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Vocabulary Quiz 9/23

Total questions: 176

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A long journey, especially by sea or in space, is called a:

a)

Colony

b)

Voyage

c)

Dynasty

d)

Resume

2.

A person who directs the route of a ship or aircraft:

a)

Navigator

b)

Mapmaker

c)

Conquistador

d)

Indigenous

3.

A journey undertaken for a specific purpose, often involving exploration:

a)

Expedition

b)

Foretaste

c)

Truce

d)

Germinate

4.

A settlement far from the country that governs it:

a)

Colony

b)

Dynasty

c)

Biography

d)

Caravel

5.

People native to a particular region:

a)

Indigenous

b)

Trivial

c)

Foretaste

d)

Fiction

6.

A small, fast ship used during the Age of Exploration:

a)

Caravel

b)

Dynasty

c)

Resume

d)

Barren

7.

A Spanish conqueror of the Americas:

a)

Mapmaker

b)

Conquistador

c)

Navigator

d)

Foretaste

8.

The term used by Europeans for the Americas:

a)

New World

b)

Foretaste

c)

Dynasty

d)

Adjacent

9.

A route followed by traders to exchange goods:

a)

Trade Route

b)

Biography

c)

Trivial

d)

Renovate

10.

A person who makes maps:

a)

Caravel

b)

Resume

c)

Mapmaker

d)

Truce

11.

A written account of a person’s life:

a)

Fiction

b)

Biography

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

12.

Literature that is invented and not factual:

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-fiction

c)

Resume

d)

Caravel

13.

Writing based on facts, real events, or people:

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-fiction

c)

Biography

d)

Adjacent

14.

To repair or restore to good condition:

a)

Resume

b)

Renovate

c)

Disrupt

d)

Trickle

15.

To begin again after a pause:

a)

Resume

b)

Germinate

c)

Alight

d)

Truce

16.

Gloomy, sad, or sulky in mood:

a)

Vicious

b)

Sullen

c)

Barren

d)

Foretaste

17.

To flow slowly in small drops or streams:

a)

Germinate

b)

Trickle

c)

Disrupt

d)

Adjacent

18.

Of little importance:

a)

Trivial

b)

Indigenous

c)

Vicious

d)

Colony

19.

A temporary peace agreement:

a)

Truce

b)

Dynasty

c)

Fiction

d)

Resume

20.

Mean or cruel in nature:

a)

Barren

b)

Vicious

c)

Disrupt

d)

Germinate

21.

Next to or beside:

a)

Adjacent

b)

Resume

c)

Foretaste

d)

Trivial

22.

To descend or come down from the air:

a)

Disrupt

b)

Alight

c)

Resume

d)

Voyage

23.

Land that is empty and unable to produce crops:

a)

Barren

b)

Dynasty

c)

Biography

d)

Renovate

24.

To cause disorder or interruption:

a)

Disrupt

b)

Trickle

c)

Adjacent

d)

Sullen

25.

A line of rulers from the same family:

a)

Dynasty

b)

Colony

c)

Expedition

d)

Resume

26.

A sample or preview of what is to come:

a)

Foretaste

b)

Fiction

c)

Voyage

d)

Indigenous

27.

To begin to grow or develop:

a)

Germinate

b)

Resume

c)

Renovate

d)

Alight

28.

Which word describes a cruel attack by an animal?

a)

Sullen

b)

Vicious

c)

Adjacent

d)

Dynasty

29.

A person who studies the stars and directs ships would most likely be a:

a)

Navigator

b)

Trivial

c)

Resume

d)

Foretaste

30.

A small ship used for exploration:

a)

Caravel

b)

Biography

c)

Resume

d)

Barren

31.

The explorers set out on a long (a)   .

32.

The king’s family ruled for generations, forming a powerful (a)   .

33.

Rain began to (a)   down the window.

34.

The desert was dry and (a)   .

35.

She hopes her seeds will (a)   in spring.

36.

After fighting for hours, the soldiers agreed to a (a)   .

37.

The teacher’s lesson was (a)   by loud construction noise.

38.

The Spanish (a)   sought riches in the New World.

39.

A story of a real person’s life is a (a)   .

40.

Writing that is based on imagination is called (a)   .

41.

Students wrote about facts, so their writing was (a)   .

42.

The chairs were placed (a)   to each other.

43.

The audience waited for the actor to (a)   from the stagecoach.

44.

The coach gave us a (a)   of tomorrow’s game strategy.

45.

The explorer used a (a)   to study maps of new lands.

46.

Ships traveled the (a)   to bring spices and silk to Europe.

47.

The settlers built a small (a)   near the coast.

48.

The angry boy sat with a (a)   expression.

49.

The lion’s (a)   roar frightened the travelers.

50.

The old house was repaired and (a)   .

51.

small, fast sailing ship:

a)

Caravel

b)

Dynasty

c)

Resume

d)

Fiction

52.

Spanish conqueror of the Americas:

a)

Navigator

b)

Conquistador

c)

Mapmaker

d)

Dynasty

53.

The Americas were called by Europeans:

a)

New World

b)

Colony

c)

Trade Route

d)

Foretaste

54.

A path used for exchanging goods:

a)

Trade Route

b)

Expedition

c)

Fiction

d)

Resume

55.

A person who creates maps:

a)

Dynasty

b)

Mapmaker

c)

Trivial

d)

Navigator

56.

Which is an example of a voyage?

a)

A family picnic

b)

Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 1492

c)

Buying groceries

d)

Walking to class

57.

Which word best describes Christopher Columbus?

a)

Resume

b)

Navigator

c)

Biography

d)

Trivial

58.

Which is a famous expedition?

a)

The Lewis and Clark journey

b)

Going to school

c)

Renovating a house

d)

Writing a resume

59.

The Jamestown settlement was a:

a)

Dynasty

b)

Colony

c)

Biography

d)

Trade Route

60.

Indigenous people of North America include:

a)

Vikings

b)

Native Americans

c)

Conquistadors

d)

Navigators

61.

A caravel was used for:

a)

Planting crops

b)

Long ocean voyages

c)

Writing biographies

d)

Renovating houses

62.

Hernán Cortés was a:

a)

Navigator

b)

Conquistador

c)

Mapmaker

d)

Indigenous leader

63.

Europeans sought gold and land in the:

a)

New World

b)

Dynasty

c)

Resume

d)

Fiction

64.

The Silk Road was a:

a)

Biography

b)

Trade Route

c)

Resume

d)

Foretaste

65.

A modern GPS replaced the role of a:

a)

Mapmaker

b)

Navigator

c)

Conquistador

d)

Dynasty

66.

What would a mapmaker produce?

a)

A resume

b)

A drawing of coastlines

c)

A novel

d)

A truce

67.

The Mayflower voyage is an example of a:

a)

Truce

b)

Voyage

c)

Dynasty

d)

Trickle

68.

A group sent to climb Mount Everest is on an:

a)

Expedition

b)

Colony

c)

Resume

d)

Fiction

69.

Which group ruled China for centuries?

a)

Dynasty

b)

Colony

c)

Voyage

d)

Biography

70.

Which of these would be indigenous to Australia?

a)

Kangaroos

b)

Conquistadors

c)

Caravels

d)

Navigators

71.

A written account of someone’s life:

a)

Biography

b)

Resume

c)

Fiction

d)

Colony

72.

A story invented by the imagination:

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-fiction

c)

Biography

d)

Dynasty

73.

A text based on facts:

a)

Resume

b)

Biography

c)

Non-fiction

d)

Fiction

74.

A document used to apply for jobs:

a)

Resume

b)

Dynasty

c)

Voyage

d)

Colony

75.

To repair and improve something:

a)

Germinate

b)

Renovate

c)

Disrupt

d)

Alight

76.

To start again after stopping:

a)

Resume

b)

Trickle

c)

Voyage

d)

Germinate

77.

A gloomy mood is:

a)

Vicious

b)

Sullen

c)

Adjacent

d)

Fiction

78.

A small flow of liquid:

a)

Trickle

b)

Truce

c)

Germinate

d)

Foretaste

79.

Something unimportant:

a)

Trivial

b)

Dynasty

c)

Fiction

d)

Voyage

80.

A temporary peace agreement:

a)

Truce

b)

Trickle

c)

Biography

d)

Renovate

81.

Cruel or mean behavior:

a)

Sullen

b)

Vicious

c)

Barren

d)

Adjacent

82.

Which would be considered fiction?

a)

A science textbook

b)

A novel about wizards

c)

A resume

d)

A biography of Abraham Lincoln

83.

Which would be considered non-fiction?

a)

A fairy tale

b)

A news article

c)

A fantasy novel

d)

A play about dragons

84.

Which is an example of a biography?

a)

A book about George Washington’s life

b)

A resume for a job

c)

A fictional short story

d)

A truce agreement

85.

Which is most likely to be renovated?

a)

An old house

b)

A voyage

c)

A dynasty

d)

A truce

86.

Which best describes sullen?

a)

Happy

b)

Cheerful

c)

Moody and silent

d)

Trivial

87.

Water dripping from a faucet is a:

a)

Resume

b)

Truce

c)

Trickle

d)

Voyage

88.

Which is an example of trivial?

a)

Forgetting your lunchbox

b)

A nation signing a truce

c)

A dynasty ruling for centuries

d)

A voyage across the ocean

89.

Which situation might involve a truce?

a)

Two countries ending a war

b)

A resume being written

c)

A colony being built

d)

A caravel sailing

90.

Which animal might be called vicious?

a)

A playful puppy

b)

A lion attacking prey

c)

A turtle basking in the sun

d)

A sullen teenager

91.

Which would belong in fiction?

a)

Harry Potter

b)

A science report

c)

A resume

d)

A biography

92.

Which would belong in non-fiction?

a)

A diary of real events

b)

A fantasy novel

c)

A fairy tale

d)

A play

93.

Which would you put on a resume?

a)

Favorite food

b)

Job experience

c)

Fiction stories

d)

Dynasty names

94.

If your teacher tells you to resume your work, you should:

a)

Stop working

b)

Begin again

c)

Renovate something

d)

Argue

95.

Which is an example of renovate?

a)

Painting and repairing an old school

b)

Taking a voyage

c)

Starting a dynasty

d)

Writing fiction

96.

Next to or beside something:

a)

Trivial

b)

Adjacent

c)

Dynasty

d)

Colony

97.

To come down from the air:

a)

Disrupt

b)

Resume

c)

Alight

d)

Germinate

98.

Land that cannot produce crops:

a)

Dynasty

b)

Colony

c)

Barren

d)

Fiction

99.

To cause disorder:

a)

Disrupt

b)

Renovate

c)

Resume

d)

Adjacent

100.

Family line of rulers:

a)

Biography

b)

Dynasty

c)

Colony

d)

Resume

101.

A sample of what is to come:

a)

Foretaste

b)

Fiction

c)

Resume

d)

Voyage

102.

To begin to grow:

a)

Germinate

b)

Alight

c)

Resume

d)

Renovate

103.

Which is adjacent?

a)

Two houses side by side

b)

A resume and a colony

c)

A voyage to the New World

d)

A dynasty ruling China

104.

Which might alight?

a)

A bird landing on a branch

b)

A dynasty ending

c)

A voyage beginning

d)

A resume being written

105.

Which land is barren?

a)

A lush rainforest

b)

A desert with no plants

c)

A city with skyscrapers

d)

A colony with farms

106.

Which event disrupts a classroom?

a)

Quiet reading time

b)

Fire alarm ringing

c)

Students taking notes

d)

Teacher giving directions

107.

Which country had dynasties for centuries?

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

Canada

d)

Brazil

108.

A movie trailer is a:

a)

Foretaste

b)

Resume

c)

Dynasty

d)

Colony

109.

Seeds need water to:

a)

Resume

b)

Germinate

c)

Renovate

d)

Voyage

110.

Which is adjacent to a classroom?

a)

The hallway

b)

The sun

c)

A dynasty

d)

A truce

111.

Which person would alight?

a)

A pilot leaving a plane

b)

A dynasty leader

c)

A vicious animal

d)

A resume writer

112.

Which area is barren?

a)

An empty parking lot

b)

A crowded city

c)

A rainforest

d)

A renovated house

113.

Which area is barren?

a)

An empty parking lot

b)

A crowded city

c)

A rainforest

d)

A renovated house

114.

Which action disrupts?

a)

Whispering during a test

b)

Writing notes quietly

c)

Sitting still

d)

Reading silently

115.

Which is an example of a dynasty?

a)

The Han family ruling China

b)

A colony in Jamestown

c)

A biography of Lincoln

d)

A voyage across the sea

116.

A taste test of ice cream is a:

a)

Foretaste

b)

Resume

c)

Voyage

d)

Trivial

117.

Which begins to germinate?

a)

Seeds in soil

b)

A dynasty

c)

A resume

d)

A colony

118.

Synonym for Voyage:

a)

Journey

b)

Resume

c)

Colony

d)

Dynasty

119.

Synonym for Navigator:

a)

Guide

b)

Builder

c)

Farmer

d)

Resume

120.

Synonym for Expedition:

a)

Mission

b)

Fiction

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

121.

Synonym for Colony:

a)

Settlement

b)

Voyage

c)

Fiction

d)

Resume

122.

Synonym for Indigenous:

a)

Native

b)

Foreign

c)

Resume

d)

Adjacent

123.

Synonym for Caravel:

a)

Ship

b)

Dynasty

c)

Resume

d)

Biography

124.

Synonym for Conquistador:

a)

Conqueror

b)

Teacher

c)

Navigator

d)

Fiction

125.

Synonym for New World:

a)

Americas

b)

Resume

c)

Dynasty

d)

Adjacent

126.

Synonym for Trade Route:

a)

Pathway for goods

b)

Resume

c)

Fiction

d)

Dynasty

127.

Synonym for Mapmaker:

a)

Cartographer

b)

Navigator

c)

Conquistador

d)

Resume

128.

Synonym for Biography:

a)

Life story

b)

Fiction

c)

Dynasty

d)

Resume

129.

Synonym for Fiction:

a)

Imaginary story

b)

Non-fiction

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

130.

Synonym for Non-fiction:

a)

True account

b)

Fiction

c)

Voyage

d)

Resume

131.

Synonym for Renovate:

a)

Repair

b)

Destroy

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

132.

Synonym for Resume (verb):

a)

Continue

b)

Stop

c)

Fiction

d)

Dynasty

133.

Synonym for Sullen:

a)

Gloomy

b)

Cheerful

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

134.

Synonym for Trickle:

a)

Drip

b)

Flood

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

135.

Synonym for Trivial:

a)

Unimportant

b)

Serious

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

136.

Synonym for Truce:

a)

Peace

b)

War

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

137.

Synonym for Vicious:

a)

Cruel

b)

Kind

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

138.

Synonym for Adjacent:

a)

Next to

b)

Far away

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

139.

Synonym for Alight:

a)

Land

b)

Resume

c)

Stop

d)

Dynasty

140.

Synonym for Barren:

a)

Empty

b)

Fertile

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

141.

Synonym for Disrupt:

a)

Disturb

b)

Organize

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

142.

Synonym for Dynasty:

a)

Royal family line

b)

Colony

c)

Resume

d)

Fiction

143.

Synonym for Foretaste:

a)

Preview

b)

Resume

c)

Dynasty

d)

Fiction

144.

Synonym for Germinate:

a)

Sprout

b)

Resume

c)

Dynasty

d)

Fiction

145.

Synonym for Colony in today’s world:

a)

Settlement

b)

Resume

c)

Fiction

d)

Dynasty

146.

Synonym for Trivial in school:

a)

Minor

b)

Important

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

147.

Synonym for Sullen in mood:

a)

Sulky

b)

Happy

c)

Resume

d)

Dynasty

148.

Antonym for Voyage:

a)

Journey

b)

Staying home

c)

Expedition

d)

Mapmaker

149.

Antonym for Navigator:

a)

Guide

b)

Follower

c)

Cartographer

d)

Explorer

150.

Antonym for Expedition:

a)

Mission

b)

Adventure

c)

Staying put

d)

Journey

151.

Antonym for Colony:

a)

Independent nation

b)

Settlement

c)

Trade route

d)

Dynasty

152.

Antonym for Indigenous:

a)

Native

b)

Foreign

c)

Local

d)

Tribal

153.

Antonym for Caravel:

a)

Ship

b)

Jet plane

c)

Boat

d)

Navigator

154.

Antonym for Conquistador:

a)

Conqueror

b)

Defender

c)

Explorer

d)

Navigator

155.

Antonym for New World:

a)

Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa)

b)

Americas

c)

Colony

d)

Voyage

156.

Antonym for Trade Route:

a)

Isolated path

b)

Marketplace

c)

Road

d)

Voyage

157.

Antonym for Mapmaker:

a)

Cartographer

b)

Someone who gets lost

c)

Navigator

d)

Explorer

158.

Antonym for Biography:

a)

Fiction

b)

Resume

c)

Novel

d)

Fantasy

159.

Antonym for Fiction:

a)

Non-fiction

b)

Story

c)

Novel

d)

Resume

160.

Antonym for Non-fiction:

a)

True story

b)

Fiction

c)

Resume

d)

Biography

161.

Antonym for Renovate:

a)

Repair

b)

Destroy

c)

Improve

d)

Resume

162.

Antonym for Resume:

a)

Continue

b)

Pause/Stop

c)

Restart

d)

Germinate

163.

Antonym for Sullen:

a)

Cheerful

b)

Gloomy

c)

Angry

d)

Silent

164.

Antonym for Trickle:

a)

Drip

b)

Flood

c)

Sprinkle

d)

Drop

165.

Antonym for Trivial:

a)

Important

b)

Small

c)

Minor

d)

Resume

166.

Antonym for Truce:

a)

Peace

b)

War

c)

Agreement

d)

Resume

167.

Antonym for Vicious:

a)

Kind

b)

Cruel

c)

Fierce

d)

Resume

168.

Antonym for Adjacent:

a)

Next to

b)

Far away

c)

Beside

d)

Close

169.

Antonym for Alight:

a)

Land

b)

Take off

c)

Resume

d)

Stop

170.

Antonym for Barren:

a)

Fertile

b)

Empty

c)

Dry

d)

Resume

171.

Antonym for Disrupt:

a)

Organize

b)

Interrupt

c)

Disturb

d)

Resume

172.

Antonym for Dynasty:

a)

Royal line

b)

Single ruler

c)

Family

d)

Colony

173.

Antonym for Foretaste:

a)

Surprise

b)

Preview

c)

Hint

d)

Sample

174.

Antonym for Germinate:

a)

Sprout

b)

Die

c)

Grow

d)

Resume

175.

The students were asked to write a story about their summer. If it’s based on imagination, it is:

a)

Biography

b)

Fiction

c)

Non-fiction

d)

Resume

176.

The boy had a _______ look after losing the game.

a)

Trivial

b)

Sullen

c)

Adjacent

d)

Dynasty