Free Printable Suspense Vocab 1 Practice

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Suspense Vocab 1 Practice

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name

Class

Date

Although he didn’t like his dad’s new girlfriend, Massimo tried to be ___ when he saw her.

justified

offended

ruthless

genial

When Mr. Brown didn’t give Eleanor a part in the play, she ___ tried to get him fired!

vindictively

genially

intriguingly

justified

Donnel saved up his money so he could ___ a car.

genial

acquire

justify

intrigue

Kara Walker’s honest artwork about slavery ___ some people, who write letters to museums asking them to stop displaying her work.

intrigues

acquires

offends

justifies

My nephew is so ___ by trains that he spends all his time building tracks and playing with his toy trains.

intrigued

acquired

ruthless

offended

Maria could not ___ her bad decisions because there were really no excuses for what she had done!

offend

genial

ruthless

justify

Andrea’s staff described her as a ___ person who lied, accepted bribes, and was willing to do anything that benefitted her without caring about how it affected the people who voted for her.

genial

ruthless

vindictively

intriguing

When Devya saw the first ever picture of a black hole, she was amazed. She started reading books on astronomy and learning everything she could about space. She decided to be a scientist when she grew up so she could study the stars.

Dreva is (a) by the black hole.

In the Avengers movies, Thanos is a cruel villain who does horrible things without feeling badly about it, including killing people and destroying cities.

Thanos is a (a) villain.

10.

“I thought that movie was disgusting!” Damian said. “Maybe some people think it’s cool to make fun of people with disabilities, but I think it’s gross!”

Damien was (a) about the movie.

11.

All of our friends love Jerry’s mom. She’s so warm and caring that you just feel like you’ve known her your whole life.

Jerry's mom is (a) .

12.

Montresor never forgave his enemy for insulting him. Instead he waited years to get his revenge!

Montresor is (a) .

13.

My little sister wanted a hamster for her birthday. They are such popular pets, I had to travel to five different pet stores before I could find one for her.

It was difficult to (a) a hamster.

14.

When Ms. Burns asked Laurie why her cell phone was out in class, Laurie explained that it was urgent: she was waiting for a text from her boss about whether she needed to work after school.

Laurie had to (a) her cellphone.

15.

A synonym for acquire is:

Get

Interest

Explain

Give away

16.

A synonym for genial is:

Fair

Friendly

Interesting

Cruel

17.

A synonym for intrigue is

disappoint

explain

get

interest

18.

A synonym for justify is:

interest

argue

explain

scream

19.

A synonym for offensive is:

rude

vengeful

fair

cruel

20.

A synonym for ruthless is:

vengeful

Fair

cruel

Rude

21.

A synonym for vindictive is:

interesting

rude

cruel

vengeful

22.

Josh has lied so many times that he's acquired a reputation for dishonesty.

This word fits the sentence.

The word does not fit the sentence.

23.

Jamie's ruthless personality helps him in his job as a salesman because people like him so much.

This word fits the sentence.

The word does not fit the sentence.

24.

I was really intrigued by the trailer for that new superhero movie. Let’s go see it!

This word fits the sentence.

The word does not fit the sentence.

25.

After reading Jayne’s diary, Taylor tried to acquire her actions by saying she wanted to make sure Jayne was ok.