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Vocab Quiz #2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the correct word to their definition

a)

Uttered

1.

said

b)

loquacious

2.

tending to talk too much

c)

ushered

3.

led them to a place

d)

tittered

4.

laugh nervously

e)

mortified

5.

deepely ashamed or embarrassed

2.

Match the correct definitions to their words

a)

put a stop to something

1.

quell

b)

closeness in space or time

2.

proximity

c)

troubled or upset

3.

distraught

d)

dressed

4.

garbed

e)

formidable

5.

scary or intimidating

3.

Match the following words to their definition

a)

blousy

1.

loose-fitting shirt

b)

tresses

2.

locks of hair

c)

qualied

3.

shrink in fear or terror

d)

sentries

4.

soldiers standing guard

e)

glowering

5.

stare angrily

4.

Match the following definitions to the correct vocab word

a)

careful, following the rules

1.

punctilious

b)

give out

2.

mete

c)

mouth words silently

3.

subvocalize

d)

observant, notice things

4.

perceptive

e)

tending to joke around

5.

jocose

5.

laughed nervously

a)

tresses

b)

subvocalize

c)

tittered

d)

uttered

6.

formidable

a)

strong

b)

bold

c)

powerful

d)

scary or intimidating

7.

What is the definition of mortified?

a)
To cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated.
b)
To make someone feel loved and appreciated.
c)
To cause someone to feel indifferent or apathetic.
d)
To make someone feel proud and confident.
8.

What is the definition of quailed?

a)

to shrink in fear or terror

b)
to feel or show happiness
c)
to feel or show anger
d)
to feel or show excitement
9.

What is the definition of sentries?

a)
Groups of musicians performing together
b)

soldiers assigned to keep watch or guard a specific area or location

c)
Individuals who repair cars
d)
People who deliver mail
10.

What is the definition of mete?

a)
to divide or separate something
b)
to gather or collect something
c)
to measure something
d)

to give out

11.

What is the definition of subvocalize?

a)
Speak words out loud while reading or speaking.
b)
Visualize images while reading or speaking.
c)
Read or speak without any vocalization.
d)

Silently mouth words

12.

Choose the sentence with the CORRECT use of loquacious

a)

She is known for being loquacious and is mute.

b)

She is known for being loquacious and rarely speaks.

c)

He is known for being loquacious and can talk for hours.

d)

The student is loquacious, they constantly mouth words across the room.

13.

Use the word DISTRAUGHT, correctly in a sentence

a)
They were distraught after their team won the championship.
b)
The teacher was distraught after her student got a perfect score.
c)
She was distraught after receiving the news of her father's passing.
d)
He was distraught after winning the lottery.
14.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the word QUELL

a)
The police were able to quell the riot and restore order.
b)

The teacher quelled the class when the bell rang.

c)

The baseball player quelled the ball when it was pitched to him

d)

The duck quelled at it's mother

15.

Give an example using the word JOCOSE

a)
The somber atmosphere was broken by a jocose comment.
b)
The serious tone of the conversation quickly turned jocose.
c)

The jocose clown entertained the children with his sad show.

d)
The comedian's jocose remarks had the audience laughing uncontrollably.