WorksheetsENG 8 Lesson 10
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
n. an alteration or correction
a)
amendment
b)
calliope
c)
clairvoyance
d)
epic
2.
to move slowly and unsteadily; to move suddenly
a)
quiver
b)
lurch
c)
gruff
d)
stoic
3.
The Federation added an amendment to the Prime Directive after the discovery of the new planet. Amendment means....
a)
subtraction
b)
alteration or correction
c)
state as true
d)
exclusion
4.
The sound of the calliope hypnotized the aliens. Calliope means...
a)
rocks
b)
facial hair
c)
an organ-like musical instrument
d)
affectation
5.
Counselor Troi isn't clairvoyant; she's empathic. Clairvoyant means...
a)
people that don't believe in ghosts
b)
a person that cannot tell the future
c)
the power to see things that are invisible to the senses
d)
an ability to communicate with people from around the world
6.
Star Trek is quite didactic; it addresses complex social issues in an interesting way. Didactic means....
a)
word choice
b)
sentence structure
c)
designed to teach something
d)
figure of speech
7.
Captain Picard has a copy of the epic poem Beowulf in his ready room. Epic means....
a)
The amount of time a writer gives to describing each event.
b)
The suggested or implied meaning of a word.
c)
A long narrative poem about the deeds of heroes or gods.
d)
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
8.
Commander Worf's voice is very gruff. He always sounds slightly angry. Gruff means....
a)
smart and happy
b)
tough
c)
deep and harsh sounding
d)
weird and sad
9.
The alien race's language was incomprehensible to the Enterprise crew. Incomprehensible means...
a)
unable to be understood
b)
strong desire for something
c)
the highest degree
d)
high pitched and annoying
10.
The starship lurched when it was hit by the asteroid. Lurched means...
a)
a concise statement or summary
b)
sudden and unexpected
c)
taught someone a subject or skill
d)
an abrupt, uncontrolled movement
11.
The replicators in 10 Forward make palatable food from hundreds of planets. Palatable means...
a)
to bring back into existence or use
b)
free from confinement
c)
reflect deeply on a subject
d)
acceptable to the taste or mind
12.
She quivered like Jell-o when Spock applied the Vulcan death grip. Quivered means...
a)
still
b)
calm motion
c)
trembling or shaking motion
d)
fainted
13.
Geordi experienced some residual effects from the metaphasic particles, even after Dr. Crusher cured him. Residual means...
a)
the crumbs left over on your lunch tray
b)
relating to a straight line
c)
left over, as after the end of a process
d)
the money left in a bank account after you take a vacation
14.
Commander Worf is very stoic; he rarely smiles or laughs. Stoic means...
a)
accidental
b)
unemotional
c)
annoying
d)
warning
15.
K'Ehleyr went on a long tirade about Worf's antiquated Klingon beliefs. Tirade means...
a)
The left nostril of a dinosaur
b)
a long angry speech
c)
a simple description
d)
to forcefully break a bone.
16.
Data ate voraciously when his emotion chip enabled him to appreciate food. Voraciously means...
a)
mean
b)
horrifyingly
c)
insatiably
d)
strong
17.
Synonym for voracious
a)
satisfied
b)
ravenous
c)
coniferous
d)
purple
18.
Synonym for tirade
a)
return
b)
gigantic
c)
diatribe
d)
worry
19.
An antonym for palatable is
a)
attractive
b)
edible
c)
appetizing
d)
inedible
20.
A synonym for lurch
a)
stuff
b)
reckless
c)
decrease
d)
stagger
21.
Synonym for didactic
a)
deadly
b)
entertaining
c)
obvious
d)
educational
22.
Antonym for gruff
a)
curt
b)
brusque
c)
melodious
d)
rhythmic
23.
an organ-like musical instrument having a keyboard that operates steam whistles
a)
amendment
b)
clairvoyance
c)
calliope
d)
quiver
24.
difficult or impossible to understand
a)
incomprehensible
b)
gruff
c)
epic
d)
didactic
25.
acceptable to the taste or mind
a)
ocular
b)
residual
c)
stoic
d)
palatable
26.
eager to eat; greedily hungry
a)
stoic
b)
residual
c)
voracious
d)
palatable
27.
a case for holding arrows
a)
stoic
b)
quiver
c)
ocular
d)
didactic
28.
a long narrative poem detailing the deeds of a hero
a)
quiver
b)
epic
c)
calliope
d)
amendment
29.
intended to instruct or guide
a)
didactic
b)
amendment
c)
ocular
d)
residual
30.
seemingly indifferent to pain, grief, or pleasure
a)
voracious
b)
residual
c)
gruff
d)
stoic
31.
a shaky or trembling motion
a)
lurch
b)
quiver
c)
tirade
d)
epic
32.
a long, angry speech
a)
quiver
b)
tirade
c)
amendment
d)
clairvoyance
33.
of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight
a)
residual
b)
voracious
c)
ocular
d)
stoic
34.
left over, as after the end of a process
a)
stoic
b)
palatable
c)
residual
d)
epic
35.
the power to see things that are invisible to the senses
a)
clairvoyance
b)
amendment
c)
calliope
d)
tirade
36.
1. stern and blunt in manner
2. harsh-sounding; hoarse
a)
stoic
b)
incomprehensible
c)
epic
d)
gruff
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