WorksheetsVocabulary List 4 (AP Lang)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which sentence BEST illustrates the meaning of admonish?
She praised her students for their hard work.
The coach pulled Marcus aside to admonish him for arguing with the referee.
The storm clouds admonished the town.
The teacher admonished the lesson plan for clarity.
Approbation most nearly means:
Harsh criticism
Casual agreement
Official approval or praise
Secret negotiation
A person driven by avarice is most likely to:
Donate money to charity
Hoard wealth and refuse to share
Spend freely without worry
Focus on personal growth
The waves continued to buffet the side of the ship, meaning they:
Calmed the surface
Struck it forcefully
Drifted beside it
Reflected back quietly
To consign something is to:
Temporarily borrow it
Commit or deliver it permanently
Discuss it carefully
Forget it accidentally
A decision described as deplorable would be:
Admirable and wise
Deserving strong criticism
Slightly inconvenient
Difficult to understand
When grandparents dote on their grandchildren, they:
Criticize them
Teach them strict discipline
Show excessive affection toward them
Forget about them
Someone filled with ebullience is most likely:
Hesitant and confused
Overflowing with excitement
Quiet and withdrawn
Easily annoyed
A parent trying to expostulate with a teenager is attempting to:
Encourage them to disobey
Reason with them to dissuade a choice
Punish them physically
Ignore their behavior
Which option is most germane to an argument about school lunches?
The history of the printing press
A student's weekend plans
Nutritional studies on adolescent health
A teacher’s favorite TV show
Impertinence is displayed when someone:
Refuses to leave home
Nearly falls asleep
Speaks rudely and out of turn
Works quietly and respectfully
Inclement weather would most likely cause:
A picnic to run smoothly
A classroom to be unusually warm
Outdoor events to be canceled due to storms
A drought to worsen
Someone described as livid is:
Jealous
Excited
Extremely angry
Confused
After recovering from illness, his pallor revealed:
A bright smile
A suntanned glow
An unhealthy paleness
A streak of gray hair
A precept is best defined as:
A scientific discovery
A rule guiding personal conduct
A political party
A persuasive technique
Janet’s propensity for waking up early suggests:
She hates routines
She naturally tends to rise at dawn
She is forced to wake early
She disapproves of morning activities
To relegate someone to a task usually means to:
Celebrate their promotion
Assign them to a lower position
Reward them for success
Encourage them to lead
A student who spurns help from others:
Accepts it gracefully
Rejects it with contempt
Requests additional support
Thanks their classmates
Derision most nearly means:
Hopefulness
Curiosity
Mockery or scorn
Leadership
To disseminate information is to:
Withhold it
Destroy it
Spread it widely
Simplify it
An edict issued by the principal would be:
A rumor
A suggestion for students
A binding command or order
A list of recommended books
Including extraneous details in an essay:
Strengthens the central claim
Improves clarity
Adds unnecessary information
Makes arguments irrefutable
A two-month hiatus from a TV show means the series is:
Concluding forever
Changing creators
Temporarily paused
Filmed in a new location
To imbue a speech with hope means to:
Remove emotional appeal
Replace all metaphors
Fill it with qualities of hope
Shorten it significantly
A languorous afternoon is BEST described as:
Busy and crowded
Slow, quiet, and lacking energy
Filled with arguments
Extremely productive
A news article called lurid would likely be criticized for:
Being too short
Lacking sources
Using sensational, graphic details
Promoting kindness
A partisan viewpoint is one that:
Seeks neutrality
Strongly supports one political side
Ignores politics entirely
Always changes based on context
The scandal helped precipitate his resignation, meaning it:
Prevented it
Delayed it
Brought it about suddenly
Explained it thoroughly
A provincial attitude is often associated with:
Cultural sophistication
Narrow perspective or limited worldliness
International experience
Intellectual daring
A sagacious leader is best described as:
Energetic but reckless
Wise and perceptive
Funny but forgetful
Impatient and bold
