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Vocab Terms Summer School

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Penchant

a)

A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.

b)

To put in a bad mood.

c)

A source of light.

2.

Expedite

a)

To confine or put in prison.

b)

To speed up the process.

c)

To cut short or reduce.

3.

Luminary

a)

To treat in a less than favorable way.

b)

Not called for, unnecessary.

c)

A source of light.

4.

Curtail

a)

Having a very bad reputation.

b)

A deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness.

c)

To cut short or reduce.

5.

Disgruntle

a)

A person’s face.

b)

To put in a bad mood.

c)

Excessively bright and flashy; tastelessly glaring.

6.

Discriminate

a)

A clown; a fool.

b)

Not called for, unnecessary.

c)

To treat in a less than favorable way.

7.

Incarcerate

a)

To confine or put in prison.

b)

To put in a bad mood.

c)

A strong attraction or leaning.

8.

Buffoon

a)

To put in a bad mood.

b)

A deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness.

c)

A clown; a fool.

9.

Which of these sentences needs a comma?

a)

You will have your work cut out for you.

b)

You will find that medicine is a competitive field.

c)

Yes that is a good idea.

d)

All of the above

10.

Which of these words should start with a capital letter?

a)

summer

b)

saturn

c)

school

11.

Titles of short stories should be underlined; for example: The Birds.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

This sentence is correct: Jamie “laughed loudly, spilling her soda” (42).

a)

false

b)

true

13.

This sentence is correct: Mrs. Vargas has three cats and two dogs.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

The word “house” is a proper noun.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Tutelage 

a)

Food or drink; a meal

b)

Instruction, protection, guardianship

c)

Very small; tiny

16.

Ambivalent 

a)

To pay or compensate

b)

Worn out with use

c)

Having mixed, often opposing feelings; indecisive

17.

Diminutive

a)

Very small; tiny

b)

An award

c)

Able to be used then discarded or replaced

18.

Berate

a)

To pay or compensate

b)

To criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently

c)

To make more severe, bitter, or violent

19.

Repast

a)

Food or drink; a meal

b)

To pay or compensate

c)

Able to be used then discarded or replaced

20.

Exacerbate

a)

To make more severe, bitter, or violent.

b)

Food or drink; a meal

c)

Physical weakness

21.

Accolade

a)

Very small; tiny

b)

Physical weakness

c)

An award

22.

Proselytize

a)

To pay or compensate

b)

Able to be used up and then discarded or replaced

c)

To persuade someone to convert to a faith, belief, or cause