Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 509 · 40 questions

Word tip (Name the skill, use the method): Decide which skill the question is testing. Use that lesson’s method — swap test, split the word, find the link, or look for the clue. Read your answer back in the sentence to check it.

1. 1.The cliff path was so perilous that climbers needed ropes. “Perilous” means ___. (a) easy (b) flat (c) safe (d) dangerous
2. 2.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasion (b) persuasive (c) persuasively (d) persuade
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) ask (d) buy
4. 4.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) two (c) too
5. 5.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
6. 6.Kabir was reluctant to jump into the cold pool and stood at the edge for ages. “Reluctant” means ___. (a) excited (b) proud (c) unwilling (d) quick
7. 7.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) bees (c) ships (d) grapes
8. 8.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) tree (b) garden (c) bush (d) house
9. 9.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
10. 10.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) sand (c) leaf (d) cloud
11. 11.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) expert (d) beginner
12. 12.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kitten (d) cub
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) substantial
16. 16.Complete the analogy: Hour is to clock as date is to ___. (a) calendar (b) ruler (c) map (d) watch
17. 17.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
18. 18.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) very hungry (b) very fierce (c) very playful (d) easily frightened
19. 19.Complete the analogy: Duck is to quack as cow is to ___. (a) hiss (b) moo (c) roar (d) bark
20. 20.Complete the analogy: Chef is to kitchen as scientist is to ___. (a) library (b) laboratory (c) stadium (d) court
21. 21.Complete the analogy: Child is to children as mouse is to ___. (a) mouse (b) mice (c) cheese (d) rats
22. 22.Complete the idiom: After the argument, Zoya gave her brother the cold ___. (a) water (b) hand (c) foot (d) shoulder
23. 23.The clown was so hilarious that the whole audience laughed. “Hilarious” means ___. (a) very scary (b) very sad (c) very funny (d) very tall
24. 24.What does the idiom “hit the books” mean? (a) tear books (b) buy books (c) throw books (d) study hard
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) fleet
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) enquire (c) reside (d) assist
27. 27.Choose the right form: Plastic waste can ___ sea animals. (a) dangerously (b) dangerous (c) endanger (d) danger
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
29. 29.Choose the right form: Can you ___ Dad to buy a puppy? (a) persuade (b) persuasion (c) persuasively (d) persuasive
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
31. 31.The wedding was a lavish affair with food, music and lights everywhere. “Lavish” means ___. (a) simple and plain (b) very short (c) very sad (d) grand and rich
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
33. 33.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
34. 34.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpful (b) helpfol (c) helpfel (d) helpfull
35. 35.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) misequal
36. 36.Arjun gave a candid answer and told us exactly what he thought. “Candid” means ___. (a) secret (b) honest and open (c) false (d) sleepy
37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) wide (b) ancient (c) lazy (d) cruel

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