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Wordly Wise Chapter 5

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

adequate

a)

A. noticeably inferior or less good than usual

b)

B. enough or sufficient for a particular purpose

c)

C. extremely energetic and active

d)

D. easily broken or damaged

2.

administer

a)

A. to ignore or neglect a responsibility

b)

B. to work in a very skilled or artistic way

c)

C. to manage or direct; to give out as treatment or assistance

d)

D. to endure hardship without complaint

3.

Agitate

a)


A. to calm or soothe someone’s feelings

b)

B. to shake or move something vigorously; to stir up interest or feeling

c)

C. to sit quietly without moving

d)

D. to repair something broken

4.

Capitulate

a)

A. to give up resistance; to surrender under agreed conditions

b)

B. to build or construct something large

c)

To reject all offers firmly

d)

D. to travel aimlessly without purpose

5.

Citrus

a)

a type of vegetable

b)

pine nuts

c)

apples, pears, and bananas

d)

oranges, lemons, grapefruits, limes, kumkuats

6.

hovel

a)

A. a luxurious apartment in the city

b)

B. a small, crude or poorly built shelter used as a dwelling

c)


C. a type of vegetable grown underground

d)

D. an official document recording a legal transaction

7.

illiterate

a)
A. not able to read or write
b)
C. skilled in artistic expression
c)
B. proficient in multiple languages
d)
A. unable to comprehend complex texts
8.

indifferent

a)
Apathetic
b)
Unconcerned
c)
Disinterested
d)

showing strong dislike

9.

menial

a)

A. requiring great skill or artistic talent

b)

B. relating to unskilled work, especially domestic work

c)

C. enjoying lots of freedom and creativity

d)

D. paid at a very high rate

10.

strenuous

a)

A. easy and requiring little effort

b)

B. taxing to the utmost; very hard and vigorous

c)

C. soiled or dirty from long use

d)

D. done in a careless or lazy way

11.

toil

a)
A. to relax and take it easy
b)

B. to float gently in water

c)
C. to eat a large meal hastily
d)
A. to work hard and long