Name: ______________________________________________________________ Level E, Unit 6: Practice
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence or answers the question.
1. An occurence that interrupts or delays one’s
actions at a bad time might be called:
A inopportune
B timely
C felicitous
D random
2. An old and umkempt house might be described as:
A beautiful
B austere
C musty
D ornate
3. Which of the following words could not be used
to describe a clumsy or awkward person?
A skittish
B foolhardy
C incompetent
D deft
4. Rules that are clearly stated might be called:
A covert
B vague
C explicit
D unreasonable
5. Which of the following words means the
opposite of rich?
A destitute
B gaudy
C bountiful
D chivalrous
6. Another word for comfort is:
A temerity
B solace
C distress
D clemency
Our neighborhood association’s recent attempts to extirpate an invasive weed that was devastating our
community garden became surprisingly complicated and quarrelsome. After several members objected to the
projected cost of the removal, other members strongly disagreed with them. They even said that those who
objected were simply being officious, since they did not even have their facts straight. The situation got even
worse when another member said that those who had objected were being venal, since they really only wanted
the money to be spent on their own pet projects. I hope that the situation cools off by the next time we
meet. If we wait too long, the invasive weed will become completely rampant and take over the garden.
7. In line 1, extirpate means:
A foster
B spur
C eradicate
D ignore
8. Which of the following words could be used to
replace officious (line 4)?
A effective
B thorough
C responsible
D meddlesome
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9. In line 5, venal serves to imply that the members
who objected are:
A selfless
B mercenary
C neutral
D justified
10. Which of the following words could be used to
replace rampant (line 7)?
A unrestrained
B useful
C impromptu
D controlled
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