Name ________________________
Teacher _______________________
Period ________________________
Date _________________________
English I
Fall 2011
Outsiders
Non-Fiction Vocabulary Usage Practice
Skills Rotation
**2 SIDES**
Directions: After each sentence, write a vocabulary word that is a synonym or near synonym for the underlined
word.
1.
Not making the baseball team was a crushing blow to Alex. __________
2. At first, the problem seemed small, and no one understood its actual dimensions. __________
3.
When Linda thought back to her childhood, she felt wistfulness. __________
Directions: Choose the best word or phrase to complete each analogy.
4. Anthology: stories :: scrapbook : __________
a. Ticket stubs
b. Plot summaries
c. Work of fiction
5. Explain : embroider :: dress : __________
a. Iron
b. Adorn
c. Careless
6. Past : retrospect :: future : __________
a. Circumspect
b. Prediction
c. Possibility
7. Fulfill : expectation :: grant : __________
a. Achievement
b. Summary
c. Wish
**2 SIDES**
8. Template : pattern :: flowchart : __________
a. Sequence
b. Diagram
c. Computers
9. Redundant : repeated :: colossal : __________
a. Energetic
b. Authentic
c. Gigantic
10. Denigrate : praise :: participate : __________
a. Withdraw
b. Disapprove
c. Claim
11. Monogrammed : cloth :: engraved : __________
a. Written
b. Stone
c. Carved
Directions: Write the vocabulary word that belongs in each group.
1. Arrange, bargain, compromise, __________
2. Compilation, accumulation, medley, __________
3. Declaration, claim, assertion, __________
4. Erase, cancel, annihilate, __________
5. Magnify, color, fib, overstate, __________
6. Project, undertaking, enterprise, __________
7. Succeed, please, gratify, complete, __________
Directions: Match each synonym with its vocabulary word.
12. Magnificent
A. irreverant
13. Rude
B. exhilerated
14. Energized
C. imposing
15. Companion
D. confidant
Directions: Match each word with the correct statement about its origin, or etymology.
16. Venture
A. from the Middle English prefix for “away and the Latin root for “root”
17. Negotiate
B. from the Latin words for “evidence” and “witness”
18. Eradicate
C. from Middle English for “adventure”
19. Testimony
D. from the Latin word for “business”
Directions: Write the vocabulary word that best completes each sentence.
8.
Each member of the team wore a __________ sweater.
9. Jill wanted to ask her question again but decided to not be __________.
10. Mrs. Hanaka regards Mom as her faithful __________.
11. I love performing. The applause makes me feel __________.
12. His reference to the mayor as “Spaceman Hal” seemed unkind and __________.
13. I saw the plans for the new building. It will be a huge, __________ structure.
14. It was unkind for the more successful students to __________ the efforts of their peers.
15. You can use this __________ to make your document look good on the page.
Directions: Choose the best ending for each sentence based on the context, including the definition of the
vocabulary word.
16. At most times, the atmosphere in a cathedral would probably be
a. Joyful
b. Wild
c. Peaceful
17. A feeling of nostalgia would most likely be brought on by
a. A Rocket
b. A Familiar aroma
c. Awakening
18. A decision of great magnitude would probably
a. Not matter
b. Change your life
c. Be easy to make
19. If you face a staggering problem, you might
a. Give up
b. Solve it quickly
c. Turn down an offer of help