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Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
Temperatures on Venus reach a ______________ 460 degrees Celsius.
torrid
hot
none of the above
The _____________ dog could sit, stay, and roll over on command.
clever
ingenious
non of the above.
The escape plan was so _________ that there was a good chance it would work.
ingenious
clever
none of the above
When things start to get __________, it's time to go home.
ingenious
clever
none of the above
They made a great effort to ____________ the problem before it got bigger.
extol
praise
none of the above
If you __________ people for good behavior, their manners may improve.
extol
praise
none of the above
Most leaders ____________ hard work as the best way to get ahead.
extol
praise
none of the above.
Astronomers calculate the sky's _____________ as ninety degrees above the horizon
zenith
peak
none of the above
Demand for electricity reaches its _______________ during very hot weather.
zenith
peak
none of the above
The bottom rung was broken at the ladder's ___________
zenith
peak
none of the above
Looking at the teacher's stern ___________ reminded us to behave.
visage
face
none of the above.
Applying sunscreen to the ___________ will keep it from getting sunburnt.
visage
face
none of the above.
The thin ____________ of the mountain made it difficult to breathe.
visage
face
none of the above.
Which word or words are related to camping?
equipment
adage
hubbub
paraphernalia.
Which word or words are related to an old saying?
camaraderie
maxim
adage
contention.
Which word or words are related to claim?
allege
meander
contend
regale
Which word or words are related to uproar?
bedlam
hubbub
paraphernalia
tumult.
Which word or words are related to entertain?
reproach
regale
recuperate
perturb
Which word or words are related to lack of luxury?
temporal
feckless
Spartan
frugal
Which word or words are related to smell?
camaraderie
odoriferous
trauma
fragrant
Which word or words are related to humor?
banter
wry
temporal
punctilious
Which word or words are related to illness?
recuperate
meander
regale
convalesce
Which word or words are related to attentive?
ubiquitous
punctilious
meticulous
sedentary
Draw a wry smile

The seller of the classic car accepted my first offer with such ______ that I wished I had offered less.
array
alacrity
fraught
laggard.
The ship's cabin contained an _________ of charts and maps.
alacrity
array
inconvertible
ubiquitous
Your carrying an umbrella leads me to ____ that you expect it to rain.
deduce
allude
exhort
implicate
I stumbled through the terminal door, ______ by my two heavy suitcases.
deduced
encumbered
traversed
exhorted
We abandoned our idea of traveling up the Amazon River when we learned that such a trip would be ______ with danger.
arrayed
fraught
haphazard
incontrovertible
The disappearance of many ships and planes within the Atlantic Ocean's Bermuda Triangle is _______ to me.
laggard
inexplicable
pensive
pomp
He described in humorous detail his _____ travels around Europe.
haphazard
ingenious
torrid
ubiquitous
Disposing of garbage by converting it into energy is an ____ idea.
inexplicable
ingenious
ubiquitous
incontrovertible
We have been ______ in getting the roof repaired.
torrid
laggard
traverse
inexplicable
Roots and berries provided ______ for the sailors when the storm forced them to abandon ship and take refuge on the island.
zenith
sustenance
pomp
dote
It was impossible to walk barefoot on the ______ desert sand.
torrid
pomp
ubiquitous
pensive
Route 66, which ______ the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles, is sometimes called "The Mother Road" because in 1932 it opened the West to the automobile.
laments
traverses
traumas
consecrates
Tourists with cameras are _____ in Europe every summer.
laggard
ubiquitous
sustenance
ingenious
Winning the Nobel Prize for literature is, for some writers, the _____ of their career.
laggard
pomp
traverse
zenith
His statement that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing is _______.
alacrity
incontrovertible
encumber
deduce
Use the word pensive in a sentence correctly
Use the word exhort in a sentence correctly
Use the word monetary in a sentence correctly
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:
We went inside to escape the hubbub.
We went inside to escape the noise and confusion.
We went inside to escape the stormy weather.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:
I miss the camaraderie of my Girl Scout troop.
I miss the loudness of my Girl Scout troop.
I miss the friendliness of my Girl Scout troop.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:
We meandered through the old part of the town.
We wandered through the old part of the town.
We hastened through the old part of the town.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:
The rules are for temporal matters.
The rules are for everyday matters.
The rules are for spiritual matters.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:
We got rid of everything that was extraneous.
We got rid of everything that was harmful.
We got rid of everything that we had no use for.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:
Some people prefer to lead a sedentary life.
Some people prefer to lead an active life.
Some people prefer to lead an inactive life.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:
I was reminded the other day of an old adage.
I was reminded the other day of an old saying.
I was reminded the other day of an old friend.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:
My grandmother went to the tropics to recuperate.
My grandmother went to the tropics to recover her health.
My grandmother went to the tropics to study for an exam.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence:
Arturo was punctilious at paying his debts.
Arturo was careful about paying his debts.
Arturo was often slow at paying his debts.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.
Conditions at summer camp were Spartan.
Conditions at the summer camp were extremely luxurious.
Conditions at the summer camp were far from luxurious.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.
The chef contends that her restaurant is the best.
The chef denies that her restaurant is the best.
The chef insists her restaurant is best.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.
My socks were incredibly odoriferous.
My socks were incredibly colorful.
My socks were incredibly smelly.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.
Please move your paraphernalia aside.
Please move your personal belongings aside.
Please move your family aside.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.
He regaled the children with tales of his childhood.
He delighted the children with tales of his childhood.
He bored the children with tales of his childhood.
Choose the most accurate paraphrase for each sentence.
Bao made a wry comment when asked how he felt.
Bao made a hostile comment when asked how he felt.
Bao made a quietly amusing comment when asked how he felt.
Draw Mr. Green.

