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Grade 12 Vocabulary Skills Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word best describes a situation that is logically or morally defensible?

a)

Venerable

b)

Tenable

c)

Usurp

d)

Statuesque

2.

What does the word "usurp" most closely mean?

a)

To honor

b)

To clarify

c)

To seize power unlawfully

d)

To follow a path

3.

If someone is described as having a "tactile" sense, they are sensitive to what?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Touch

d)

Taste

4.

Which word would best describe a speech that lacks thought or intelligence?

a)

Venerable

b)

Trajectory

c)

Vacuous

d)

Vagary

5.

Draw an image of something that is "vacuous."

6.

The "trajectory" of an object refers to what?

a)

Its color

b)

Its path through space

c)

Its texture

d)

Its weight

7.

A "venerable" person is someone who is?

a)

Young and inexperienced

b)

Deserving of respect due to age or achievement

c)

Unreliable

d)

Quick to anger

8.

"Turbid" water is best described as?

a)

Clear

b)

Sparkling

c)

Cloudy

d)

Salty

9.

A "vagary" is a?

a)

A clear path

b)

A predictable outcome

c)

An unpredictable or erratic action

d)

A detailed plan

10.

An example of a venerable soul would be Mother Teresa.

a)

YES

b)

NO

11.
  1. Which word best describes a person who is tall, elegant, and graceful in appearance?

a)

Volatile

b)

Versatile

c)

Statuesque

d)

Voracious

12.
  1. What term refers to the study or understanding of religious beliefs and doctrines?

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Theology

c)

Veracity

d)

Retribution

13.
  1. If someone has a strong and insatiable appetite, they could be described as:

a)

Irruptible

b)

Volition

c)

Query

d)

Voracious

14.
  1. Which word best describes something or someone who can adapt or be used in many different ways?

a)

Versatile

b)

Tenacious

c)

Volatile

d)

Trajectory

15.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

15.

Identify the vocabulary word(s) that best fit the tone and/or topic of this scene

a)

Volatile

b)

Surveillance

c)

Veracity

d)

Tenacious

16.
  1. If something is highly unstable and unpredictable, it can be described as:

a)

Tactile

b)

Usurp

c)

Volatile

d)

Vacuous

17.
  1. What term refers to the act of making a conscious decision or using one's own will?

a)

Venerable

b)

Volition

c)

Vagary

d)

Versatile

18.

Draw an image of something that has a trajectory

19.

In literature, if a character's intentions are described as "vacuous," this means they are?

a)

Deeply philosophical

b)

Lacking in ideas or intelligence

c)

Extremely cunning

d)

Focused and determined

20.
  1. Which word best describes a person who is tall, elegant, and graceful in appearance? a) b) Versatile c) Statuesque d) Voracious

a)

Volatile

b)

Versatile

c)

Statuesque

d)

Voracious