Free Printable VGRS List C Sept. 27

1.

Definition: To oppose, confuse or defeat. To keep someone from achieving their goals or plans.

a)

remark

b)

squander

c)

dictate

d)

thwart

2.

My uncle always said not to let anyone ___ my ambition to go to medical school.

a)

Decree

b)

Squander

c)

Implement

d)

Impede

e)

Circumvent

3.

Be a hindrance or obstacle to

Block passage through

a)

Impede

b)

Detriment

c)

Insurmountable

d)

Implement

4.

(n) Extreme exaggeration for effect that is not meant to be taken literally. (Bonus question.)

a)

hypercritical

b)

impeccable

c)

hyperbole

d)

ignominy

5.

(adj) Faultless; without flaws.

a)

incisive

b)

implacable

c)

impeccable

d)

inane

6.

not, opposite of root word

a)

dis-

b)

inter-

c)

non-

d)

med-/mid-

7.

against

a)

over-

b)

con-

c)

pre-

d)

anti-

8.

down, opposite of root word

a)

con-

b)

en-/em-

c)

sub-

d)

de-

9.

fore-

a)

across

b)

against

c)

previously, in front of

d)

too much, above

10.

en-/em-

a)

cause to

b)

not, opposite of root word

c)

again

d)

previously, in front of

11.

Prefixes go at the ____________ of a word

a)

Beginning

b)

Middle

c)

End

12.

To "cure" something means you can make a sick person healthy again.

What is incurable?

a)

Something that is funny.

b)

A person that is healthy.

c)

Someone is able to be cured.

d)

Someone cannot be cured of the illness.

13.

Audible means I can hear it.

What is inaudible?

a)

To listen to someone.

b)

I cannot hear it.

c)

It can be heard something.

14.

"Patient" people can wait a long time.

What does "impatient" mean?

a)

Being happy all the time.

b)

cannot wait

c)

Having patience.

d)

Having a party.

15.

Which sentence uses the word CACKLE correctly?

a)

I cackled the eggs with a fork.

b)

The witch has a very creepy cackle.

c)

I walked carefully down the cackled road.

d)

It is a cackle to get gifts on your birthday.

16.

to waste

a)

squander

b)

avarice

c)

exalt

d)

penurious

17.

courage in pain or adversity

a)

nonchalant

b)

oblivion

c)

fortitude

d)

loquacious

18.

Choose antonyms of lumbered?

a)

Agile

b)

Plod

c)

Glide

d)

Tiptoe

19.

to laugh or chuckle especially when amused

a)

menace

b)

chortled

c)

nitwit

d)

squander

20.

Synonyms for bad.

a)

dreadful

b)

wicked

c)

wretched

d)

awful

21.

tending to cause harm

a)

detrimental

b)

complacent

c)

imperious

d)

tedious

22.

Match the following

a)

aud

1.

to hear

b)

ambi

2.

both

c)

cent

3.

one hundred

d)

contra/counter

4.

against

e)

fort

5.

strength

23.

Choose connotations of the word "prowl".

a)

Stealth

b)

c)

Stalk

d)

24.

The workers are opposing the (a) of the national rail company. They want government regulations and enforcement of policies.

25.

Identify the concession in this text:

Although it seems logical to argue that a mandatory dress code would encourage post-secondary students to take their education more seriously, requiring students to dress professionally restricts their personal freedom. Furthermore, post-secondary institutions like Fanshawe College are not professional workplaces, and many students learn more effectively when they dress comfortably.

a)

Although it seems logical to argue that a mandatory dress code would encourage post-secondary students to take their education more seriously,

b)

requiring students to dress professionally restricts their personal freedom. Furthermore, post-secondary institutions like Fanshawe College are not professional workplaces, and many students learn more effectively when they dress comfortably.

c)

There is not a concession in the text provided.

26.

Identify the counter-argument in this text:

Although it seems logical to argue that a mandatory dress code would encourage post-secondary students to take their education more seriously, requiring students to dress professionally restricts their personal freedom. Furthermore, post-secondary institutions like Fanshawe College are not professional workplaces, and many students learn more effectively when they dress comfortably.

a)

Although it seems logical to argue that a mandatory dress code would encourage post-secondary students to take their education more seriously,

b)

requiring students to dress professionally restricts their personal freedom. Furthermore, post-secondary institutions like Fanshawe College are not professional workplaces, and many students learn more effectively when they dress comfortably.

c)

There is not a counter-argument in the text provided.

27.

Choose synonyms or phrases that mean the same thing as the word insurmountable.

a)

unconquerable

b)

cannot be overcome

c)

impossible

d)

able to vanquish

VGRS List C Sept. 27

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 18mins

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