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10th Grade Vocabulary Study – Unit 4
II. Sentence Completion and Context Clues: Use the context clue(s) to determine which word
completes each sentence. Write your answer neatly on the line. Spelling and capitalization DO count!
1. To ______________________ from Mesa to El Paso, expect to drive seven hours.
2. President Obama has a lot of _____________________ and knows how to excite a crowd.
3. The toddler began to __________________ as she begged for the bottle that was out of reach.
4. Grandma keeps her jewelry in her ________________________.
5. Heather’s ____________________ when she speaks can sometimes be offensive, but she’s just being honest.
6. Students often __________________teachers with compliments to try and receive a higher grade.
7. Joe will continue to _______________ about his steak until he gets another one that is cooked to his standards.
8. Jason Statham is a _______________ and buff actor.
9. “A piece of cake” is a __________________ that means “something easy.”
10. The ____________________ of the large bell was heard throughout the countryside.
III. Synonyms and Antonyms: Provide a term from this week’s list on the blank provided.
1. suck up to - _____________________________________
2. to criticize- ______________________________________
3. to journey back and forth- ____________________________
SYNONYMS ONLY
4. overused phrase - ______________________________
5. casket- ______________________________________
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. ugly - _____________________________________
7. lies - ______________________________________
8. to praise- ________________________________________ ANTONYMS ONLY
9. lack personality - ____________________________________
10. constant- ______________________________________
IV. Word Power: Using the definition for each word part as a starting point, answer the following questions.
1. After years of dating and little hope of a serious commitment, Tom’s proposal left Melanie
speech____________.
2. Because your boss has the final say about when you can take time off, they tend to _________________ many
of your vacation plans.
3. Teenagers are often accused of being very im________________________; however, they should not be
expected to show the same level of development as adults.
4. Students who daydream are often described as _________________-minded , and teachers remind them to pay
more attention in class.
5. The hero______ acts of firemen and police officers should be recognized by all citizens.
V. Reading Comprehension: Read the passage and answer the following questions.
from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
On the birth of a second son, my junior by seven years, my parents gave up their wandering life, and fixed
themselves in their native country. We possessed a house in Geneva, and a cottage on Belrive, the eastern shore of
the lake, at the distance of more than a league from the city. We resided principally in the latter, and the lives of
my parents were passed in considerable seclusion. It was my temper to avoid a crowd, and to attach myself
fervently to a few. I was indifferent, therefore, to my schoolfellows in general; but I united myself in the bonds of
the closest friendship to one among them. Henry Clerval was the son of a merchant of Geneva. He was a boy of
singular talent and fancy. He loved enterprise, hardship, and even danger, for its own sake. He was deeply read in
books of chivalry and romance. He composed heroic songs, and began to write many a tale of enchantment and
knightly adventure. He tried to make us act plays, and to enter into masquerades, in which the characters were
drawn from the heroes of Roncesvalles, of the Round table of King Arthur, and the chivalrous train who shed
their blood to redeem the holy sepulcher from the hands of the infidels.
No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself. My parents were possessed by the
very spirit of kindness and indulgence. We felt that they were not the tyrants to rule our lot according to their
caprice, but the agents and creators of the many delights which we enjoyed. When I mingled with other families, I
distinctly discerned how peculiarly fortunate my lot was, and gratitude assisted the development of filial love.
My temper was sometimes violent, and my passions vehement; but by some law in my temperament they
were turned, not towards childish pursuits, but to an eager desire to learn, and not to learn all things
indiscriminately. I confess that neither the structure of languages, nor the code of governments possessed
attractions for me. It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward
substance of things, or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me, still my
enquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or, in its highest sense, the physical secrets of the world.
Recalling Facts
1. The narrator’s parents owned a
a. cottage on a lake.
b. hideaway in the mountains.
c. modest lodge in Geneva.
Understanding the Passage
6. Apparently the narrator’s parents had done
a. quite a bit of traveling.
b. a poor job of raising the narrator.
c. everything possible to leave their
native country
2. Henry Clerval loved stories of
a. prison life.
b. chivalrous knights.
c. circus escapades.
3. Henry Clerval tried to convince the narrator to
a. act out plays.
b. run away from home.
c. join the military.
4. The narrator believed his childhood years were
a. years of neglect.
b. too short.
c. happy ones.
5. The narrator was interested in
a. all things indiscriminately.
b. the code of governments.
c. the physical secrets of the world.
7. During childhood, Henry Clerval and the narrator were
a. close friends.
b. neighbors.
c. mere acquaintances.
8. The narrator felt
a. grateful to his parents.
b. lost without his parents.
c. bitter toward his parents.
9. Henry Clerval apparently had
a. no friends.
b. an impoverished childhood.
c. a rich imagination.
10. When it came to the metaphysical, the narrator was
a. most inquisitive.
b. completely uninterested.
c. unusually disillusioned.