Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
|
|
|
1.
|
As Josh entered the computer
tradeshow, he was taken aback at how little technological tools were on display.
“Alas..” he gasped, “these shows used to ________________ with computer software
and technology galore!”. He stormed out, dejected and flummoxed. a. | abound | c. | matron | b. | prognosticate | d. | technology | | | | |
|
|
|
2.
|
The Student Votes! Team
2011 refused to ___________________ as to the margin of victory the Libertarian Party of Ontario
would face in the upcoming election. a. | abound | c. | deduce | b. | prognosticate | d. | conclude | | | | |
|
|
|
3.
|
“...a robot: a mechanical
“person” a. | cold hearted
person | c. | automaton | b. | automatron | d. | mechanism | | | | |
|
|
|
4.
|
The handsome young man looked
longingly into his sweetheart’s eyes and imagined himself several years from now, arm and arm
with the ___________. a. | automaton | c. | spouse | b. | matron | d. | common-law partner | | | | |
|
|
|
5.
|
Jake, the football star of
Caledon East was amazed at how __________________ the tournament game was of game-changing plays,
thrills, exciting passes and screams of joy from the bleachers. a. | abound | c. | replete | b. | steeped | d. | voracious | | | | |
|
|
|
6.
|
Thankfully, when Christina was
chosen team-captain for the upcoming Caledon East Dodgeball team, she did not follow the usual
____________________ choosing of players. a. | voracious | c. | random | b. | indiscriminate | d. | abound | | | | |
|
|
|
7.
|
“After Mr. Sarkar’s
class, I have a ________________________ appetite for learning even more new and thrilling
things.” said the industrious Student #4. a. | abound | c. | voracious | b. | replete | d. | indiscriminate | | | | |
|
|
|
8.
|
Sometimes, it’s easy to
think that one can be so_____________________ in homework that one can’t make time for such
joys at walking the dog, spending time with Friend #7 or pondering why the Hamster Internet is still
being used in Peel Schools. a. | replete | c. | eminent | b. | steeped | d. | abound | | | | |
|
|
|
9.
|
“...to predict or
foretell a future event” a. | amazing | c. | prognosticate | b. | really, really cool | d. | eminent | | | | |
|
|
|
10.
|
The eminent storm
promised to heap a volume of rain not seen the Flood from biblical times! Is the underlined
word used correctly?
|
|
|
11.
|
The soon-to-be-really-famous
Mackenzie, the ____________________ musician at Caledon East had a chance to demonstrate his amazing
prowess at a recent audition! a. | eminem | c. | voracious | b. | eminent | d. | really, funky cool dude guy | | | | |
|
|
|
12.
|
I feel quite __________________
as I fled the gaggle of students playing “Catch the Hamster” - especially considering the
brazen bullying demonstrated by my ex-Friend #7. a. | replete | c. | debarred | b. | shunned | d. | pithy | | | | |
|
|
|
13.
|
I am overwhelmed with joy in
that I don’t feel ____________________ to demonstrate appropriate character in class - it
simply is “expected”. a. | shunned | c. | coerced | b. | decry | d. | abounded | | | | |
|
|
|
14.
|
Mr. Sarkar had a peculiar
__________________ on his face after reviewing the recent math assessments, but the class realized
that it was only due to gas. a. | grimace | c. | debris | b. | steeped | d. | look of agony. Thanks J.V.! | | | | |
|
|
|
15.
|
“Stop the
____________________ of noise!” screamed Mr. Dickson before the commencement of the them from
“Hamster: the musical”. a. | stint | c. | cacophony | b. | pithy | d. | voracious | | | | |
|
|
|
16.
|
“Oh, woe is me. I
doth ___________ the task of spelling my elder teacher bestoweth upon me!”. a. | bestow | c. | loath | b. | decry | d. | debar | | | | |
|
|
|
17.
|
The young student was
______________ from entering the restaurant after refusing to adhere to the rules of leaving pet
hamsters to toy with the internet. a. | debarred | c. | steeped | b. | replete | d. | frustrated | | | | |
|
|
|
18.
|
Some may feel that are
_____________ into eating lunch in the classroom, but alas, it’s a real joy! a. | replete | c. | decried | b. | coaxed | d. | pithy | | | | |
|
|
|
19.
|
A “pig in a poke”
is... a. | an item you have bought that brings disappointment; especially considering that you
didn’t bother to see it first! | c. | an item that you drop after buying it and it turns into a
pig | b. | a pig that you poke | d. | a gift you receive that you don’t
deserve. | | | | |
|
|
|
20.
|
After losing the election, the
boastful candidate had to _______________________. a. | “eat crow” | c. | “consume a radish” | b. | “eat humble pie” | d. | “poke a
pig”. | | | | |
|
Short
Answer
|
|
|
21.
|
Choose only ONE to complete.
Your score will not be added to the multiple choice test above, but scored
separately.
1. Create clever captions for the cartoon below using appropriate spelling/vocabulary
words. Write your captions in the space provided. OR
2. In the space provided, compose a clever
descriptive sentence using two of your spelling words.
|