Worksheetschapter 5 vocab quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 30mins
In the days of the Wild West, charlatans sold “snake oil” as a remedy for everything from baldness to insanity. Choose the best response for "charlatan."
an investor
an expert
a con artist
You claim you were at a soccer game when the crime was committed. Can anyone corroborate your story? Choose the best response for "corroborate."
to question
to support
to understand
What would be the best way to disseminate information about the next school board meeting? It’s important for all parents to attend. Choose the best response for "disseminate."
to spread
to conceal
to improve
In a well-known poem, Robert Frost uses a branching path as a symbol of life’s decisions: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by.” Choose the best response for "diverge."
to separate
to unite
to disappear
Many insects lay eggs that remain dormant all winter and do not hatch until spring, in the warmer weather. Choose the best response for "dormant."
not active
irreversible
growing
Let’s go over to the construction site and watch the crane hoist the beams into place for the new skyscraper. Choose the best response for "hoist."
to follow
to display
to raise
Years of illicit activities resulted in Gene's being sentenced to serve a life term in prison. Ted's business is illicit: he drives an unlicensed passenger van along a route that's supposed to be used only by city buses.
fake
unlawful
unprofitable
Layla would like to break off her engagement to Ahmed, but she feels that her promise to marry him is irrevocable. Giving a child up for adoption has become a subject of debate. Should the mother be allowed to change her mind, or should her decision be irrevocable?
not reversible
mistaken
not certain
Mark's search for a larger house was precipitated by his marriage to a woman with four children. The discovery that Elliot had been setting off fires precipitated his parents' decision to send him to a child psychologist.
to bring on
to prevent
to permit
Hanna's doctors hope that chemotherapy will halt the proliferation of cancer cells in her body. The proliferation of dandelions in my yard is too much for me to handle. They are growing faster than I can destroy them.
damage
a shortage
a rapid increase
Inactive; alive but not actively growing, as if asleep
(a)
To spread or scatter widely; distribute
(a)
Not able to be cancelled or undone; irreversible
(a)
A rapid spread or increase
(a)
To confirm; strengthen with further evidence; provide proof of
(a)
To cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected
(a)
To lift, especially with some mechanical means, like a cable
(a)
A fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill
(a)
To branch off in different directions from the same starting point; different
(a)
Illegal
(a)
Choose 1 vocab word and use it in a sentence.
Choose 1 word and use it in a sentence.
