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HW: Lesson 8 Vocab: INSUL/IDIO/ NUM/PLUS/PLUR/SING

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word 'INSULAR'?

a)

Limited in knowledge or perspective

b)

To protect from outside influence

c)

A peculiar quality; a quirk

d)

To list separately; to count off

2.

Fill in the blank: The mayor believed that his status in the community would ______ him against the negative attention other politicians had been given.

a)

insulate

b)

expose

c)

harm

d)

endanger

3.

What is the meaning of the word 'IDIOSYNCRASY'?

a)

A) Speech or phrasing specific to a particular language

b)

B) A peculiar quality; a quirk

c)

C) So plentiful as to be uncountable

d)

D) Baffled; confused

4.

What is the meaning of the word 'IDIOM'?

a)

To protect from outside influence

b)

Limited in knowledge or perspective

c)

Speech or phrasing specific to a particular language

d)

To list separately; to count off

5.

Fill in the blank: Joanna was asked by her doctor to ______ the symptoms that had been bothering her.

a)

enumerate

b)

ignore

c)

exaggerate

d)

hide

6.

What is the meaning of the word 'INNUMERABLE'?

a)

So plentiful as to be uncountable

b)

A peculiar quality; a quirk

c)

Baffled; confused

d)

Limited in knowledge or perspective

7.

What is the meaning of the word 'NONPLUSSED'?

a)

Limited in knowledge or perspective

b)

Baffled; confused

c)

To protect from outside influence

d)

Speech or phrasing specific to a particular language

8.

When Joyce used a (n) _______________ unfamiliar to her listeners, she was forced to stop and explain.

a)

idiom

b)

phrase

c)

expression

d)

term

9.

Our manager did not _______________ just one of us out for criticism; he expressed displeasure with the whole department.

a)

single

b)

praise

c)

ignore

d)

reward

10.

Due to his rather _______________ upbringing, John had tasted a few foods besides those cooked by his family.

a)

insular

b)

diverse

c)

cosmopolitan

d)

adventurous

11.

Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. Jeremy often tried to _______________ his nervous coworker from the chaos raging in the office.

a)

insulate

b)

idiosyncrasy

c)

surplus

d)

innumerable

12.

Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used. Options: idiosyncrasy, surplus, insulate, innumerable, singular

The store had a _______________ of winter coats, so they decided to have a sale to clear out the extra inventory.

a)

idiosyncrasy

b)

surplus

c)

insulate

d)

innumerable

e)

singular

13.

Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used. Options: idiosyncrasy, surplus, insulate, innumerable, singular

One _______________ of Rebecca’s was her tendency to nap standing up.

a)

idiosyncrasy

b)

surplus

c)

insulate

d)

innumerable

14.

Though _______________ spectators used to crowd Times Square on New Year’s Eve, this year it was unusually empty.

a)

innumerable

b)

countable

c)

few

d)

limited

15.

Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used. Options: surplus, plurality, nonplussed, enumerated, singular

A _______________ of wheat on the international market was the result of an excellent growing season.

a)

surplus

b)

plurality

c)

nonplussed

d)

enumerated

16.

Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used.

Options: surplus, plurality, nonplussed, enumerated, singular

Mr. Hooper was amazed when a _______________ of his students chose to skip recess for a science presentation.

a)

plurality

b)

surplus

c)

nonplussed

d)

enumerated

17.

Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used.

Options: surplus, plurality, nonplussed, enumerated, singular

My teacher _______________ at least ten reasons why she refused to pass me for the year.

a)

enumerated

b)

surplus

c)

plurality

d)

nonplussed

18.

Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used.

Options: surplus, plurality, nonplussed, enumerated, singular

Olivia confessed that she was _______________ by my sudden change of mood.

a)

surplus

b)

plurality

c)

nonplussed

d)

enumerated

19.

Members of the small, community were when they discovered that a huge city would soon be built on the borders of their town that would change the village forever.

a)

innumerable

b)

singular

c)
insular
d)
nonplussed
20.

The garden had an number of flowers, but the of weeds made it difficult to appreciate their beauty.

a)
singular; idiosyncrasy
b)
innumerable; surplus
c)

insular; idiom

d)

nonplussed; plurality

21.

The employee did not out anyone as the main cause of his resignation, but he did reasons why he found the workplace unpleasant.

a)
insulate
b)
single
c)

enumerate

22.

A of bananas in the storehouse on Monday can mean flies and other pests on Tuesday.

a)
idiosyncrasy; insular
b)

idiom; singular

c)

plurality; nonplussed

d)
surplus; innumerable
23.

Even if a of parents were very careful about what their children watch on television, it is unlikely that the kids would be from all of its negative material.

a)
plurality
b)
idiom
c)

idiosyncrasy

d)

surplus

24.

What is the meaning of the word 'PLURALITY'?

a)

C) Limited in knowledge or perspective

b)

B) A peculiar quality; a quirk

c)

A) A large number of something

d)

D) To list separately; to count off

25.

Fill in the blank: The scientist was _______________ by the unexpected results of the experiment.

a)

nonplussed

b)

insulated

c)

singled

d)

enumerated