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Fiske 53 & 54

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

surfeit

superfluous

plethora

myriad

sate

satiate

exorbitant

gratuitous

supernumerary

Words that mean too much.
Words that mean free/without obligation
Words that mean an extra person
Words that mean fully satisfied
2.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

aggrandize

lagniappe

dearth

paucity

exiguous

scant

meager

pittance

Words that mean to make greater.
Words that refer to a small gift
Too few/barely enough
3.

Ms. Wells ____ out a living as a teacher by continuing to work on the family farm to make ends meet.

a)

eked

b)

stinted

c)

dearthed

d)

meagered

4.

The phrase "head of the family" that once had such powerful meaning has now become merely ______.

a)

titular

b)

sate

c)

tribulation

d)

aggrandize

5.

Which day in May is the AP English Language test?

(a)  

6.

Ms. Jensen did a three year ____ as the STEM assistant director before becoming the Director.

a)

pittance

b)

stint

c)

paucity

d)

exiguous

7.

Match the following

a)

Frederick Douglass

1.

"Fourth of July" speech

b)

Abraham Lincoln

2.

"House Divided" Speech

c)

Poisonwood Bible

3.

Barbara Kingsolver

d)

Joseph Conrad

4.

Heart of Darkness

e)

Chinua Achebe

5.

Things Fall Apart

8.

“Dex thinks he’s the ______ of ‘cool,’ but I’ve got news for him—he’s not,” said Mallory scornfully.

a)

epitome

b)

tribulation

c)

laity

d)

pantheon

9.

What's the definition of belie?

a)

This verb refers to misrepresentation, to self-contradiction.

b)

A challenging puzzle, a dilemma, a riddle.

c)

This noun refers to the fact of countering one accusation with another.

10.

What can you never divide by?

11.

Tre Johnson is in Ms. Wells' 4th period class, which is the 2nd line in his MLA heading?

a)

Tre Johnson

b)

Wells 4

c)

DC/AP English III

d)

7 Sept 2023

e)

Ms. Kristie wells