Vocab Workshop Unit 2 Summative

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I. Using context clues and the vocab term given, chose the option that best completes sentences #1—10.

The word CATER BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

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The word UNSCATHED BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

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The word POISED BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

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The word AVAILABLE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

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The word ENTREPRENEUR BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

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The word TRANSPARENT BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

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The word FIREBRAND BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

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The word INDIFFERENCE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

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The word INDISPENSABLE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

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The word PLAGUE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

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II. Match the definition to the word.

The word: INDIGNANT

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The word: MUTUAL

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Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(adj.) usual, expected, routine

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14. Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(v.) to discourage, talk out of doing something

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Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(n.) a person who stirs up trouble or incites a revolt; a troublemaker

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III. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentence.

The brutal _____, Isis, is run by a harsh dictator who imprisons those who spoke out against his administration.

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Andres' organizational skills make him _____ to Mrs. Gigantino as she relies on Andres to distribute important papers to homeroom students and to record documents returned with parent signature.

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Vanessa planned to _____ her friend, Carlos, with snowballs the next time snowfall hits the Piedmont region of Georgia.

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Both Banessa and Jimora have a(n) _____ love of exploring their creativity through art.

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As his confidence grew, Arya became _____ to take the lead as captain of the Academic Bowl Team.

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IV. Use the following paragraph to complete the question below.

Curiously, however, during the construction process, the Eiffel Tower in Paris was a lightning rod for harsh protests. Criticism amounting almost to abuse poured in from the world of literature and the arts. Figures such as the opera composer Charles Gounod, the writers Guy de Maupassant and Emmile Zola, and the architect Charles Garnier denounced the tower as a pestering eyesore that would plague the capital for years to come if it were built. One critic likened the tower to an "iron gymnasium apparatus, incomplete, confused, and deformed"; another scorned its shape as that of a factory chimney.

In paragraph 3 above, the word plague means...

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V. Using context clues from the sentences provided, complete #22—25.

Being an inventor and entrpreneur may sound exciting, but it can also be difficult and unpredicatable. Consider, for example, the case of Gideon Sundback. This Swedish engineer came up with a breakthrough idea about 100 years ago.

An entrepreneur is a:

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Although the type of fastener he introduced in 1914 seems indispensable today, the device took a surpisingly long time to catch on.

Which of the following words could be used to replace indispensable?

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It could make closing up footwear, clothing, and bags much faster and easiesr than doing so with buttons and hooks, but it met with little more than indifference until a catchy name helped it finally take off during the 1920s and 1930s.

If something meets with indifference, it is considered:

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What, exactly, was this invention? Originally known as the "Hookless No. 2," Sundback's clever device came to called the "zipper"—a fastener that is available today on countless handbags, backpacks, boots, pants, jackets, suitcases, and so on.

In the sentence above, available means:

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VI. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentences that follow.

If you have been prevented from playing in a basketball game because of a minor injury, you
have been

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A government in power can be called a

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If you try to dissuade someone from skydiving, your goal is to

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It many not be customary for people in their seventies to try skydiving for the first time in their lives, but that is exactly what my grandparents did.

Which of the following could not be used to replace customary?

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Vocab Workshop Unit 2 Summative

I. Using context clues and the vocab term given, chose the option that best completes sentences #1—10.The word CATER BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word UNSCATHED BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word POISED BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word AVAILABLE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word ENTREPRENEUR BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word TRANSPARENT BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word FIREBRAND BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word INDIFFERENCE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word INDISPENSABLE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word PLAGUE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

II. Match the definition to the word.The word: INDIGNANT

The word: MUTUAL

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:(adj.) usual, expected, routine

14. Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:(v.) to discourage, talk out of doing something

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:(n.) a person who stirs up trouble or incites a revolt; a troublemaker

III. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentence.The brutal _____, Isis, is run by a harsh dictator who imprisons those who spoke out against his administration.

Andres' organizational skills make him _____ to Mrs. Gigantino as she relies on Andres to distribute important papers to homeroom students and to record documents returned with parent signature.

Vanessa planned to _____ her friend, Carlos, with snowballs the next time snowfall hits the Piedmont region of Georgia.

Both Banessa and Jimora have a(n) _____ love of exploring their creativity through art.

As his confidence grew, Arya became _____ to take the lead as captain of the Academic Bowl Team.

Although the type of fastener he introduced in 1914 seems indispensable today, the device took a surpisingly long time to catch on.Which of the following words could be used to replace indispensable?

It could make closing up footwear, clothing, and bags much faster and easiesr than doing so with buttons and hooks, but it met with little more than indifference until a catchy name helped it finally take off during the 1920s and 1930s.If something meets with indifference, it is considered:

What, exactly, was this invention? Originally known as the "Hookless No. 2," Sundback's clever device came to called the "zipper"—a fastener that is available today on countless handbags, backpacks, boots, pants, jackets, suitcases, and so on.In the sentence above, available means:

VI. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentences that follow.If you have been prevented from playing in a basketball game because of a minor injury, youhave been

A government in power can be called a

If you try to dissuade someone from skydiving, your goal is to

It many not be customary for people in their seventies to try skydiving for the first time in their lives, but that is exactly what my grandparents did.Which of the following could not be used to replace customary?

If a party has had food and service provided by a team of professionals, it can be described as

I. Using context clues and the vocab term given, chose the option that best completes sentences #1—10.The word CATER BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word UNSCATHED BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word POISED BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word AVAILABLE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word ENTREPRENEUR BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word TRANSPARENT BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word FIREBRAND BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word INDIFFERENCE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word INDISPENSABLE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

The word PLAGUE BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

II. Match the definition to the word.The word: INDIGNANT

The word: MUTUAL

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:(adj.) usual, expected, routine

14. Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:(v.) to discourage, talk out of doing something

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:(n.) a person who stirs up trouble or incites a revolt; a troublemaker

III. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentence.The brutal _____, Isis, is run by a harsh dictator who imprisons those who spoke out against his administration.

Andres' organizational skills make him _____ to Mrs. Gigantino as she relies on Andres to distribute important papers to homeroom students and to record documents returned with parent signature.

Vanessa planned to _____ her friend, Carlos, with snowballs the next time snowfall hits the Piedmont region of Georgia.

Both Banessa and Jimora have a(n) _____ love of exploring their creativity through art.

As his confidence grew, Arya became _____ to take the lead as captain of the Academic Bowl Team.

Although the type of fastener he introduced in 1914 seems indispensable today, the device took a surpisingly long time to catch on.Which of the following words could be used to replace indispensable?

It could make closing up footwear, clothing, and bags much faster and easiesr than doing so with buttons and hooks, but it met with little more than indifference until a catchy name helped it finally take off during the 1920s and 1930s.If something meets with indifference, it is considered:

What, exactly, was this invention? Originally known as the "Hookless No. 2," Sundback's clever device came to called the "zipper"—a fastener that is available today on countless handbags, backpacks, boots, pants, jackets, suitcases, and so on.In the sentence above, available means:

VI. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentences that follow.If you have been prevented from playing in a basketball game because of a minor injury, youhave been

A government in power can be called a

If you try to dissuade someone from skydiving, your goal is to

It many not be customary for people in their seventies to try skydiving for the first time in their lives, but that is exactly what my grandparents did.Which of the following could not be used to replace customary?

If a party has had food and service provided by a team of professionals, it can be described as

I. Using context clues and the vocab term given, chose the option that best completes sentences #1—10.

The word CATER BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

II. Match the definition to the word.

The word: INDIGNANT

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(adj.) usual, expected, routine

14. Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(v.) to discourage, talk out of doing something

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(n.) a person who stirs up trouble or incites a revolt; a troublemaker

III. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentence.

The brutal _____, Isis, is run by a harsh dictator who imprisons those who spoke out against his administration.

Although the type of fastener he introduced in 1914 seems indispensable today, the device took a surpisingly long time to catch on.

Which of the following words could be used to replace indispensable?

It could make closing up footwear, clothing, and bags much faster and easiesr than doing so with buttons and hooks, but it met with little more than indifference until a catchy name helped it finally take off during the 1920s and 1930s.

If something meets with indifference, it is considered:

What, exactly, was this invention? Originally known as the "Hookless No. 2," Sundback's clever device came to called the "zipper"—a fastener that is available today on countless handbags, backpacks, boots, pants, jackets, suitcases, and so on.

In the sentence above, available means:

VI. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentences that follow.

If you have been prevented from playing in a basketball game because of a minor injury, you
have been

It many not be customary for people in their seventies to try skydiving for the first time in their lives, but that is exactly what my grandparents did.

Which of the following could not be used to replace customary?

I. Using context clues and the vocab term given, chose the option that best completes sentences #1—10.

The word CATER BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

II. Match the definition to the word.

The word: INDIGNANT

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(adj.) usual, expected, routine

14. Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(v.) to discourage, talk out of doing something

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(n.) a person who stirs up trouble or incites a revolt; a troublemaker

III. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentence.

The brutal _____, Isis, is run by a harsh dictator who imprisons those who spoke out against his administration.

Although the type of fastener he introduced in 1914 seems indispensable today, the device took a surpisingly long time to catch on.

Which of the following words could be used to replace indispensable?

It could make closing up footwear, clothing, and bags much faster and easiesr than doing so with buttons and hooks, but it met with little more than indifference until a catchy name helped it finally take off during the 1920s and 1930s.

If something meets with indifference, it is considered:

What, exactly, was this invention? Originally known as the "Hookless No. 2," Sundback's clever device came to called the "zipper"—a fastener that is available today on countless handbags, backpacks, boots, pants, jackets, suitcases, and so on.

In the sentence above, available means:

VI. Using context clues, select the word that BEST COMPLETES the sentences that follow.

If you have been prevented from playing in a basketball game because of a minor injury, you
have been

It many not be customary for people in their seventies to try skydiving for the first time in their lives, but that is exactly what my grandparents did.

Which of the following could not be used to replace customary?