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9.2 Critical Vocab: The Loch Ness Monster & Finding Bigfoot

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The player had such good dribbling skills, he was almost impossible to stop. He was...

a)

elusive

b)

convinced

c)

theoretical

d)

earnest

2.

The men ________ attempted to escape from the policemen chasing them

a)

theoretically

b)

sneakily

c)

desperately

d)

earnestly

3.

I can't believe you were _________ that this was a real sighting of Bigfoot, it's obviously a hoax!

a)

theoretical

b)

desperate

c)

convinced

d)

encounter

4.

This is clearly a ________ product, there is no way it could be real!

a)

hoax

b)

delicious

c)

misperception

d)

elusive

5.

Elaine bumped into Uncle Leo when she went to the clinic. She didn't expect to _________, or meet, him there.

a)

misperception

b)

date

c)

sighting

d)

encounter

6.

Time travel is a ________ idea, it hasn't been proven to be truly possible, yet.

a)

crazy

b)

theoretical

c)

misperception

d)

hoax

7.

Spiffy the dog was severely _______ by his owner for peeing all over the sofa.

a)

applauded

b)

scalded

c)

encountered

d)

chastised

8.

A common ________ is that it is unsafe to eat food past its use-by date. Actually, this is an incorrect understanding, because most foods can be eaten safely just after the expiration date.

a)

hoax

b)

misperception

c)

proverb

d)

convinced

9.

Using his binoculars, the man made a ________ of the rare Mikado pheasant.

a)

omelette

b)

misperception

c)

hoax

d)

sighting

10.

Woody ________ tried to convince his friends that he was telling the truth.

a)

earnestly

b)

theoretically

c)

hoaxly

d)

joyfully