WorksheetsWeek 2 Vocabulary Quiz Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Calvin Coolidge, our thirtieth president, was named "Silent Cal" by reporters because of his (a) speech.
In the passage about Calvin Coolidge, a reporter _______ the Chief Executive, meaning he approached and spoke to him.
accosted
reticent
intrepid
thronged
Complete the sentence using a Day 1 word: The corporal received the Silver Star for his (a) deeds in combat.
Today's Idiom (Day 1): "the sword of Damocles" refers to _______.
a symbol of wealth and fortune
any imminent danger hanging over someone
a triumphant and easy victory
a wise advisor to a king
Casting a furtive glance over his shoulder, the felon slipped out the main prison gate to be swallowed up in the British fog. What embarrassed the hapless wardens?
A plethora of escapes from supposedly secure prisons
The construction of new prisons
The kindness of the guards
The lack of prisoners
Based on the Day 2 passage, which word best describes the citizens who complained to the officials?
hapless
irate
furtive
felon
In the Day 2 passage, the phrase "a plethora of escapes" most nearly means _______.
a secret plan to escape
an excess or large number of escapes
a single daring escape
a legal release of prisoners
Today's Idiom (Day 2): A "Pyrrhic victory" is _______.
a victory achieved with minimal effort
a too costly victory despite success
a triumph celebrated by the Romans
a defeat disguised as a win
Under the pretext of being a surgeon, he gained entry to the hospital. When interviewed by the director, he had to fabricate a tale of his medical experience, but he was so adroit at lying that he got away with it. It was not until the phony "doctor" began to gesticulate wildly with his scalpel, that a vigilant nurse was able to detect the fraud. In the annals of medical history there have been a number of such cases. Who was able to detect the fraud?
A vigilant nurse
The hospital director
A real surgeon
A patient
According to the Day 3 passage, which action allowed the nurse to detect the fraud?
his adroit story about training
his vigilant night rounds
his gesticulating wildly with a scalpel
his pretext of being a surgeon
Today's Idiom (Day 3): A "wet blanket" is defined as (a) .
Which definition best matches the idiom “the sword of Damocles” as presented in the review?
an expensive conquest
spoilsport
defy an opponent in his home
any threatening danger
Fill in the blank with the exact matching definition letter from the page: The word “reticent” corresponds to the definition letter (a) .
Two students debate meanings. Student A claims “avid” means ‘alert,’ while Student B claims it means ‘enthusiastic.’ Using the review list, who is correct and why? Choose the best answer.
Student A is correct; ‘avid’ = alert (c).
Student B is correct; ‘avid’ = enthusiastic (b).
Both are correct; ‘avid’ can mean alert or enthusiastic.
Neither is correct; ‘avid’ = clever (l).
Based on the clues and the passage, which vocabulary word from the 2nd Day best completes blank ①: "Her boyfriend, Art, a convicted ① ______"?
felon
novice
benefactor
custodian
Using the 3rd Day clue for blank ②, select the word that best completes: "had managed to gain admittance to the prison’s hospital on the ② ______ of having a gall bladder attack."
detour
pretense
oracle
tribute
DoK 2 - Fill in blank ③ using the 4th Day clue: "spending an hour trying to ③ (a) her into being his accomplice." Provide the most context-appropriate verb.
DoK 3 - Considering the sequence of actions in the plan, choose the word from the 3rd Day clue that best completes blank ④: "Then she would ④ ______ a story about her epilepsy..." Which option reflects intentionally creating a false story to deceive others?
fabricate
recall
summarize
translate
DoK 1 - Using the 3rd Day clue for blank ⑤, fill in the word that best matches: "a ⑤ (a) hospital guard spotted Art..."
