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8th Grade Vocabulary Test 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Giving one's opinion or judgment about the qualities of something or someone

a)

criticism

b)

genre

c)

parallel

d)

justify

2.

Choose TWO synonyms for the word genre.

a)

classification

b)

category

c)

whole

d)

department

3.

skewed, crooked, dissimilar

These are antonyms for which vocabulary term?

a)

psychology

b)

genre

c)

parallel

d)

criticism

4.

Select the correct term to complete the sentence below.

The student had to ​ (a)   a laugh while the teacher was yelling at the class for excessive talking.

Choose from the below words
stifle
justify
wary
vex
5.

Select the correct term to complete the sentence below.

My mother always says, "Be​ (a)   of the company you keep. They could lead you down the wrong path."

Choose from the below words
wary
vehemently
parallel
acute
6.

Choose a synonym for the term convention.

a)

rare

b)

opposite

c)

particular

d)

tradition

7.

I predict that the lines for the ride are going to get longer the later it gets.

Which word is an antonym for the underlined term?

a)

misunderstand

b)

forsee

c)

project

d)

anticipate

8.

Brief statement or account of the main points of something

a)

technique

b)

summary

c)

convention

d)

criticism

9.

I did not appreciate the judge's harsh ​ (a)   of my robot.

Choose from the below words
criticism
praise
compliment
approval
10.

My mom tried to do reverse ​ (a)   on me to get me to clean my room!

Choose from the below words
psychology
justification
vex
parallel
11.

Select the correct term to complete the sentence below.

The candidate was a man of great political ​ (a)   ​, so he was sure to win the election.

Choose from the below words
sagacity
audacity
derision
vehement
12.

The student had the ​ (a)   to mock the teacher after he was given candy.

Choose from the below words
audacity
vehemently
sagacity
suavity
13.

Proving something is right or valid

a)

vex

b)

justify

c)

parallel

d)

sagacity

14.

My wedding ring slipped through the tiny ​ (a)   in the sink!

Choose from the below words
crevice
parallel
vex
derision
15.

Select the correct term to complete the sentence below.

She had ______ denied the rumor that her boyfriend confronted her about that she was still talking to her ex-boyfriend.

a)

suavely

b)

warily

c)

acutely

d)

vehemently

16.

Select the correct term to complete the sentence below.

Mrs. Moss will not stand for any ______ in her classroom between students; she'll handle that real quick!

a)

wary

b)

derision

c)

sagacity

d)

convention

17.

Select the correct term to complete the sentence below.

With all of his ______, you'd think that he believed himself to be James Bond or something.

a)

sagacity

b)

suavity

c)

convention

d)

criticism

18.

Which of the following is an antonym for the term technique?

a)

process

b)

procedure

c)

inability

d)

method

19.

The suspense began to ​ (a)   as the villain creeped closer to the little girl.

Choose from the below words
intensify
parallel
justify
vex
20.

a brief statement or account of the main points of something

a)

summary

b)

convention

c)

parallel

d)

prediction