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English Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which verb means to produce offspring?

a)

Invade

b)

Reproduce

c)

Overtake

d)

Upset

2.

What adjective describes species that originate and live in a particular area?

a)

Predators

b)

Plankton

c)

Native

d)

Clams

3.

Which verb means to disturb the stability or smooth functioning of?

a)

Introduce

b)

Upset

c)

Invade

d)

Overwhelm

4.

Which verb means to bury or drown beneath a huge mass?

a)

Reproduce

b)

Upset

c)

Overwhelm

d)

Overtake

5.

What term describes the small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or freshwater?

a)

Clams

b)

Plankton

c)

Nutrients

d)

Landscape

6.

Which word means therefore or as a result?

a)

In other words

b)

For instance

c)

Thus

d)

Overwhelm

7.

What term describes marine bivalve mollusks with shells of equal size?

a)

Clams

b)

Plankton

c)

Predators

d)

Nutrients

8.

Which phrase can be used to introduce an example?

a)

Thus

b)

In other words

c)

For instance

d)

Overwhelm

9.

What term refers to animals that naturally prey on others?

a)

Nutrients

b)

Predators

c)

Clams

d)

Plankton

10.

What term describes organisms that are not native and tend to spread, causing damage to the environment, human economy, or health?

a)

Predators

b)

Plankton

c)

Invasive species

d)

Clams

11.

Which phrase is used to introduce a restatement or clarification of a previous statement?

a)

For instance

b)

In other words

c)

Thus

d)

Therefore

12.

What adjective is used to describe something that is specific or distinct from others?

a)

Native

b)

Particular

c)

Well-suited

d)

Defined

13.

Which verb means to catch up with and pass while traveling in the same direction?

a)

Reproduce

b)

Overwhelm

c)

Overtake

d)

Introduce

14.

What verb means to bring something into use or operation for the first time?

a)

Overtake

b)

Introduce

c)

Upset

d)

Invade

15.

What term refers to a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it?

a)

Coast

b)

Characteristic

c)

Nutrients

d)

Landscape