7.L.6: Acquiring Vocabulary
Read the sentence below to answer the questions that follow.
"Gregory's pet iguana spurned the store-bought reptile food that we bought for him, adhering to a diet of flies and
crickets."
1. What is the best synonym for spurned as it is used in this sentence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
loved
stopped
allowed
refused
2. What is the meaning of adhering as it is used in this sentence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
agreeing with
attaching to
settling for
sticking with
Read the sentence below to answer the question that follows.
"I tried to talk my science teacher into letting me do my science fair project on human DNA instead of having me build
a model volcano as she had assigned, but she was obstinate about it."
3. Which words could be used in place of obstinate without changing the meaning of the sentence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
flexible
convinced
reluctant
stubborn
helpful
willing
Read the sentence below to answer the following questions.
"Although he makes an average income, Mr. Sullivan is one of the most altruistic people I have ever known, giving
huge amounts of money to those in need every year."
4. What is the definition of altruistic as it is used in this sentence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
always caring about others
moved by a desire to create things
unable to support oneself properly
dealing wisely when it comes to money
5. Which word has the same meaning as altruistic as it is used in this sentence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
needy
unselfish
original
shrewd