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Vocabulary (Tier 2)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word is nearest in meaning to VEHICULAR?

All vehicular access to the Apple Market is prohibited at weekends.

a)

pedestrian

b)

bicycle

c)

car

d)

station

2.

What word is nearest in meaning to FROCK?

The bride wore a white frock with pearls along the hem and lace sleeves.

a)

coat

b)

dress

c)

top

d)

hat

3.

What word is nearest in meaning to EXCURSION?

The Youth Club went on an excursion to the Comeraghs last Easter.

a)

trip

b)

experiment

c)

holiday

d)

weekend

4.

What word is nearest in meaning to DAUNTING?

Climbing the 300m sheer cliffs was a daunting task.

a)

manageable

b)

obvious

c)

intimidating

d)

complicated

5.

What word is nearest in meaning to EXPANSE?

The Curragh in Co. Kildare is a huge expanse of flat grassland.

a)

patch

b)

section

c)

location

d)

stretch

6.

What word is nearest in meaning to TOUSLED?

When he came home that day, his clothes were ripped and his hair was tousled.

a)

dishevelled

b)

frizzy

c)

sleek

d)

immaculate

7.

What word is nearest in meaning to MESMERISED?

The children were mesmerised by the dancers on stage whose feet moved almost too fast to see.

a)

confused

b)

excited

c)

fascinated

d)

entertained

8.

What word is nearest in meaning to RIGMAROLE?

There was such a rigmarole when I was trying to buy the cinema tickets that we missed the beginning of the film.

a)

mess

b)

statement

c)

mistake

d)

fuss

9.

What word is nearest in meaning to ARDUOUS?

Clearing out the shed last weekend was an arduous task.

a)

dull

b)

difficult

c)

dangerous

d)

exciting

10.

What word is nearest in meaning to APPARITION?

10% of people claim to have seen a ghost or some other apparition that seems completely invisible to others.

a)

smell

b)

phantom

c)

sound

d)

girl

11.

What word is nearest in meaning to CAPSULE?

The astronaut checked the airlock in the capsule before the fuel pod was jettisoned.

a)

room

b)

meeting

c)

compartment

d)

mission

12.

What word is nearest in meaning to SPECULATION?

When the principal resigned there was a lot of speculation about who might apply for the job.

a)

nonsense

b)

fact

c)

conjecture

d)

lies