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Vocabulary Set 1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following words means "resistant to authority"?

a)

Contrite

b)

Defiant

c)

Tenuous

d)

Innocence

2.

What does the word "futile" mean?

a)

Effective

b)

Useless

c)

Powerful

d)

Innocent

3.

What is the primary role of young activists in a society where civil rights are often challenged?

a)

To remain silent

b)

To embody a spirit of idealism that drives change

c)

To support the status quo

d)

To ignore the struggles faced by those who fought before them

4.

What does the word "tenuous" mean?

a)

Strong

b)

Weak

c)

Clear

d)

Defiant

5.

Which word from the vocabulary list means "having or showing a sense of right and wrong"?

a)

Civil

b)

Conscious

c)

Hierarchy

d)

Idealism

6.

Which word means a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority

a)

idealism

b)

contrite

c)

hiearchy

d)

futile

7.

  • It's completely (a)   trying to reason with him - he just won't listen.

8.

Be (a)   of the space around you on the dance floor.

9.

Which word means lacking wordly experiences?

a)

tenuous

b)

defiant

c)

idealism

d)

innocence

10.

Which of the following is a synonym for tenuous?

a)

weak

b)

innocent

c)

hopeful

d)

content

11.

We insisted that both parties begin to interact in a decent and (a)   way, despite

all their years of fighting.

12.

The following are SYNONYMS for idealism EXCEPT

a)

hopeful

b)

optimistic

c)

realistic

d)

impractical

13.

All of the following are synonyms for futile EXCEPT:

a)

successful

b)

pointless

c)

worthless

d)

ineffective

14.

All of the following are synonyms for conscious EXCEPT:

a)

responsive

b)

unaware

c)

alert

d)

mindful

15.
  1. The _______ child threw a tantrum when it was time to go to bed.

a)

innocence

b)

civil

c)

contrite

d)

defiant

16.

All of the following are ANTONYMS for the word civil EXCEPT

a)

impolite

b)

uncordial

c)

kind

d)

unmannerly

17.
  • He realized that arguing with her was ______ and gave up.

a)

futile

b)

defiant

c)

hierarchy

d)

tenuous

18.
  • The man could not marry the woman he loved because she was born in a level of social _____ that fell beneath his family’s rank.

a)

idealism

b)

hierarchy

c)

contrite

d)

civil

19.

  • Feeling ashamed and (a)   , I apologized for yelling at my mother and promised never to do it again.

20.

believing in or pursuing some perfect vision or belief that is unrealistic

a)

hierarchy

b)

conscious

c)

idealism

d)

contrite