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Skills Vocab 1-50

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Accentuate:

a)

Of relating to, or occurring at night. Active at night.

b)

A planned movement of troops or warships.

c)

To give prominence to: emphasize or intensify.

2.

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of a what?

a)

analogy

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

3.

"Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get" is an example of a what?

a)

alliteration

b)

analogy

c)

metaphor

4.

Getting vaccines helps create ______ in your body to help build immunity to diseases.

a)

mosaics

b)

introspections

c)

antibodies

5.

Colin ______ to play professional soccer.

a)

aspires

b)

bamboozles

c)

plateaus

6.

Define Bamboozle:

a)

To deceive by elaborate trickery.

b)

Full of fun and good cheer: jolly.

c)

Something other than property passed down from generations; a tradition.

7.

Define Bizarre:

a)

An elevated expanse of land

b)

Very strange or odd.

c)

A source of inconvenience, or annoyance.

8.

The _____ students were yelling over the teacher.

a)

boisterous

b)

pulverize

c)

dialogue

9.

JP wanted to _____ classes by never showing up to school again.

a)

divulge

b)

boycott

c)

chronology

10.

Animals like chameleons and some species of octopus that can change colors to blend in with their surroundings are examples of:

a)

Camouflage

b)

Omnivores

c)

Mutation

11.

Define Chronology:

a)

The order or sequence of events.

b)

A false notion or mistaken belief.

c)

To grow or develop well.

12.

Room 100 _______ Jina's graduation by showing a PowerPoint of photos and having a party.

a)

nuisance

b)

enthusiastic

c)

commemorated

13.

Which word means: to crouch or draw back, as from fear or pain: cringe.

a)

Cower

b)

Impertinent

c)

Formidable

14.

The students showed good _____ by listening and taking notes as Mr. C was teaching.

a)

hypocrisy

b)

decorum

c)

outrageous

15.

Which word means:

1) The act of subtracting

2) An amount that is or may be subtracted.

3) The process of reaching a conclusion by reasoning.

a)

dialogue

b)

deduction

c)

decorum

16.

When the team lost, they walked off the field feeling ______ and sad.

a)

despondent

b)

jovial

c)

quandary

17.

Hannah and Evan were engaged in a ______ about dogs and other animals.

a)

guru

b)

dialogue

c)

parasite

18.

Rico would not _____ the secrets of JP's Sopranos Mob even though people really wanted him to.

a)

divulge

b)

eclectic

c)

accentuate

19.

Which word means:
Choosing or taking what appears to be the best from various sources.

a)

Eclectic

b)

Nocturnal

c)

Exult

20.

Which word means:

1) An order by a government prohibiting merchant ships from entering or leaving it’s ports

2) Prohibiting trade

a)

Aspire

b)

Heritage

c)

Embargo

21.

Rico was ______ when talking about Mario and Rico's Odyssey

a)

antibody

b)

enthusiastic

c)

maneuver

22.

If someone exults, what are they doing?

a)

They are honoring the memory of someone else.

b)

They are being excited and rejoicing.

c)

They are being noisy and lacking discipline.

23.

Define Fallacy:

a)

To pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust.

b)

A source of inconvenience, or annoyance.

c)

A false notion or mistaken belief.

24.

Which word means:

1) To grow or develop well.

2) To thrive.

a)

Flourish

b)

Formidable

c)

Fallacy

25.

Although the other racers were _____ opponents, Ms. Faneuil outran them all to win the road race.

a)

formidable

b)

bizarre

c)

jovial

26.

Which word means:

1) A Hindu spiritual leader

2) A person who is followed as a leader or a teacher.

a)

Inference

b)

Guru

c)

Nuisance

27.

Define Heritage:

a)

The main character in a literary work or drama.

b)

Something other than property passed down from generations; a tradition.

c)

To be excited, rejoice.

28.

The student showed _____ by telling others not to talk during the movie, but then whispering loudly to their friend.

a)

eclectic

b)

hypocrisy

c)

quandary

29.

After getting the chickenpox as a kid, Mr. Chojnowski was ____, so he couldn't get it again.

a)

immune

b)

protagonist

c)

inference

30.

Which word means:

1) Offensively bold, rude.

2) Not pertinent, not relevant or irrelevant

a)

Impertinent

b)

Embargo

c)

Decorum

31.

If you make an inference, you are....

a)

making a conclusion based on evidence.

b)

pounding, or crushing powder into dust.

c)

showing or expressing feelings that you don't actually believe.

32.

Define Introspection:

a)

Exceeding all bounds of what is right or proper; immoral or offensive

b)

The examination of one's own thoughts and feelings.

c)

A source of inconvenience, or annoyance.

33.

Ms. Olsen had a _____ smile when she saw all the students had done well on their finals.

a)

aspire

b)

dialogue

c)

jovial

34.

Which word means:

1) A complex structure of connected passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way. A maze

2) Something complicated or confusing in design or construction.

a)

Quandary

b)

Labyrinth

c)

Lichen

35.

Ms. Papantonis saw lots of _____ on rocks and trees when she went hiking in New Hampshire.

a)

lichen

b)

embargo

c)

quarantine

36.

Which word means:

1) A planned movement of troops or warships

2) A controlled change in movement or direction of a vehicle or vessel, especially an aircraft.

a)

Maneuver

b)

Chronology

c)

Boisterous

37.

"The tall oak tree was a silent giant, watching over the forest" is an example of a what?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

38.

If you make a mosaic, what are you making?

a)

A picture/design created by fitting together small, colored pieces of tile, glass, or stone.

b)

A change in a gene or chromosome of an organism that can be inherited by its offspring.

c)

A planned movement of troops or warships.

39.

Which word means:

1) A change in a gene or chromosome of an organism that can be inherited by it’s offspring.

2) An organism or individual that has undergone a change in form.

a)

Mutation

b)

Antibody

c)

Parasite

40.

The ____ owls were hunting for food at night.

a)

pulverize

b)

nocturnal

c)

exult

41.

Although we love our younger siblings, sometimes they can be such a ______!

a)

boycott

b)

heritage

c)

nuisance

42.

Humans are ______ because we can eat both plants and meat.

a)

omnivores

b)

eclectics

c)

accentuates

43.

The student thought it was _____ that his parents were forcing him to go to school today when he'd rather stay home.

a)

outrageous

b)

labyrinth

c)

protagonist

44.

Why is a tick considered a parasite?

a)

Because ticks have a bad taste in music.

b)

Because both the tick and the larger animal feed off each other.

c)

Because it feeds from other organisms and can be harmful to them in return.

45.

Which word means:

1) An elevated expanse of land

2) A stable or level or stage or growth or development.

a)

Fallacy

b)

Plateau

c)

Impertinent

46.

The main character in a story is called a....

a)

lichen

b)

protagonist

c)

omnivore

47.

Jina's word of the day was inspiración/inspiration. In English, what does this mean?

a)

A sudden idea, a feeling of creativity, or a sense of being motivated to pursue a goal.

b)

A false notion or mistaken belief.

c)

To make known; reveal; tell.

48.

Caleb ______ his opponents in the video game, winning first place.

a)

exulted

b)

divulged

c)

pulverized

49.

Define Quandary:

a)

To give prominence to: emphasize or intensify.

b)

Offensively bold, rude.

c)

A condition of uncertainty or doubt; a dilemma.

50.

During the height of Covid in 2020, everyone had to _____ in their homes to prevent the disease from spreading.

a)

nocturnal

b)

quarantine

c)

accentuate