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Week 20 Vocabulary 25/26

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of 'alibi'?

a)

careful about spending money or using resources

b)

A type of legal defense used in court

c)

a claim of having been elsewhere when a crime was committed: a reason given to explain something

d)

to let go; to unload cargo or passengers; to fire off; to give off

2.

What is the definition of "confederate"?

a)

an enemy or foe

b)

a person, state, or country that joins with another for a common purpose; a partner in crime

c)

careful about spending money or using resources

d)

honest in expressing thought and feelings

3.

What is the definition of 'discharge'?

a)

To let go; to unload cargo or passengers; to fire off; to give off

b)

to detain or imprison

c)

to change somewhat

d)

to cheat out of money or property

4.

What does 'economical' mean?

a)

to let go; to unload cargo or passengers; to fire off; to give off

b)

Expensive

c)

honest in expressing thoughts and feelings

d)

careful about spending money or using resources

5.

What does the word 'frank' mean?

a)

being dishonest with others

b)

honest in expressing thought and feelings

c)

careful about spending money or using resources

d)

to change somewhat

6.

The word 'modify' means?

a)

to change somewhat

b)

to let go; to unload cargo or passengers; to fire off; to give off

c)

careful about spending money or using resources

d)

to cheat out of money or property

7.

What is the definition of 'mutiny'?

a)

an open rebellion against authority: to rebel against those in charge

b)

to chase in order to catch; to strive to achieve, to carry out

c)

A formal agreement between nations

d)

referring to only one person or thing; out of the ordinary

8.

What is the definition of 'negative'?

a)

referring to only one person or thing; out of the ordinary

b)

to cheat out of money or property: a scheme for cheating someone

c)

saying "no"; not positive or helpful; less than zero: a "no" expression; a photo image that reverses light and dark areas

d)

to change somewhat

9.

What is the meaning of 'pursue'?

a)

the power or rule of a monarch; a monarch's period of rule: to rule as a monarch; to be widespread

b)

to cheat out of money or property: a scheme for cheating someone

c)

to change somewhat

d)

To chase in order to catch; to strive to achieve; to carry out

10.

What does 'reign' mean?

a)

the power or rule of a monarch; a monarch's period of rule: to rule as a monarch; to be widespread

b)

To rain heavily

c)

an open rebellion against authority: to rebel against those in charge

d)

to chase in order to catch; to strive to achieve; to carry out

11.

What does the word 'singular' mean?

a)

to let go; to unload cargo or passengers; to fire off; to give off

b)

careful about spending money or using resources

c)

referring to only one person or thing; out of the ordinary

d)

saying "no"; not positive or helpful; less that zero: a "no" expression; a photo image that reverses light and dark areas

12.

What is the definition of 'swindle'?

a)

to cheat out of money or property: a scheme for cheating someone

b)

referring to only one person or thing; out of the ordinary

c)

to let go; to unload cargo or passengers; to fire off; to give off

d)

honest in expressing thoughts and feelings

13.

What is the definition of 'adage'?

a)

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

b)

A type of dance

c)

a comparison between unlike things using the words like or as

d)

A historical event

14.

What is the definition of 'third person point of view'?

a)

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

b)

A type of dance

c)

a comparison between unlike things using the words like or as

d)

the story is told by a narrator using words like "he," "she", "them", "they". Someone not in the story is telling the story.

15.

What word is defined as 'a figure of speech- extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point'?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

16.

What do the suffixes '-ence' and '-ance' mean?

a)

many/much

b)

above/on top of/ beyone

c)

middle

d)

act or condition of

17.

What does the root 'ject' mean?

a)

break/ burst

b)

to say/tell

c)

to throw

d)

to write