Name: ____________________________________________________________ Level D, Unit 7: Practice
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence or answers the question.
1. Another word for cranky is:
A surly
B civil
C bogus
D alert
4. If your thoughts wander, they can be described as:
A vagrant
B momentous
C latent
D focused
2. A journey that is dangerous can be called:
A lengthy
B harmless
C perilous
D morose
5. A person who is starting a long, angry speech is
launching into a:
A compliment
B debate
C tirade
D muddle
3. Which of the following is the opposite of
departure?
A absence
B semblance
C advent
D unification
6. Which of the following is the opposite of
commend?
A succumb
B muddle
C commandeer
D malign
As Holly meandered through the zoo, she was struck by the variety of animals living there. They differed
from one another not only in appearance, she observed, but also in behavior and temperament. In the primate
area alone, for example, some, like the spider monkeys, were noisy and obstreporous. They chattered at each
other incessantly as they swung among the branches in their habitat. Others, like the lemurs, were not as
unruly. They seemed to make no sounds at all, though they were definitely quick and sprightly in their
movements. Still others—the gorillas in particular—were quite still and pensive. In fact, Holly could not
believe how serious one of them looked as it sat with its hands under its chin, looking out into the distance.
7. In line 1, meandered means:
A raced
B tumbled
C wandered
D rolled
8. An animal that is obstreporous (line 3) is
extremely:
A active
B large
C rare
D dangerous
Vocabulary Workshop, Level D
9. Which of the following words could not be used
to replace sprightly (line 5)?
A sluggish
B spirited
C lively
D peppy
10. In line 6, pensive is used to show that the gorilla:
A seems fierce
B looks comical
C makes noise
D appears thoughtful
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