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Unit 4 Vocabulary Test
Part 1
Match the meaning (Circle the word whose meaning is suggested by the clue given.)
1. Another name for a surprise attack is a(n)
a. routine b. ambush c. yield
.
2. To give money, effort, or items for a good cause is to
a. extend
b. stun
c. contribute
.
3. Our school
teachers, janitors, bus drivers, and coaches.
a. employs b. stuns
c. extends
4. A funny act or skit can be called a comedy
a. initial
b. routine c. ambush
5. Furniture that is firmly or solidly built is
a. frantic
b. sturdy
c. initial
6. Your monogram is made up of the
a. initials
b. yields
c. ambushes
7.
.
.
of your name.
people may feel excited, upset, wild, or nervous.
a. Frantic
b. Initial
c. Sturdy
Part 2
Completing the Sentence (Circle the word that best completes each sentence.)
8. Some people prefer to
a. calculate b. stun
with paper and pencil.
c. yield
9. His
a. stun
of insects is so great that even ants scare him.
b. dread
c. employ
10. To
a. extend
a warm greeting, you can shake hands.
b. yield
c. ambush
11. The fall from the bike
me for a moment.
a. dreaded b. employed c. stunned
12. Our usual class
is to discuss homework last.
a. extend
b. routine c. calculate
13. The farmer’s orchard
a. yields
b. stuns
thousands of peaches.
c. dreads
Part 3
Synonyms (Circle the word or phrase that is most nearly the same as the boldface
word.)
14. yield to their demands
a. refuse
b. resist
c. surrender to
15. read about the ambush
a. picnic
b. attack
c. speech
16. a frantic dash to freedom
a. desperate b. orderly
c. regular
17. employ a personal trainer
a. dismiss
b. fire
c. hire
18. news that will stun the nation
a. calm
b. shock
c. amuse
19. calculate our losses
a. ignore
b. evaluate c. risk
Part 4
Antonyms (Circle the word or phrase that is most nearly the opposite as the boldface
word.)
20. dread a meal of liver and spinach
a. fear
b. select
c. welcome
21. took the initial steps
a. first
b. final
c. huge
22. made of sturdy cloth
a. durable b. plain
c. delicate
23. contribute your ideas
a. offer
b. share
c. withhold
24. extend the time limit
a. increase b. expand
c. decrease
25. a routine medical test
a. free
b. unusual c. painful
Unit 4 Vocabulary - Answer Key.
Part 1: Match the Meaning
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Part 2: Completing the Sentence
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Part 3: Synonyms
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Part 4: Antonyms
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