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Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "rickety" mean?

a)

Strong and sturdy

b)

Poorly made and likely to collapse

c)

New and shiny

d)

Fast and smooth

2.

What does the word "deciphering" mean?

a)

To write something down

b)

To discover the meaning of something

c)

To draw a picture

d)

To forget something

3.

What does the word "pondered" mean?

a)

Thought carefully about something

b)

Ran quickly

c)

Laughed loudly

d)

Slept deeply

4.

What does the word "plunder" mean?

a)

To steal goods from someone or someplace

b)

To give gifts to someone

c)

To build something new

d)

To help someone in need

5.

What does the word "bewilderment" mean?

a)

A feeling of being confused

b)

A feeling of happiness

c)

A feeling of anger

d)

A feeling of excitement

6.

What does the term "outcropping" mean?

a)

A type of plant

b)

A visible rock formation

c)

A kind of animal

d)

A weather pattern

7.

What does the word "dawdled" mean?

a)

Ran quickly

b)

Wasted time; moved slowly

c)

Jumped high

d)

Flew fast

8.

What does the word "minute" mean in the context of size?

a)

Very large

b)

Extremely small

c)

Medium-sized

d)

Very fast

9.

What does the word "feeble" mean?

a)

Very strong

b)

Physically weak

c)

Extremely fast

d)

Very tall

10.

What does the word "curtly" mean?

a)

In a way that is very quick and slightly rude

b)

In a friendly and polite manner

c)

In a slow and careful way

d)

In a cheerful and happy manner

11.

Which of the following is a synonym for "curtly"?

a)

Slowly

b)

Briefly

c)

Happily

d)

Loudly

12.

What does the word "ponderously" mean?

a)

In a way that is quick and light

b)

In a way that is slow and awkward because of being very heavy or large

c)

In a way that is cheerful and happy

d)

In a way that is small and delicate

13.

What does "presume" mean?

a)

To expect or assume especially with confidence

b)

To come to your own conclusions without evidence

c)

To guess without thinking

d)

To decide without any reason

14.

What is the difference between "assume" and "presume"?

a)

Assume is based on evidence, presume is not

b)

Presume is based on evidence, assume is not

c)

Both mean the same thing

d)

Assume is more confident than presume