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Phantom Tollbooth Week 2 Vocabulary Words (Presume - Quarrel)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To assume as truth without evidence or question.

a)

presume (v.)

b)

refute (v.)

c)

analyze (v.)

d)

debate (v.)

2.

To arrive at a conclusion through close, careful, logical, thought.

a)

reason (v.)

b)

guess (v.)

c)

assume (v.)

d)

ignore (v.)

3.

To think about deeply ________

a)

mediate (v.)

b)

mediate (n.)

c)

meditate (n.)

d)

medal (v.)

4.

To hypothesize; to make a guess when curious or doubtful. ________

a)

speculate (v.)

b)

calculate (v.)

c)

observe (v.)

d)

confirm (v.)

5.

The use of details that appeal to a reader's sense of (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch/feel) to add color and depth to writing and help readers visualize what an author is writing about.

a)

Sensory language (n.)

b)

Figurative language (n.)

c)

Persuasive language (n.)

d)

Technical language (n.)

6.

A place in which goods are bought and sold. ________

a)

market (n.)

b)

library (n.)

c)

school (n.)

d)

hospital (n.)

7.

The choice of words in speech or writing.

a)

diction (n.)

b)

syntax (n.)

c)

intonation (n.)

d)

punctuation (n.)

8.

The act of placing things close together or side by side in a work of art.

a)

juxtaposition (n.)

b)

gradation (n.)

c)

perspective (n.)

d)

composition (n.)

9.

Bizarre, weird, or eerie; having a dream-like quality.

a)

surreal (adj.)

b)

mundane (adj.)

c)

tedious (adj.)

d)

ordinary (adj.)

10.

To leave something or someone abruptly with no intention of returning.

a)

abandon (v.)

b)

gather (v.)

c)

embrace (v.)

d)

invite (v.)

11.

Quick, brief ________

a)

brevity (n.)

b)

length (n.)

c)

verbosity (n.)

d)

expansion (n.)

12.

The ability to express oneself in clever way that amuse people; the ability to think or reason. ________

a)

wit (n.)

b)

rage (n.)

c)

envy (n.)

d)

dullness (n.)

13.

To cause to become harmed or damaged. ________

a)

corrupts (v.)

b)

repairs (v.)

c)

protects (v.)

d)

improves (v.)

14.

miserly (adv.)

a)

miserly (adv.)

b)

generously (adv.)

c)

lavishly (adv.)

d)

spendthrift (adv.)

15.

Having or showing good sense, logic, or meaning. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

Rhyme or reason (idiom)

b)

Out of the blue

c)

Hit the sack

d)

Break a leg

16.

A dispute in which many people take sides or having differing opinions. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

controversy (n.)

b)

agreement (n.)

c)

solution (n.)

d)

celebration (n.)

17.

An argument or debate; a thing that people do not agree on. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

dispute (n.)

b)

agreement (n.)

c)

solution (n.)

d)

decision (n.)

18.

A complaint against an organization or person after an injury or injustice. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

grievance (n.)

b)

applause (n.)

c)

remedy (n.)

d)

agreement (n.)

19.

An angry argument or bitter disagreement. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

quarrel (n.)

b)

agreement (n.)

c)

harmony (n.)

d)

discussion (n.)