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Vocabulary and Definitions Quiz

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the adjective "prompt" mean?

a)

Acting without delay, arriving at the right time

b)

Being late to an event

c)

Ignoring instructions

d)

Making a mistake on purpose

2.

What does the verb "prompt" mean?

a)

To encourage someone to act, move, or respond to a question

b)

To delay an answer

c)

To ignore a question

d)

To write something quickly

3.

What is plagiarism?

a)

Copying another person's ideas, words or work while pretending that they are your own

b)

Writing your own story

c)

Helping someone with their homework

d)

Reading a book out loud

4.

What is a consequence?

a)

A result of something that has happened, usually unpleasant result

b)

A happy event

c)

A type of celebration

d)

A new idea

5.

What does it mean to compose something?

a)

To write something with a lot of care and thought

b)

To destroy something

c)

To ignore instructions

d)

To copy someone else's work

6.

What does "precise" mean?

a)

Clear and accurate

b)

Very confusing

c)

Not important

d)

Very slow

7.

What does it mean to generate something?

a)

To produce or create something

b)

To break something

c)

To hide something

d)

To lose something

8.

What is empathy?

a)

The ability to understand another person's feelings or experience

b)

The act of ignoring others

c)

The skill of writing stories

d)

The process of making decisions quickly

9.

What does it mean to elaborate?

a)

To describe something in a very detailed way / very complicated and detailed

b)

To make something shorter

c)

To forget details

d)

To ignore instructions

10.

What does it mean to innovate?

a)

To introduce creative things, new ideas, or ways of doing something

b)

To copy old ideas

c)

To stop thinking

d)

To avoid new things

11.

What does it mean to glare at someone?

a)

To stare at something in an angry way

b)

To smile at someone

c)

To ignore someone

d)

To laugh at something

12.

What does it mean to scald something?

a)

To burn with hot liquid or steam

b)

To freeze something

c)

To cool something down

d)

To dry something

13.

What does "urgent" mean?

a)

Something needing attention right away

b)

Something that can wait

c)

Something that is not important

d)

Something that is very old

14.

What is an eave?

a)

Part of the roof that touches the side of the building

b)

A type of window

c)

A kind of door

d)

A garden tool

15.

What does "grudgingly" mean?

a)

Doing something even though you do not want to; reluctantly

b)

Doing something happily

c)

Doing something quickly

d)

Doing something loudly

16.

What does "vague" mean?

a)

General; not specific

b)

Very clear

c)

Very detailed

d)

Very fast

17.

What does it mean to exile someone?

a)

The act of forcing someone to leave their home

b)

To invite someone to a party

c)

To help someone find a home

d)

To give someone a gift

18.

What does it mean to protest?

a)

The act of speaking out firmly against

b)

To agree with everything

c)

To stay silent

d)

To write a story

19.

What does "temporary" mean?

a)

Continuing or being used for a short amount of time

b)

Lasting forever

c)

Very expensive

d)

Very heavy

20.

What does it mean to mystify someone?

a)

To confuse someone by doing something very strange

b)

To make someone happy

c)

To help someone understand

d)

To make something clear

21.

What does "prominent" mean?

a)

Important or famous; sticking out from something

b)

Very small

c)

Not important

d)

Very quiet

22.

What does "hyperventilating" mean?

a)

Taking quick, deep breaths due to panic or medical emergency

b)

Sleeping deeply

c)

Running very fast

d)

Eating quickly

23.

What is an ovation?

a)

A group of people showing appreciation by clapping or cheering

b)

A group of people arguing

c)

A group of people eating together

d)

A group of people playing sports

24.

What does "discontent" mean?

a)

A feeling of unhappiness because one does not like current

b)

A feeling of excitement

c)

A feeling of joy

d)

A feeling of surprise

25.

Which word means "to write something with a lot of care and thought"?

a)

Compose

b)

Glare

c)

Scald

d)

Protest

26.

Which word means "to produce or create something"?

a)

Generate

b)

Eave

c)

Ovation

d)

Discontent

27.

Which word means "to introduce creative things, new ideas, or ways of doing something"?

a)

Innovate

b)

Grudgingly

c)

Vague

d)

Exile

28.

Which word means "important or famous; sticking out from something"?

a)

Prominent

b)

Temporary

c)

Mystify

d)

Scald

29.

Which word means "the act of speaking out firmly against"?

a)

Protest

b)

Empathy

c)

Compose

d)

Prompt

30.

Which word means "to confuse someone by doing something very strange"?

a)

Mystify

b)

Elaborate

c)

Glare

d)

Ovation

31.

Which word means "to burn with hot liquid or steam"?

a)

Compose

b)

Protest

c)

Scald

d)

Innovate

32.

What does it mean if something is "vague"?

a)

Completely accurate

b)

Extremely urgent

c)

Very detailed

d)

Not clear or definite

33.

What does it mean to plagiarize?

a)

To read a book silently

b)

To help a friend with homework

c)

To copy someone else's work and claim it as your own

d)

To write your own ideas