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Week 9A Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The witness was not _________ to testify against the defendent because she failed a lie detector test and was not reliable.

a)

competent

b)

oblivious

c)

fluent

d)

arrogant

2.

When the tree fell on our car it was ​mangled leaving us in a ​ (a)   with no way to travel.

Choose from the below words
predicament
artifact
ingenious
3.

His attempt to lift the boulder with his bare hands was ______.

a)

ingenious

b)

futile

c)

glum

d)

sheepish

4.

Match the following words with their meaning.

a)

predicament

1.

difficult or unpleasant situation

b)

competent

2.

capable, adequate

c)

futile

3.

pointless; useless

d)

retain

4.

keep; continue to have

e)

remorse

5.

guilt, anguish, grief

5.

After living a _______ lifestyle for years and moving around all of the time, they had become experts at setting up their camp in new and unfamiliar terrains."

a)

futile

b)

sheepish

c)

nomadic

d)

tentative

6.

Charlie's ​ (a)   attitude was so obnoxious he was ​ oblivious that others could not bear to be around him.​

Choose from the below words
arrogant
cope
lofty
7.

Match the following

a)

a search for information or truth

1.

inquiry

b)

an obstacle or annoyance

2.

hindrance

c)

moving from place to place

3.

nomadic

d)

Greatly surprised; amazed

4.

dumbfounded

e)

ache, crave ; long for

5.

yearn

8.

What does it mean to walk in a slow, relaxed manner?

a)

taunt

b)

saunter

c)

abolish

d)

sluggish

9.

Which word means to officially end or get rid of something?

a)

taunt

b)

saunter

c)

abolish

d)

nonchalant

10.

Which word best describes a casual or indifferent attitude, showing a lack of concern?

a)

nonchalant

b)

sluggish

c)

taunt

d)

saunter

11.

Kassandra used flashcards to help her ______ the vocabulary words for the test.

a)

capacity

b)

retain

c)

summit

d)

arrogant

12.

After lying to her best friend, Jasmine felt deep __________ and decided to tell the truth.

a)

allegiance

b)

remorse

c)

competent

d)

retain

13.

The gym was filled to it's full​ ​ (a)   during the champoinship basketball game.

Choose from the below words
capacity
arrogant
14.

When the bus brok down on the way to the game, the PJHS football team found themselves in a tough​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
predicament
ingenious
summit
remorse
15.

The US soldiers showed their​ (a)   to their country by proudly saluting the flag.

Choose from the below words
allegiance
ingenious
capacity
16.

President Abraham Lincoln ​ (a)   slavery with the Emancipation Proclomation at the end of the Civil War.

Choose from the below words
abolished
sluggish
taunt
17.

Maci was feeling ​ (a)   after playing video games all night, and had a hard time staying awake at school.

Choose from the below words
sluggish
nonchalant
inquiry
18.

The students at PJHS were ___________ when they found out no cell phones were allowed at schools this year.

a)

inquiry

b)

dumbfounded

c)

nomadic

d)

yearn

19.

Teachers and students ​ (a)   for the weekend, when there is no school.

Choose from the below words
yearn
nomadic
hindrance