Name:________________________________________
Mrs. Daniel Block ___________________________
English 11H
Date:_________________________________________
Vocabulary Lesson Two: Practice #2
Part I: Inferences. Choose the answer that best suits the following statements.
1. Someone who is a brigand would
a.
b.
c.
d.
Help others by giving to charity
Steal valuables
Take the hardest classes they could
Be able to sail a boat
2. A person who was given carte blanche would be
a.
b.
c.
d.
Locked in a jail cell
Pretty full from eating so much food
Pale
Able to do whatever they wanted
3. Someone with a discerning eye would
a.
b.
c.
d.
Not be able to see very well
Be able to see even the smallest details
Have blue eyes
Be very critical of others
4. An interlocutor would
a.
b.
c.
d.
Be very shy
Be able to fix the wiring in your house
Only talk to his/her friends
Be a moderator for a debate
5. The man was described as stentorian because
a.
b.
c.
d.
He was not interested in anything
He had a loud, booming voice
He was so shy you could barely hear him
He was rude to everyone
Part II: Completing the Thought. Complete the following sentences based on your understanding
of the vocabulary words used.
6. The land was so arable
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7. Someone who was acting contemptuous would
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8. Someone who undergoes a metamorphosis would
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9. It was serendipity that
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10. If only a vestige of something remains that means that
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