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Barrington Irving: Concept Vocabulary

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Would someone who has determination work hard or take a casual approach?

a)

work hard

b)

casual approach

2.

If you accomplish a task, does that mean you finished it?

a)

no

b)

yes

3.

If a person's actions are purposeful, is the person determined or indecisive?

a)

determined

b)

indecisive

4.

If you achieve a goal, does that mean that you have given up on the goal?

a)

no

b)

yes

5.

If a person wants to pursue a specific career what would they do to be successful?

a)

study in school

b)

skip class

c)

play video games

d)

practice often

6.

What is another word or phrase for tackling a difficult project or task?

a)

giving up on an assignment

b)

settling

c)

overcoming an issue

d)

getting distracted

7.

Tanya waited for hours to hear about the ______ results of the hurricane.

a)

deceitful

b)

slothful

c)

neglectful

d)

frightful

e)

armful

8.

Jermaine seems ______ because he always moves at a snail's pace.

a)

deceitful

b)

slothful

c)

neglectful

d)

frightful

e)

armful

9.

Aunt Alice was ______ of her house which was slowly falling into ruin.

a)

deceitful

b)

slothful

c)

neglectful

d)

frightful

e)

armful

10.

She had an ______ of bags after shopping for holiday gifts yesterday.

a)

deceitful

b)

slothful

c)

neglectful

d)

frightful

e)

armful

11.

Paul has a habit of being ______ so it is difficult to trust anything he says.

a)

deceitful

b)

slothful

c)

neglectful

d)

frightful

e)

armful

12.

Match the word to the definition

a)
being sluggish or lazy
1.
slothful
b)

being dishonest or untruthful

2.

deceitful

c)

being careless or inattentive

3.

neglectful

d)

being full of danger or fear

4.

frightful

e)

being harmful or destructive

5.

armful

13.

While visiting in Paris, we enjoyed all of the ​ (a)   paintings brightly depicting landscapes.

Choose from the below words
colorful
bountiful
fretful
sorrowful
delightful
14.

Rita was ​ ​ (a)   after hearing the news about the great damage to so many homes after the tornado.

Choose from the below words
bountiful
fretful
sorrowful
delightful
colorful
15.

The farmers were pleased with the ​ (a)   crop that they collected at the end of the season.

Choose from the below words
bountiful
fretful
delightful
colorful
sorrowful
16.

Felicia's kindness and positive energy makes her the most ​ (a)   student in the class.

Choose from the below words
delightful
fretful
bountiful
colorful
sorrowful
17.

My baby brother becomes ​ (a)   when he is tired or hungry.

Choose from the below words
fretful
delightful
bountiful
colorful
sorrowful
18.

Match the following words to the definition.

a)

abundant, ample, generous

1.

bountiful

b)

quick to get upset or be irritable

2.

fretful

c)

sad, distressing, or mournful

3.

sorrowful

d)

displaying vividness of beauty

4.

colorful

e)

giving great pleasure and happiness

5.

delightful