DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the vocabulary word that matches the definition provided. (10 points)
*You may only put one word in each box for your answer.
*Each vocabulary word will only be used one time.
a long narrative poem (or other literary composition) about the deeds of heroes; an event or movement of great sweep; on a grand scale, vast, titanic
to draw a line under; to put special emphasis on; a line drawn under something
healthy; morally and socially sound and good; helping to bring about or preserve good health
one who believes or expects the worst; prophet of doom
information; facts, figures, statistics
a light or other signal that warns and guides; a lighthouse; anything that guides or inspires
to bring before a court of law for trial; to carry out
having to do with the sky or heavens; heavenly; yielding great bliss or happiness
to seize by authority; to take and keep
to get revenge; to strike back for an injury
DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the part of speech for each vocabulary word provided. (10 points)
*If there is more than one part of speech, select multiple options.
*If a secondary part of speech is not listed below (ex. participial), it does not need to be included.
beacon
celestial
confiscate
data
epic
pessimist
prosecute
retaliate
underscore
wholesome
pessimist
beacon
underscore
wholesome
prosecute
epic
confiscate
retaliate
celestial
pessimist
prosecute
celestial
underscore
wholesome
retaliate
confiscate
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence provided. (10 points)
*You may only put one word in each box for your answer.
*Each vocabulary word will only be used one time.
*Look to see if the word requires a suffix to be added (example: -ed, -s, -es, -ing).
That _____ shows that someone else believed the section was important - why else would they underline it?
The lawyer warned her client that the attorney general was preparing to _____ him in county court.
As a child he was given a telescope; he studied the sky for hours and learned to identify many _____ bodies.
I wanted revenge, but I knew nothing would be gained by _____ against a clueless bully.
The researchers gathered all the _____ on the illness they could find because they knew that the more information they had, the more accurate their results would be.
That store specializes in what it calls a _____ lifestyle, selling only products it guarantees to be healthy.
She was sure she wouldn't be chosen for the part, but her friends told her not to be such a _____ since her audition had been terrific.
In 1924, the federal government set up a series of radio _____ to provide airplanes with signals that would guide them in the night.
The ancient _____ poem was designed to tell the grand events of a people's history.
The school does not allow students to use cell phones, and the principal has threatened to _____ any phones being used in class.