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Wonder Vocabulary Quiz Parts 3 and 4

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "horrific" mean?

a)

A) A kind of black American dance music

b)

B) Causing horror

c)

C) A review of a past course of events

d)

D) A group of symptoms that consistently occur together

2.

What is a "syndrome"?

a)

A) A strict, precise and exacting rule

b)

B) A kind of black American dance music

c)

C) A group of symptoms that consistently occur together

d)

D) The capacity to become something in the future

3.

What does it mean to "illuminate" something?

a)

A) To express pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune

b)

B) To cause horror

c)

C) To light up

d)

D) To play an accordion and guitar

4.

What is the definition of "sympathetic"?

a)

A) Having the capacity to become or develop into something in the future

b)

B) Feeling, showing, or expressing pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune

c)

C) A kind of black American dance music

d)

D) A group of symptoms that consistently occur together

5.

What does "potential" refer to?

a)

A) A review of a past course of events or period of time

b)

B) A strict, precise and exacting rule

c)

C) Having the capacity to become or develop into something in the future

d)

D) A person who claims to have moral standards to which one's own behavior does not conform

6.

What is "retrospect"?

a)

A) A kind of black American dance music

b)

B) A strict, precise and exacting rule

c)

C) A review of a past course of events or period of time

d)

D) The capacity to become something in the future

7.

What does "stringent" mean?

a)

A) A group of symptoms that consistently occur together

b)

B) A review of a past course of events or period of time

c)

C) Strict, precise and exacting

d)

D) Having the capacity to become or develop into something in the future

8.

What is a "protocol"?

a)

A) A person who claims to have moral standards to which one's own behavior does not conform

b)

B) An official procedure or rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions

c)

C) A kind of black American dance music

d)

D) A review of a past course of events or period of time

9.

What is a "hypocrite"?

a)

A) A strict, precise and exacting rule

b)

B) A person who claims to have moral standards to which one's own behavior does not conform

c)

C) The capacity to become something in the future

d)

D) A kind of black American dance music

10.

What characterizes a "zydeco band"?

a)

A) A group of symptoms that consistently occur together

b)

B) A review of a past course of events or period of time

c)

C) A kind of black American dance music originally from southern Louisiana, typically featuring an accordion and guitar

d)

D) An official procedure or rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions

11.

In _________, I should not have rushed on the test!

a)

horrific

b)

stringent

c)

retrospect

d)

protocol

12.

The rules were _________. I knew some students would have trouble following them because they were so strict.

a)

potential

b)

stringent

c)

horrific

d)

hypocrite

13.

He is such a __________! He says one thing, but does another.

a)

hypocrite

b)

zydeco band

c)

sympathetic

d)

retrospect

14.

Although I told the story with tears in my eyes, none of my students were ______________ to me.

a)

horrific

b)

potential

c)

hypocrites

d)

sympathetic

15.

You must not break royal ____________ when meeting the Queen. You must follow the rules

a)

stringent

b)

protocol

c)

sympathetic

d)

potential

16.

She needed a new lightbulb to ___________ her bathroom.

a)

syndrome

b)

horrific

c)

illuminate

d)

sympathetic