

principal: group

c)

principal:school

42.

Find the words that complete the analogy: fill : empty

a)

inundate:flood

b)

inundate:water

c)

inundate:recede

d)

inundate:valley

43.

Find the words that complete the analogy: battleship:sailors

a)

garrison:battles

b)

garrison:soldiers

c)

garrison:war

44.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: The 1920' was considered the Golden ______;

a)

function

b)

era

c)

week

d)

month

45.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: To flourish your hat, is to

a)

wave it

b)

wear it

c)

take it off

d)

to decorate it

46.
To avert your eyes is to
a)
blink them repeatedly.
b)
open them.
c)
shut them.
d)
turn them away,
47.
Someone with a nimble mind is
a)
clever.
b)
suspicious.
c)
lazy.
d)
disorganized.
48.
A person's plight is
a)
his or her personality.
b)
his or her family.
c)
his or her difficult situation.
d)
a school or college he or she attends.
49.
A lion mutilated its prey. It
a)
hid from its prey.
b)
chased its prey
c)
smelled its prey.
d)
tore its prey apart.
50.
Mona's behavior verges on the ridiculous. This means that she behaves that she behaves in a manner that is
a)
absolutely ridiculous.
b)
not at all ridiculous.
c)
close to ridiculous.
d)
unkind.
51.
Which is an aquatic sport?
a)
baseball
b)
swimming
c)
gymnastics
d)
basketball
52.
Which of these would you most likely to do blithely?
a)
study for an important test
b)
work out at soccer practice
c)
babysit your little brother
d)
play Frisbee in the park with friends on a summer day
53.
lethal =
a)
flawed
b)
critical
c)
deadly
d)
rough
54.
vigilant =
a)
frightened
b)
strong
c)
emotional
d)
watchful
55.
assertive =
a)
interested
b)
curious
c)
bold
d)
angry
56.

ANTONYM for NIMBLE

a)

clumsy

b)

disobedient

c)

disorganized

d)

dilapidated

57.

ANTONYM for DOCILE

a)

startling

b)

disobedient

c)

lazy

d)

cranky

58.

ANTONYM for BLEAK

a)

strenuous

b)

reliable

c)

hopeful

d)

healthy

59.
terrestrial : land :: aquatic :
a)
mountains
b)
whale
c)
water
d)
sand
60.
swift : antelope :: ponderous :
a)
hippo
b)
cat
c)
snake
d)
mouse

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