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The Namesake Vocabulary Chapters 1-5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I told her that she had to ______ her speech because she only had a three minute time slot and it was currently taking her six minutes to deliver the speech.

a)

foray

b)

truncate

c)

goad

d)

reprimand

2.

The team looked ______ after they lost the volleyball match.

a)

harried

b)

supercilious

c)

crestfallen

d)

inevitable

3.

The ______ teenager wore all black, rarely smiled, and responded to his parents' questions with monotone, one-word answers.

a)

morose

b)

prominent

c)

tentative

d)

supercilious

4.

The marketing team had a _____ idea for the advertising campaign, but they were unsure if it was going to work and had doubts about whether the clients would approve it.

a)

prominent

b)

inevitable

c)

despondent

d)

tentative

5.

The business owner was a ______ member of the community who many people knew and whose photo could be seen on billboards and posters throughout the town.

a)

inevitable

b)

prominent

c)

inviolable

d)

supercilious

6.

The _____ man thought he was super good looking and that every woman was in love with him.

a)

disconcerted

b)

inevitable

c)

supercilious

d)

despondent

7.

The volleyball player's _____ into the sport of soccer did not go well as she realized she was not very skilled with her feet.

a)

foray

b)

goad

c)

reprimand

d)

harried

8.

The mother felt like she had to constantly ____ her children into doing their homework; only with her pushing and prodding would they finally get down to business.

a)

truncate

b)

indiscretion

c)

harried

d)

goad

9.

While planning the wedding, I constantly felt ______ because there were so many details to think about and so many tasks to complete.

a)

despondent

b)

harried

c)

morose

d)

prominent

10.

The Army captain decided to formally _____ the soldier when he left the base without permission and the infraction went on the soldier's permanent record.

a)

truncate

b)

goad

c)

foray

d)

reprimand

11.

In life, failure is _____ because no one is perfect.

a)

indiscretion

b)

despondent

c)

inviolable

d)

inevitable

12.

Ashima engages in a small _____ when she steps into Ashoke's shoes before meeting him because it was improper for a Bengali woman to do such a thing.

a)

indiscretion

b)

foray

c)

tentative

d)

inviolable

13.

The one _____ rule of volleyball is that you cannot catch the ball; if you do, you'll lose!

a)

inviolable

b)

disconcerted

c)

despondent

d)

tentative

14.

The environmentalist Swiftie was ______ when she found out about the amount of air pollution that was created by Taylor Swift's private jet.

a)

prominent

b)

supercilious

c)

tentative

d)

disconcerted

15.

After being broken up with by his long-term girlfriend over text, he was _____and cried for hours.

a)

disconcerted

b)

despondent

c)

indiscretion

d)

harried