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Date ____________ Period ____
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10th Grade Vocabulary Study – Unit 5
I. Sentence Completion and Context Clues: Use the context clue(s) to determine which word from
your list best completes each sentence. Write your answer neatly on the line. Spelling and
capitalization DO count!
1. Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez thought they were a ______________________ couple, but alas, they
divorced
2. Please give my ______________________________________(s) to the family after the funeral.
3. The amount of food in the kitchen was _____________________, and could feed the Army.
4. Out of anger toward his mom, Bill ______________________(d) his room by slinging mud everywhere.
5. Please show proper __________________ when you meet the prince.
6. There is a _______________________of water, so we are thirsty.
7. Poor lighting is not __________________________ when you’re trying to read small print.
8. __________________________ music includes Rihanna, Eminem, and unfortunately, Justin Bieber.
9. Craig’s List is a way to __________________________ goods to other people.
10. Dad will _____________________________ all of his golf items into one pile.
II. Synonyms and Antonyms: Provide a term from this week’s list on the blank provided.
1. to stain - _____________________________________
2. hurried - ______________________________________
3. a chance - ________________________________________
SYNONYMS ONLY
4. show compassion - _____________________________________
5. an admission - ______________________________________
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. lacking in quantity - _____________________________________
7. impoliteness - ______________________________________
8. inharmonious - ________________________________________
9. preserve the quality of- ____________________________________
10. old - ______________________________________
ANTONYMS ONLY
III. Word Power: Using the definition for each word part as a starting point, answer the following questions.
1. In violent times, the news often reports on one person killing another, known as a ______________cide.
2. The troops involved in conflict around the world rely upon the skills of __________________medics - trained
professionals who administer care until a doctor can see a patient.
3. Many journalists use a _______________nym when they don't want to publish work under their own name.
4. After the attacks on the World Trade Center, many Americans had a feeling of helpless______________; that is, they
were literally in the state of feeling beyond assistance.
5. Significance literally means the ________________________________________ of signifying importance.
IV.
Reading Comprehension – Read the following passage and answer the following questions.
From Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dufoe
In this distress, the wind still blowing very hard, one of our men early in the morning cried out, “Land!” and we
had no sooner run out of the cabin to look out, in hopes of seeing whereabouts in the world we were, but the
ship struck upon a sandbar, and in a moment, a her motion being so stopped, the sea broke over her in such a
manner that we expected we should all have perished immediately; and we were immediately driven into our
close quarters, to shelter us from the very foam and spray of the sea.
It is not easy for anyone, who has not been in like condition, to describe or conceive the consternation of
men in such circumstances. We knew nothing of where we were, or upon what land it was we were driven,
whether an island or the main, whether inhabited or not inhabited; and as the rage of the wind was still great, we
could not so much as hope to have the ship hold many minutes without breaking in pieces, unless the winds, by
a kind of miracle, should turn immediately about. In a word, we sat looking one upon another, and expecting
death every moment, and every man acting accordingly as preparing for another world, for there was little or
nothing more for us to do in this. That which was our present comfort, and all the comfort we had, was that,
contrary to our expectation, the ship did not break yet and that the master said the wind began to abate.
Now, though we found that the wind did a little abate, yet the ship having thus struck upon the sand, and
sticking too fast for us to expect her getting off; we were in a dreadful condition indeed, and had nothing to do
but to think of saving our lives as well as we could. We had a boat at our stern just before the storm, but she was
first staved by dashing against the ship’s rudder, and in the next place she broke away, and either sunk or was
driven off to sea, so there was no hope from her. We had another boat on board but how to get her off into the
sea was a doubtful thing; however, there was no room to debate, for we fancied the ship would break in pieces
any minute.
Recalling Facts
Understanding the Passage
1. When one of the men spotted land it was
a. early evening.
b. around noon.
c. early morning
6. Before the shipwreck, the men were
a. happy to be sailing.
b. unsure of their location.
c. pleased with the captain.
2. The men on the ship were
a. expecting death every moment.
b. expecting to be rescued soon.
c. in full control of the situation.
7. The narrator expected the ship to
a. break free.
b. remain where it was.
c. be broken apart.
3. The master said the wind was
a. gaining strength.
b. coming from the southwest.
c. beginning to abate.
8. The lessening wind didn’t help much because
a. another storm was brewing.
b. most of the men were already dead.
c. the ship was too firmly stuck in the sand.
4. The ship hit
a. rocks.
b. sand.
c. a pier.
9. The only hope the men had was to
a. wait for help.
b. get off the ship.
c. send a distress signal.
5. The narrator refers to the ship as
a. a he.
b. a she.
c. an it.
10. The men on the ship seemed to
a. fear little for their lives.
b. believe in life after death.
c. be resigned to their fate.