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English I
2014-2015
Poetry
Poetry Vocabulary Usage Practice
Directions: Choose letter of the correct answer to each question.
1. Having a host of problems means you have
a. A variety of solutions
b. Many problems
c. Serious problems
2. If you need solitude, you need
a. Your privacy
b. To be entertained
c. A day at school
3. Which of these words means the same as dreary?
a. Restrictive
b. Depressing
c. Punishable
4. Which of these words means the opposite of livelong?
a. Casualty
b. Endurance
c. Incomplete
5. The opposite of diverge is to
a. Take notice of
b. Come together
c. Conceal information
6. Gale : tempest :: wave : __________
a. Ocean
b. Mountain
c. Valley
7. Dreary : dull :: thrilling : __________
a. Boring
b. Tedious
c. Exhilarating
8. Bog : swamp :: ocean : __________
a. Lake
b. Pond
c. Sea
Directions: Write the vocabulary word that best replaces the bold word.
9. The atmosphere at the funeral was bleak. __________
10. The endangered frogs live in swamps. __________
11. Jack was embarrassed when he dropped the foul ball. __________
12. The child slept the whole night, undisturbed by the storm. __________
Directions: Write the vocabulary word that best matches the provided etymology.
13. from the French word meaning “to put down or bring low” __________
14. from the Gaelic word meaning “soft ground” __________
15. from the Latin word meaning “to bend” __________
16. from the Old English meaning “sad” __________
17. from the Old Norse meaning “frantic, mad” __________
18. from Old Irish meaning “on this side” __________
19. from the Old French meaning “to help, to please, to delight” __________
20. from the Latin meaning “to forget” __________
Directions: Fill in the vocabulary word that best completes the blank in each sentence.
21. The woman vowed a life of __________ after losing her husband in a car accident.
22. The __________ student considered the next step in the math equation.
23. I threw a surprise 50-year anniversary party to celebrate my grandparents’ __________ relationship.
24. The merry-go-round _________ repair so the children could ride it again.
25. My baby pictures entered __________ when we boxed up our possessions and moved to California.