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Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "plodding" mean?

a)

Fast-moving and exciting

b)

Slow-moving and unexciting

c)

Sparsely occupied

d)

Abundant in numbers

2.

What is the definition of "deserted"?

a)

Full of life and activity

b)

Sparsely occupied or unoccupied, desolate

c)

Filled with people

d)

Covered with vegetation

3.

What does "immigrated" mean?

a)

To leave a country permanently

b)

To come to live permanently in a foreign country

c)

To visit a country temporarily

d)

To travel for leisure

4.

What does "privations" refer to?

a)

Abundance of resources

b)

State in which essential things are scarce or lacking

c)

Excessive wealth

d)

Luxurious living conditions

5.

What is the meaning of "respiratory"?

a)

Relating to digestion

b)

Relating to organs of respiration

c)

Relating to circulation

d)

Relating to the nervous system

6.

What does "convalescing" mean?

a)

To become ill

b)

To recover health and strength over time

c)

To deteriorate in health

d)

To remain in a stable condition

7.

What is "leprosy"?

a)

A fast-growing disease affecting the heart

b)

A slow-growing disease affecting nerves, skin, eyes, and nose

c)

A common cold

d)

A type of cancer

8.

What does "bedridden" mean?

a)

Active and mobile

b)

Confined to bed by sickness or old age

c)

Engaged in physical activity

d)

Traveling frequently

9.

What does "hypocrisy" refer to?

a)

Sincerity in beliefs

b)

Practice of claiming moral standards to which one's behavior does not conform

c)

Consistency in actions and beliefs

d)

Honesty in all situations

10.

What is a "sanatorium"?

a)

A place for leisure activities

b)

An establishment for medical treatment of convalescing people

c)

A school for children

d)

A government building