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Summer School 1 Unit 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is most likely to be askew?

a)
  1. a three-course meal at a restaurant

b)
  1. a cold glass of water

c)
  1. a picture frame someone bumps into

d)
  1. a text message from a friend

2.

contemporary means :

a)
  1. belonging to the present time

b)
  1. expressing finality with no implication of possible change

c)

hurting

d)
  1. according to schedule or without delay

3.
  1. Whose tools would you expect to be the most crude?

a)
  1. a scientist's

b)
  1. an architect's

c)
  1. an astronaut's

d)
  1. a caveman's

4.
  1. defiant means :

a)
  1. capable of withstanding wear and tear

b)
  1. contrary to your interests or welfare

c)
  1. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

d)
  1. functioning in a supporting capacity

5.
  1. fluctuate means to:

a)
  1. be unstable

b)
  1. sink below the surface

c)
  1. take one's time

d)
  1. pass into or through by filtering or permeating

6.
  1. Which of the following would most likely be considered haphazard?

a)
  1. a drawer filled with a jumble of random items

b)
  1. an orderly line of cars waiting at a red light

c)
  1. a cave occupied by a few hibernating bears

d)
  1. a guided tour of a museum's sculpture collection

7.
  1. Which of these would most likely be considered inconceivable?

a)
  1. a habit of biting one's nails

b)
  1. a birthday party for a good friend

c)
  1. a bird with four legs and antlers

d)
  1. a cranky, disobedient toddler

8.
  1. jeer means to:

a)
  1. go back to a previous state

b)
  1. laugh at with contempt and derision

c)
  1. go back and forth

d)
  1. feel favorably disposed or willing

9.
  1. Who would most likely be lenient?

a)
  1. a student studying for a difficult exam

b)
  1. an outspoken critic of a political leader

c)
  1. a crew that rebels against the ship's captain

d)
  1. a judge sympathetic to young offenders

10.
  1. obliterate means to:

a)
  1. summon into action or bring into existence

b)
  1. do away with completely, without leaving a trace

c)
  1. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

d)
  1. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

11.
  1. predicament means :

a)
  1. an unpleasant or difficult situation

b)
  1. an arrangement of parts or elements

c)
  1. a statement made about the future

d)
  1. a servant who acts as a personal attendant

12.
  1. A person with resilience can most likely do which of the following?

a)
  1. swim at least one lap in a pool

b)
  1. adjust well to a variety of situations

c)
  1. find many countries on a world map

d)
  1. balance on one leg for two minutes

13.
  1. Which of the following could be said to sprawl?

a)
  1. a city with many far-flung districts

b)
  1. a shopping center built in a rectangle

c)
  1. a town laid neatly out on a grid

d)
  1. a row of benches that overlook a pond

14.
  1. tarnish means to:

a)
  1. annoy continually or chronically

b)
  1. limit or hold back from movement

c)
  1. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

d)
  1. place under suspicion; make less respected

15.
  1. The opposite of vigilant is:

a)

unattractive

b)
  1. inattentive

c)

morose

d)
  1. frumpy