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Vocabulary Practice Test 5/8/24

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After failing all of her classes, Lisa was _________________ and ended the school year with all As.

a)
prosaic
b)
alleviate
c)
notorious
d)
resilient
2.

Getting a flat tire after being fired from my job only ___________ my day.

a)
alleviated
b)
exacerbated
c)
presumed
d)
infuriated
3.
You may hate that I ________________ that you took my wallet, but you do have a long history stealing.
a)
presume
b)
proficient
c)
discretion
d)
sporadic
4.

When checking into a hotel, guest want their rooms to be extremely ___________________.

a)
infuriated
b)
prosaic
c)
resilient
d)
immaculate
5.
People on the subway moved away from the guy that was making wild and ______________________ gestures.
a)
notorious
b)
immaculate
c)
alleviate
d)
sporadic
6.

Which of the following make up a body paragraph?

a)

thesis statement

b)

thesis statement, facts, and real life examples

c)

interest level, facts, and real life examples

d)

evidence, facts, and real life examples

7.
Which two vocabulary words best completes the following sentences. Although it was my __________________ to go over the speed limit, I was still ___________________ after getting a ticket.
a)
discretion, infuriated
b)
discretion, notorious
c)
presume, infuriated
8.

She is a good, kind, gentle soul who worked to __________ the suffering of her neighbors'.

a)
prosaic
b)
infuriate
c)
discretion
d)
alleviate
9.

Proficient means

a)

to believe something to be true

b)

uninteresting

c)

very good at doing something

d)

to make a bad problem even worse

10.

Which word has the same meaning as exacerbate?

a)
aggravate
b)

relieve

c)

certain

d)
improve
11.

A number of students fell asleep on the NWEA test because it was long and ________________.

a)
resilient
b)
alleviating
c)
prosaic
d)
proficient
12.
Which word has the same meaning as proficient?
a)
skillfull
b)
incompetent
c)
incapable
d)
novice
13.

Exacerbate means

a)

to improve

b)

the right to decide

c)

to make matters worse

d)

very good at something

14.

Which word has the same meaning as prosaic?

a)
plain
b)
exciting
c)

angry

d)
erroneous
15.
Which word has the opposite meaning as infuriate?
a)
ecstacy
b)
anger
c)
hatred
d)
pernicious
16.

A thesis statement is

a)

the run on sentence in your essay

b)

the argument you are going to prove in your essay.

c)

the argument you are going against in your essay

d)

the beginning of your paragraph

17.

A introduction paragraph should include

a)

all of the arguments you will make in your essay

b)

why you feel a certain way about a topic

c)

a thesis statement

d)

a prosaic story

18.

One way to capture attention in an introduction paragraph is to

a)

tell a brief story

b)

state long and prosaic facts

c)

keep the paragraph under 3 sentences

d)

introduce your thesis statement

19.

Dead-beat dads are _____________ for missing birthday parties and graduations.

a)

notorious

b)

resilient

c)

sporadic

d)

exacerbated

20.

The body paragraphs

a)

Supports the argument you presented in the intro paragraph

b)

Supports the argument you presented in the closing paragraph

c)

should not support your argument you presented in the intro paragraph

d)

Supports the argument you presented in the middle of your essay