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Worldly Wise Lesson 10 Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To avert your eyes is to

a)

open them.

b)

blink them repeatedly

c)

turn them away.

d)

shut them.

2.

Someone with a nimble mind is

a)

clever.

b)

suspicious.

c)

lazy.

d)

disorganized.

3.

A person's plight is

a)

a school or college he or she attends

b)

his or her family.

c)

his or her personality.

d)

a difficult situation he or she is in.

4.

The lion mutilated its prey. It

a)

hid from its prey.

b)

chased its prey.

c)

tore its prey apart.

d)

smelled its prey.

5.

Mona's behavior verges on the ridiculous. This means that she behaves in a manner that is

a)

absolutely ridiculous.

b)

close to ridiculous.

c)

not at all ridiculous.

d)

unkind.

6.

Which is an aquatic sport?

a)

baseball

b)

swimming

c)

gymnastics

d)

basketball

7.

Which of these would you be most likely to do blithely?

a)

study for an important test

b)

work out at soccer practice

c)

play Frisbee in the park with friends on a summer day

d)

babysit your little brother

8.

Find a SYNONYM for lethal

a)

flawed

b)

critical

c)

deadly

d)

rough

9.

Find a SYNONYM for assertion

a)

response

b)

question

c)

declaration

d)

excuse

10.

Find a SYNONYM for blithe

a)

kind

b)

cheerful

c)

generous

d)

beautiful

11.

Find a SYNONYM for monitored

a)

watched

b)

taught

c)

scolded

d)

criticized

12.

Find a SYNONYM for verge

a)

cliff

b)

beginning

c)

edge

d)

ending

13.

Find a SYNONYM for vigilant

a)

frightened

b)

strong

c)

emotional

d)

watchful

14.

Find a SYNONYM for assertive

a)

interested

b)

curious

c)

bold

d)

angry

15.

Find an ANTONYM for blithe

a)

cautious

b)

ashamed

c)

curious

d)

extraordinary

16.

Find an ANTONYM for averted

a)

calmed

b)

comforted

c)

caused

d)

mourned

17.

Find an ANTONYM for each dwindled

a)

harmed

b)

released

c)

pitied

d)

grew

18.

Find an ANTONYM for each nimble

a)

clumsy

b)

disobedient

c)

disorganized

d)

dilapidated

19.

Find an ANTONYM for docile

a)

startling

b)

disobedient

c)

lazy

d)

cranky

20.

Find an ANTONYM for each bleak

a)

strenuous

b)

reliable

c)

hopeful

d)

healthy

21.

Find an ANTONYM for asserted

a)

began

b)

revealed

c)

denied

d)

divided

22.

Find an ANTONYM for bleak

a)

violent

b)

noisy

c)

strong

d)

sunny

23.

Find the words that correctly complete each analogy.

terrestrial : land ::

a)

aquatic : mountains

b)

aquatic : whale

c)

aquatic : water

d)

aquatic : sand

24.

Find the words that correctly complete each analogy.

computer : monitor ::

a)

television : program

b)

television : cable

c)

television : channel

d)

television : screen

25.

Find the words that correctly complete each analogy.

swift : antelope ::

a)

ponderous : hippo

b)

ponderous : cat

c)

ponderous : snake

d)

ponderous : mouse

26.

vexed

a)

annoyed, frustrated

b)

generous

c)

frightened

d)

strong

27.

dissemble

a)

study for an important test

b)

blink them repeatedly

c)

to disguise one's true motives or emotions

d)

a difficult situation

28.

audacity

a)

to make a bold move

b)

babysit

c)

to play frisbee

d)

to be rude or disrespectful

29.

conceive

a)

to shovel snow

b)

to make a plan in one's mind

c)

to chase prey

d)

little

30.

elements of Gothic literature

a)

sunny

b)

gloomy

c)

omens

d)

supernatural