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Vocabulary #3 - "Perils of Indifference"

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following words does NOT relate to "elicit"?

a)

evoke

b)

extract

c)

obtain

d)

discourage

2.

Which of the following does NOT relate to "indifferent"?

a)

apathetic

b)

uncaring

c)

callous

d)

compassionate

3.

Which of the following does NOT relate to "intervene"?

a)

help

b)

intercede

c)

protect

d)

ignore

4.

Which of the following does NOT relate to "peril"?

a)

danger

b)

jeopardy

c)

threat

d)

secure

5.

Which of the following does NOT relate to "plight"?

a)

difficulty

b)

predicament

c)

crisis

d)

good fortune

6.

The protestors hoped to (a)   a response from the government by staging a peaceful march.

7.

The student seemed (a)   to the teacher's warning that he was going to fail.

8.

The lawyer had to (a)   when the two parties began arguing over the terms of the contract.

9.

The charity organization was deeply concerned about the (a)   of the displaced families after the earthquake.

10.


The brave firefighter found himself in grave (a)   , trapped in the collapsing building with no clear path to safety.


11.

The ASPCA hopes to _______ sympathy (and donations) with their advertisements.

a)

elicit

b)

indifferent

c)

intervene

d)

peril

e)

plight

12.

The cat is _________ to her suffering.

a)

elicit

b)

indifferent

c)

intervene

d)

peril

e)

plight

13.

If the woman hadn't ________, the baby could have died in the hot car.

a)

elicit

b)

indifferent

c)

intervened

d)

peril

e)

plight

14.

The woman and her dog were fortunately saved from ______.

a)

elicit

b)

indifferent

c)

intervened

d)

peril

e)

plight

15.

I've been reading about the _______ of giant pandas and how scientists have helped them escape the endangered species list.

a)

elicit

b)

indifferent

c)

intervened

d)

peril

e)

plight