Practice with Vocabulary 1

 

perseverance desolate preposterous intensity engraved chronology    
paranoid evict callused refuge concoctions  

 

  1. Which word does not belong?

isolated,   lonely,   solitary,   paranoid,  desolate

  1. Give a synonym of ridiculous as it is used in the following sentence.

That is a ridiculous idea! Myra couldn't possibly decide for herself.

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  1. Antonyms of the word perseverance include abandon, surrender, and quit. Which of the following is a synonym of perseverance?

a.  mercy
b.  determination
c.  loneliness
d.  belief

  1. Choose the best word to complete the sentence from the vocabulary list above.

Stanley's hands became ___________ after weeks of hard work.

  1. Which word can replace the word mixtures in the following sentence?

They would get regular medicine from Doc Hawthorn and onion mixtures from Sam.
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  1. Complete the following analogy:

Neat is to sloppy as stay is to _________.

neat : sloppy :: stay : ____________.

  1. Zero stared at Stanley with a great _____________ --- concentration, power, or force,  deepness, depth, earnestness, and emotion.

a.  callused
b.  refuge
c.  intensity
d.  evict

  1. Give a synonym for shelter in the following sentence.

When he was asked how he lived so long, he said he "found a shelter on God's thumb."

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  1. Everything in the treasure chest was engraved. Which of the following items should not be in the treasure chest?

a.  silver coins
b.  a gold ring
c.  a medallion
d.  pearls

  1. Choose the best word from the list above to complete the sentence.

 "She watches us all the time," said Zigzag. "She's got hidden cameras all over the place. In the tents, the Wreck Room, the shower."

     "The shower?" asked Stanley. He wondered if Zigzag was just being ____________________.

  1. Due to many flashbacks Holes is not in sequential order. The science of arranging historical events in order is called ____________________.

Answer Key

  1. paranoid

  2. preposterous

  3. b.  determination

  4. callused

  5. concoctions

  6. evict

  7. c.  intensity

  8. refuge

  9. d.  pearls

  10. paranoid

  11. chronology