Beach Park
8th Grade Building Vocabulary
Foreign Phrases 2
Name
Question #1:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville are gens de lettres.
A. dead poets or deceased authors
B. literary men or men of letters
C. short story writers
Question #2:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
Shakespeare, a homme d'esprit, wrote Hamlet.
A. a man of substance or worth
B. a man of little fame
C. a man of wit or genius
Question #3:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
We say,"Humanum est errare, to forgive is divine."
A. to sleep is wonderful
B. to err is human
C. to die is natural
Question #4:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
In re the final verdict, the jury finds this man guilty.
A. indifferent to
B. regarding
C. to know
Question #5:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
Ideas such as human freedom exist in perpetuum.
A. forever
B. in a vacuum
C. only in America
Question #6:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
His magnum opus also won the Nobel Prize.
A. favorite child
B. great work
C. first book
Question #7:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
If lacking love or money, recall labor omni vincit.
A. labor conquers all
B. love is eternal
C. labor defeats the purpose
Question #8:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
After Mardi Gras, my family gave up all meat.
A. Mellow Monday
B. Fat Tuesday
C. Freaky Friday
Question #9:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
The conclusion to his argument was a non sequitur.
A. shocker
B. confusing point
C. play on words
Question #10:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
The hostess saved the disastrous party with her savoir
faire.
A. bad manners
B. tact in any situation
C. amazing beauty
Question #11:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
After being gone from home, I had maladie du pays.
A. many exciting stories
B. symptoms of the flu
C. homesickness
Question #12:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
Wash, then rinse, then wax: our modus operandi.
A. method of operation
B. day's work
C. sense of reality
Beach Park
8th Grade Building Vocabulary
Foreign Phrases 2
Name
Question #13:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
This class has not met the status quo of good grades.
A. noise level
B. manners
C. required state
Question #16:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
I believe the Nutcracker Ballet is always a tour de
force.
A. miracle of life
B. fool's paradise
C. feat of strength and skill
Question #14:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
Her pendant, a gift of love, reads "omni vincit amor."
A. love conquers all
B. expect the worst
C. bring me the traitor's head
Question #17:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
Tiffany confers about her love interests sub rosa.
A. beneath the rose bush
B. while holding a rose
C. privately, in secret
Question #15:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
After the senator's filibuster, I said "satis verborum."
A. enough said
B. bring in the sheep
C. hold on to your ears
Question #18:
Choose the English meaning of the foreign phrase.
Voila! Dinner is prepared.
A. Look
B. Listen
C. Watch out
Beach Park
8th Grade Building Vocabulary
Foreign Phrases 2
Answer Key
1. B -literary men or men of letters
2. C -a man of wit or genius
3. B -to err is human
4. B -regarding
5. A -forever
6. B -great work
7. A -labor conquers all
8. B -Fat Tuesday
9. B -confusing point
10. B tact in any situation
11. C homesickness
12. A method of operation
13. C required state
14. A love conquers all
15. A enough said
16. C feat of strength and skill
17. C privately, in secret
18. A Look