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Wordly Wise 3000 Book 8 Lesson 3 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Hurleys want to INSTILL good values in their son. This means that they want

a)

to teach good values to their son little by little.

b)

their son to learn good values in school.

c)

to believe that their son has good values.

d)

to find out if their son has good values.

2.

Find a SYNONYM for this word: RECURRED

a)

growled

b)

healed

c)

repeated

d)

performed

3.

A weathervane ______ when the wind changes direction.

a)

recurs

b)

pivots

c)

modifies

d)

instills

4.

They tried to find the person that gave the _________ donation to the library fund.

a)

anonymous

b)

disposition

c)

guile

d)

extriate


5.

Within one _______________ this town became a city.

a)

disposition

b)

conjecture

c)

guile

d)

generation

6.

Find a SYNONYM for this word: RECURRENCE

a)

finale

b)

return

c)

instance

d)

outbreak

7.


  1. "Combustion" means burning. Which describes SPONTANEOUS combustion?

a)

A woman strikes a match to light a candle flame.

b)

In a deserted garage, a pile of oily rags bursts into flames.

c)

A man puts another log on a blazing fire.

d)

A boy gathers kindling for a campfire.

8.

Which sentence uses the word "anonymous[ly]" appropriately?

a)

I was so anonymous this weekend that I slept all day

b)

He called the police anonymously to report a crime

c)

I was anonymously in 7th grade

d)

I ate an anonymous breakfast today

9.

Where would you be most likely to find an anthology?

a)

a stadium

b)

a novel

c)

a doctor's office

d)

a library

10.

We can only ____ about what was in the criminal's mind

a)

conjecture

b)

encompass

c)

extricate

d)

guile

11.

Which sentence uses a form of the word disposition properly?

a)

He dispositioned that he had a great day

b)

She had a disposition today

c)

The room was in complete disposition when I got to class this morning

d)

My cat has a generally angry disposition

12.

We took a(n) __________________ vote to decide which person to kick off of the soccer team

a)

anonymous

b)

extricate

c)

prevalent

d)

guile

13.

The final exam will ______________ all of the topics learned throughout the semester

a)

generate

b)

encompass

c)

extricate

d)

modify

14.

If crazy Aunt Judy starts talking to me at dinner, you might have to ______________ me from the situation

a)

pivot

b)

modify

c)

extricate

d)

anonymous

15.

You might have to use ______________ to find out the secret that your friend has been keeping

a)

conjecture

b)

guile

c)

anonymous

d)

extrication

16.

It is absolutely _________________ that you lock the door behind you when you leave!


a)

imperative

b)

anonymous

c)

guile

d)

spontaneous

17.

I don't like the way you're behaving today. You might want to ________________ your disposition before you get kicked out of class.

a)

recur

b)

guile

c)

modify

d)

instill

18.

The opinion that soda is bad for you is pretty ______________ in today's society

a)

anonymous

b)

recur

c)

prevalent

d)

guile

19.

I keep having this ________________ nightmare that I'm being attacked by a zombie!

a)

imperative

b)

spontaneous

c)

guile

d)

recurring

20.

A gate swung shut easily on its well-oiled _____.

a)

pivot

b)

pravalent

c)

instill

d)

modify