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.
an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity; otherwise called
deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property
sure to happen, unavoidable
no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use
a humorous or ridiculous imitation; to make fun of something by imitating it
to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape
to tear to pieces; split violently apart (past tense, rent)
resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor's
so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered
to search through, investigate the contents of; an active search; a collection of odd items
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.
alias
distort
dumbfounded
extinct
inevitable
meteoric
parody
rend
rummage
vandalism
parody
rummage
extinct
vandalism
rend
dumbfounded
alias
meteoric
inevitable
distort
meteoric
extinct
inevitable
alias
dumbfounded
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).
When he discovered that he had a twin brother, he was _____ and unable to speak for several minutes.
Tents were covered with graffiti during the festival; police searched for those responsible for the _____ .
Mom _____ through her purse for several minutes before she finally found the house keys.
Campers found that a violent gust of wind was _____ their tent, tearing pieces of fabric.
When the restaurant critic made the dinner reservation, she used an _____ in order to be treated as an ordinary customer.
Many famous writers use _____ to make fun of popular romance or mystery novels.
Gossip often consists of nothing more than rumors that _____ the truth about a person or an event.
Moviemakers love rags-to-riches stories, but few people actually experience such a _____ rise in their circumstances.
Woolly mammoths became _____ more than 100,000 years ago; their bones are the only evidence that they existed.
According to an old saying, only two things are _____ for human beings: death and taxes.