WorksheetsEighth Grade Vocabulary Quiz Weeks 5-6
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
intense; deeply felt
a)
irascible
b)
profound
c)
tremulous
d)
affable
2.
to hate; to detest; to shrink from in disgust
a)
loath
b)
haunt
c)
abhor
d)
tirade
3.
marked by trembling or shaking; timid or fearful
a)
reverberate
b)
affable
c)
amiss
d)
tremulous
4.
a long, angry speech
a)
incident
b)
admonish
c)
tirade
d)
interminable
5.
quick-tempered; irritable
a)
dilapidated
b)
affable
c)
despondent
d)
irascible
6.
to drive or propel; to urge by force or moral pressure
a)
impel
b)
entreat
c)
abhor
d)
comprise
7.
to be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations
a)
recluse
b)
tremulous
c)
reverberate
d)
haunt
8.
pleasant; approachable; friendly
a)
amiss
b)
irascible
c)
sage
d)
affable
9.
endless; seeming to be without end
a)
despondent
b)
amiss
c)
interminable
d)
irascible
10.
a person who lives apart from society and often alone
a)
sage
b)
loath
c)
despondent
d)
recluse
11.
in a wrong or imperfect way or (adj) out of order; wrong
a)
affable
b)
amiss
c)
abhor
d)
irascible
12.
having wisdom and good judgement; or (n) a person known for wisdom
a)
admonish
b)
recluse
c)
yoda
d)
sage
13.
depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged
a)
affable
b)
recluse
c)
despondent
d)
sage
14.
to ask earnestly; to beg
a)
haunt
b)
impel
c)
entreat
d)
abhor
15.
The English teacher's class always seemed to last forever; it was ______________.
a)
despondent
b)
interminable
c)
profound
d)
sage
16.
The ______________ old neighbor would always yell at the children.
a)
recluse
b)
irascible
c)
tremulous
d)
despondent
17.
The _____________ young politician is always pleasant and nice.
a)
competent
b)
irascible
c)
affable
d)
tremulous
18.
When the boys were unruly, the teacher delivered a _____________.
a)
interminable
b)
tirade
c)
reprimand
d)
demerit
19.
The memory of the accident will still sometimes _______________ me when I am driving down the road where it happened.
a)
amiss
b)
haunt
c)
entreat
d)
impel
20.
When his wife died, my neighbor was _____________ for many weeks.
a)
affable
b)
irascible
c)
interminable
d)
despondent
21.
The student became ____________ when it was time to give her big speech.
a)
irascible
b)
tremulous
c)
recluse
d)
despondent
22.
Note the noun(s) in the following sentence: The dogs are kind and smart.
a)
dogs
b)
are
c)
kind
d)
smart
23.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: Jake was immature today.
a)
Jake
b)
was
c)
immature
d)
today
24.
Note the noun(s) in the following sentence: Integrity is an important quality.
a)
integrity
b)
is
c)
important
d)
quality
25.
Is the verb in this sentence transitive or intransitive: The teacher cried.
a)
transitive
b)
intransitive
26.
Note the noun(s) in the following sentence: Strive to be a young person of integrity.
a)
Strive
b)
young
c)
person
d)
integrity
27.
The word "integrity" is an example of what type of noun:
a)
abstract
b)
concrete
c)
neither
28.
Note the pronoun(s) in the following sentence: She loves her students.
a)
She
b)
loves
c)
her
d)
students
29.
Note the pronoun(s) in the following sentence: After the concert, we went home.
a)
After
b)
concert
c)
we
d)
home
30.
Choose the appropriate subject or object pronoun: Taki and (I, me) went to Paris.
a)
I
b)
me
31.
Choose the appropriate subject or object pronoun: Will you let Mike and (I, me) go to the concert?
a)
I
b)
me
32.
Choose the appropriate subject or object pronoun: I can play much better than (she, her).
a)
she
b)
her
33.
Choose the appropriate subject or object pronoun: My friend and (I, me) both like Italian food.
a)
I
b)
me
34.
Identify the demonstrative pronoun(s): This is the book I recommend.
a)
This
b)
the
c)
book
d)
recommend
35.
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence: The elephant stomped heavily.
a)
the
b)
elephant
c)
stomped
d)
heavily
36.
Identify the demonstrative pronoun(s): That is Juan's opinion.
a)
That
b)
is
c)
Juan's
d)
opinion
37.
Choose the correct relative pronoun(s): Mendel is the Catholic monk (who/whom) is known as the father of genetics.
a)
who
b)
whom
38.
Jay is one of the people (who/whom) I invited.
a)
who
b)
whom
39.
Identify the pronoun as intensive or reflexive: The magician made herself disappear.
a)
intensive
b)
reflexive
40.
Identify the pronoun as intensive or reflexive: The magician herself was amazed with the trick.
a)
intensive
b)
reflexive
41.
Identify the pronoun as intensive or reflexive: I myself don't understand the book.
a)
intensive
b)
reflexive
42.
Identify the pronoun as intensive or reflexive: I made a note to remind myself to finish reading the book.
a)
intensive
b)
reflexive
43.
Identify the correct verb to correlate with the indefinite pronoun: Neither of the boys (is, are) going.
a)
is
b)
are
44.
Is the verb in this sentence transitive or intransitive: Mrs. Gavrillen loves that class.
a)
transitive
b)
intransitive
45.
Everybody in the class (study/studies) art.
a)
study
b)
studies
46.
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence: She ran quickly upstairs.
a)
She
b)
ran
c)
quickly
d)
upstairs
47.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: She baked a chocolate cake.
a)
She
b)
baked
c)
chocolate
d)
cake
48.
Is the verb in this sentence transitive or intransitive: The car hit the curb.
a)
transitive
b)
intransitive
49.
Identify the correct verb to correlate with the indefinite pronoun: Every one of the girls (plan, plans) to win the prize.
a)
plan
b)
plans
50.
Identify the correct verb to correlate with the indefinite pronoun: Each of the students (was, were) working on the project.
a)
was
b)
were
51.
Identify the correct verb to correlate with the indefinite pronoun: Neither of the boys (is, are) going.
a)
is
b)
are
52.
Identify the correct verb to correlate with the indefinite pronoun: Neither of the boys (is, are) going to the concert.
a)
is
b)
are
53.
Identify the correct pronoun to correlate with the indefinite pronoun: Everyone should bring (his or her/their) pencil.
a)
his or her
b)
their
54.
Identify the correct pronoun to correlate with the indefinite pronoun: Somebody forgot (his or her/their) jacket.
a)
his or her
b)
their
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