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12th grade unit 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rather than allowing its characters to develop, the film moves with _____ to the gory shootout at the end.

a)

celerity

b)

solicitous

c)

perturb

d)

turbulent

2.

If you act a bit more _____ towards your clients, they will understand that you really want to help them.

a)

cogent

b)

turbulent

c)

solicitous

d)

celerity

3.

Marty's _____ account of his experiences during the war left the audience with a much clearer understanding of what had really happened.

a)

solicitous

b)

celerity

c)

perturb

d)

Cogent

4.

Nothing will _____ Kathleen more than seeing someone be unkind to a child.

a)

Perturb

b)

cogent

c)

resuscitate

d)

turbulent

5.

Because they were under extremely _____ circumstances, the committee took immediate action.

a)

Cogent

b)

Exigent

c)

Incite

d)

Turbid

6.

The troops defending the fort feared that a small enemy force could _____ the weaknesses in the defense of the stronghold.

a)

resuscitate

b)

perturb

c)

turbulent

d)

assay

7.

My Aunt Pearl fainted, but we were soon able to _____ her.

a)

resuscitate

b)

exigent

c)

assay

d)

perturb

8.

The _____ emotions Jessie felt on a day-to-day basis sometimes left her exhausted.

a)

exigent

b)

perturb

c)

turbulent

d)

assay

9.

Even the most _____ sports-hater might be won over by the fast-paced excitement of snowboarding.

a)

intransigent

b)

exigent

c)

incite

d)

turbid

10.

Critics noted that the writer had once produced clear, delightful prose, but his poetry was now merely a(n) _____ and confusing stream.

a)

exigent

b)

alacrity

c)

incite

d)

turbid

11.

When Ben had the good fortune to be assigned a report on his favorite musician, he began researching with _____.

a)

incite

b)

intransigent

c)

alacrity

d)

turbid

12.

Carefully chosen words in the pamphlets may _____ readers to stage a protest.

a)

turbid

b)

alacrity

c)

exigent

d)

incite

13.

During the _____ years following the war, angry leaders bent on further destruction would _____ their followers to demonstrate violently.

a)

intransigent; resuscitate

b)

solicitous; assay

c)

turbulent; incite

d)

turbid; perturb

14.

After a few minutes of unconsciousness, Bernard opened his eyes to find a kindly and _____ nurse trying to _____ him with smelling salts.

a)

solicitous; resuscitate

b)

intransigent; assay

c)

turbulent; perturb

d)

exigent; incite

15.

Rather than offering a(n) _____ explanation of the basic principles of quantum physics, the author gives his readers only a few confusing, _____ paragraphs.

a)

turbid; solicitous

b)

solicitous; turbid

c)

exigent; cogent

d)

cogent; turbid

16.

Even when a crisis became so _____ that all the other firefighters came close to collapsing under the stress, nothing seemed to _____ Chief Hornby.

a)

exigent; resuscitate

b)

cogent; assay

c)

intransigent; assay

d)

exigent; perturb

17.

The _____ jeweler absolutely refused to refund his customers' money, even after samples of his merchandise were _____ and found to contain only worthless minerals.

a)

perturbed; resuscitated

b)

turbulent; incited

c)

intransigent; assayed

d)

turbid; incited