Vocabulary Worksheet-17

Vocabulary Worksheet-17

71. Mrs. Gyan gave Jaya a_____ because she had written a wonderful essay on the three branches of government.

A. compliment B. criticism       C. zero                D. reprimand

72. The necklace Rama was wearing today was very_____. I had never seen one like it before.

A. usual              B. unique           C. common       D. ordinary

73. The Greek root "micro" means small. What does microscope mean?

A. an instrument for seeing very small items

B. an instrument for measuring temperature

C. an instrument to see into outer space

D. loud enough to be heard

74. After doing squats at the gym today the top of my legs or my_____ really hurt.

A. biceps            B. quadriceps   C. quadrupeds  D. quadrant

75. Which of the following is not a storage device ?

A. Compact disk                           B. pen drive

C. hard disk                                   D. keyboard

76. Which word means "something you eat"?

A. stake              B. stack              C. steak              D. none of these

77. Which word means "a time to rest"?

A. break             B. brack             C. brake             D. none of these

78. Which word means "does not cost much"?

A. cheep             B. cheap             C. chaep             D. none of these

79. Which word is spelled correctly?

A. gane               B. gain                C. gaine              D. none of these

80. The Greek root "ast" means star. What does 'astronomy' mean?

A. telling of fortunes by the stars

B. a person who travels into space

C. an item in space

D. the study of stars

Answer Key:

71. A

72. B

73. A

74. A

75. D

76. C

77. A

78. B

79. B

80. D