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The Martian Chronicles Vocabulary Assessment #1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tiny trace of a quality or feeling

a)

fissure

b)

loam

c)

scintilla

d)

obelisk

2.
Which image is an obelisk?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
3.

If I thought that everyone was out for themselves, I would be considered a . . .

a)

cynic

b)

loam

c)

naive person

d)

statuary

4.

The following image is a ___________.

a)

frieze

b)

promontory

c)

tarn

d)

gyro

5.
Which of the following images are examples of a tarn?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
6.

An odious child would most likely being doing what?

a)

sleeping

b)

screaming

c)

crying

d)

singing

7.

What is a strange phenomenon that occurs in the world?​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Volcanic Lightning
Halloween
Clouds
Water
8.

If you are being solicitous, you are being ___________.

a)

concerned

b)

unavoidable

c)

hopeless

d)

deadly

9.
Which adjective would best describe the Australian Opera House in this picture?
a)
tumultuous
b)
luminous
c)
jovial
d)
pallid
10.
He is so _________ that he looks like he hasn't seen the sun in years.
a)
odious
b)
insolent
c)
pallid
d)
turgid
11.

It is inevitable that they end up together. Based on the previous sentence, which of the following could be true?

a)

They will end up as enemies.

b)

They will work together on an invention.

c)

They will never meet.

d)

They will end up married.

12.
I went through the ___________ of getting a divorce.
a)
rigamarole
b)
conglomeration
c)
tumult
d)
promontory
13.
Look at the beautiful _________ along the top of the ceiling.
a)
jovials
b)
gyros
c)
friezes
d)
mausoleums
14.

The ​ (a)   in the rock was huge, so I thought it would be ​ (b)   to walk on it. My little ​ (c)   brother would not listen to me about not walking on it because he did not have a ​ (d)   of doubt regarding its ability to hold him.

Choose from the below words
fissure
lethal
insolent
scintilla
15.

The ​ (a)   that grow in the forest are planted in rich ​​ (b)   , so they grow high. I have a ​ (c)   of cones from them that adds a certain ​ (d)   to my room.

Choose from the below words
deodars
loam
conglomeration
aesthetic
16.

Match the following images with words that describe it.

a)

1.

turgid

b)

2.

plangent

c)

3.

pagan

d)

4.

tarn

e)

5.

jovial

17.

Organize these options into the right categories. Positive connotation means that it has a positive feeling to the word. Negative means it has a negative feeling attached to it.

Categorize the following

paranoia

solicitous

jovial

blasphemy

futile

luminous

odious

cynic

Positive Connotation
Negative Connotation