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Vocabulary Quiz for Unit 1: Following the Crowd
PART 1: Scenarios
Directions: Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario. Type or write the letter of your answer
choice in the column that says “My Answer.”
EXAMPLE:
1.
In the morning, when Ophelia noticed her little brother was upset, she read him his favorite story. At
lunch, she shared her food with a classmate who forgot his lunch. After school, she volunteered at a
local children’s hospital.
a. Angry
b. Caring
c. Artistic
My answer
B
My answer
1. When the doctor came out to update Sean on his son’s condition, she looked so pale and
serious.
A. Impel
B. Grave
C. Humiliate
2. Talia called 911 with information about the theft, but she didn’t give the operator her name.
A. Ritual
B. Individuality
C. Anonymous
3. When the coach saw Serena's natural talent for tennis, she urged her to join the team. She
would stop by her lunch table to remind her that she had the skills needed to earn a college
scholarship!
A. Grave
B. Impel
C. Anonymous
4. I didn’t want to have to do this, but if you don’t fix your behavior, I’ll have no choice but to call
your mom.
A. Resort
B. Critical
C. Anonymous
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My answer
5. We have to make our mortgage payment on the first of the month or we’ll lose the house!
A. Critical
B. Resilient
C. Spare
6. The hostess had told Bridget that it was a costume party, but when she arrived, no one else
was wearing a costume. Bridget was so embarrassed!
A. Ritual
B. Impel
C. Humiliate
7. Every New Year’s Day, I meet my best friends for breakfast, and we make our goals for the year.
A. Individuality
B. Ritual
C. Spare
8. Tiger Woods had his fourth major back surgery, only to turn around and win the Masters, the
biggest tournament in golf. It was an amazing recovery.
A. Humiliate
B. Resilient
C. Grave
9. Most of the girls in Donshae’s class wore their hair long, but Donshae shaved her head.
A. Individuality
B. Resort
C. Critical
10. There were pictures online of the accident, but you know how Grammy hates seeing that kind
of thing, so I didn’t show them to her.
A. Resilient
B. Resort
C. Spare
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PART 2: Fill-in-the-Blank
Directions: Select the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence. Type or write the letter of your
answer choice in the column where it says “My answer.”
EXAMPLE:
11. I stopped inviting my neighbor over to my house because she never ___ her games and toys, but she
always wanted me to let her play with my things.
A. Shared
B. Dreamed
C. Laughed
My answer
A
My answer
11. Archie noticed he had more energy after he committed to a daily ___ of exercise and yoga in
the morning.
A. Humiliate
B. Resort
C. Ritual
12. If you want your street made into a one-way street, it is ___ that every homeowner sign the
petition.
A. Humiliate
B. Critical
C. Grave
13. I think it’s cowardly when people make nasty, ___ comments on the internet, when they’d
never say that stuff to someone’s face!
A. Anonymous
B. Individuality
C. Resilient
14. Janette’s friends all dress and talk the same way; none of them show any ___.
A. Impel
B. Resiliency
C. Individuality
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My answer
15. When Jameel couldn’t find a date for the dance, he ___ to asking his best friend’s sister to go
with him.
A. Spared
B. Impelled
C. Resorted
16. When police officers arrived at our door, I understood that the news would be ___.
A. Anonymous
B. Grave
C. Ritual
17. After my father lost his job, my mother gave us a pep talk about how we would all have to be
___ during this tough time.
A. Critical
B. Grave
C. Resilient
18. When the enemy attacked, they took all the men prisoner, but they ___ the women and
children.
A. Spared
B. Individualized
C. Resorted
19. Keira was ___ when her costume accidentally un-snapped in the middle of her dance
performance!
A. Critical
B. Anonymous
C. Humiliated
20. What could possibly ___ you to be so mean to your little brother?
A. Impel
B. Ritual
C. Spare
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Unit 1: Following the Crowd
Vocabulary Quiz Answer Sheet
Directions: Write the letter of each of your answer choices on the lines below.
Part 1: Scenarios
Part 2: Fill in the Blank
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