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ACT Vocab blasphemy facetious

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is an example of "blasphemy"?

a)

A man tripping a rabbi.

b)

A sandwich with peanut butter, cheese, and turkey.

c)

Wearing a pentacle

d)

Gays "stealing the rainbow."

e)

*** ALL OF THE ABOVE - depending on your own personal belief system

2.

Which is an example of "nefarious"?

a)

Sun Wukong causing havoc in heaven assuming you don’t know what this is let’s say it is not the answer even though I do not know what this is

b)

Sitting in a valley

c)

A teacher assigning multiple assignments in one day.

d)

Talking while someone else is talking.

3.

Giggling or laughing during history class while discussing the horrors of the Middle Passage is very facetious. This meaning...

a)

A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditions, or institutions.

b)

A forceful and bitter verbal attack.

c)

Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor.

d)

Wicked or criminal.

4.

Visceral means?

a)

From the gut. Instinctive reaction. Emotional.

b)

Profane talk about holy or sacred things.

c)

Having knowledge or being aware of.

d)

So focused on one small thing that the whole picture can't/won’t be seen.

5.

She has a strong for music.

(a)  
Choose from the below words
passion
dislike
indifference
aversion
6.

She screamed in class because she had a (a)   reaction to the dead dog outside.

Choose from the below words
Visceral
Calm
Indifferent
Joyful
7.

Mrs. Daniel uses the word (a)   when she is talking about the art of persuasion.

Choose from the below words
Rhetoric
Logic
Grammar
Dialectic
8.

The crazy man on the street spoke (a) on our religion.

(a)  

Choose from the below words
blasphemy

praise

silence

wisdom

9.

The credibility of the speaker is: (a)  

Choose from the below words
Pathos
Logos
Kairos
Ethos
10.

The exhausted mother (a)   to her toddler’s demands for a new toy.

Choose from the below words
Acquiesced
Refused
Ignored
affinity
11.

The candidate for governor lost voter approval when her (a)   about immigration was posted on YouTube.

Choose from the below words
Diatribe
Speech
Comment
Statement
12.

What is the definition of Malevolent?

a)

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

b)

A statement that does not logically follow a conversation’s flow.

c)

Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

13.

Which sentence properly uses Benevolent?

a)

Sneaking out at night is Benevolent.

b)

My Benevolence landed me in the principles office.

c)

She had a Benevolent smile.

14.

What is ubiquitous?

a)

Appearing everywhere

b)

Credibility and trustworthiness with the audience

c)

Having knowledge or being aware of

15.

What is Epitome?

a)

The typical or highest example of a stated quality as shown by a particular person or thing

b)

Accept something reluctantly but without protest

c)

Accept something reluctantly but without protest

16.

On November eleventh Mrs. Daniel was (a)   when she was talking to Sariah.

Choose from the below words
Facetious
Serious
Angry
Confused
17.

The comedian was seen as an (a)   because he frequently mocked sacred societal norms.

Choose from the below words
Iconoclast
Conformist
Traditionalist
Conservative
18.

The company's new product launch turned into a total when it failed to meet customer expectations.

a)
Debacle
b)
Success
c)
Triumph
d)
Victory
19.

After watching the emotional movie, she felt a sense of , as though a heavy weight had been lifted.

a)
Catharsis
b)
Confusion
c)
Anxiety
d)
Boredom
20.

Which of the following best describes an iconoclast?

a)

Someone who follows traditions

b)

Someone who questions traditional norms

c)

Someone who enjoys solitude

d)

Someone who avoids confrontation

21.

The word debacle most closely means:

a)

Success

b)

Disaster

c)

Plan

d)

Victory

22.

A catharsis is:

a)

A breakthrough in scientific research

b)

A feeling of confusion

c)

An emotional release that brings relief

d)

A method of problem-solving

23.

To be cognizant of something is to:

a)

Ignore it completely

b)

Be aware or knowledgeable about it

c)

Feel indifferent about it

d)

Make assumptions about it

24.

What character from arcane has an affinity for science?

a)

Sevika

b)

Caitlyn

c)

Vander

d)

Jayce (You are allowed to ask Sariah for help)

25.

The pope responded to the lies told by the avid church members about the church by saying, “This is _______   .”

a)

Blasphemy

b)

Truthful

c)

Acceptable

d)

Irrelevant

26.

The teacher reminded the students to be _______  of the deadline for their assignments.

a)

Cognizant

b)

Unaware

c)

Oblivious

d)

Ignorant