Unit 8 Worksheet (if you don’t have the book OR you want extra practice)

Multiple ChoiceIdentify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Part of SpeechIn each of the following groups, identify the letter of the item that indicates the part or parts of speech of the word given.

____ 1. pugnaciousa. verb b. noun c. adjective d. adverb

____ 2. asyluma. verb b. noun c. adjective d. adverb

____ 3. preposterousa. verb b. noun c. adjective d. adverb

____ 4. rejuvenatea. verb b. noun c. adjective d. adverb

____ 5. flippanta. verb b. noun c. adjective d. adverb

SynonymIn each of the following groups, identify the letter of the item that means the same as the boldface word in the introductory phrase.

____ 6. dilate his lungsa. scar b. expand c. deflate d. constrict

____ 7. console the victima. reimburse b. avenge c. slight d. soothe

____ 8. asylum for the political refugeesa. sympathy b. concern c. sanctuary d. contempt

____ 9. develop an immunitya. low pain threshold b. chronic illness c. resistance to disease d. inability to fight disease

____ 10. a flippant requesta. earnest b. bashful c. predictable d. impertinent

AntonymIn each of the following groups, identify the letter of the item that means the opposite or almost the opposite of the boldface expression in the introductory phrase.

____ 11. dilate the passagewaya. constrict b. clear c. enlarge d. tear

____ 12. dwindling intensitya. decreasing b. channeled c. increasing d. remarkable

____ 13. an extreme liabilitya. problem b. mess c. advantage d. disadvantage

____ 14. institute new ways of doing thingsa. discontinue b. encourage c. establish d. criticize

____ 15. a rabid golfera. excellent b. impatient c. indifferent d. award-winning

Completing the SentenceFrom the four items given, identify the letter of the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

____ 16. When he examined the proposal for a new municipal stadium, Mayor Young thought that the project’s exorbitant cost was its single greatest _____.

____ 17. A tendency toward _____ behavior is an unfortunate but common aspect of militaristic nationalism.

____ 18. The participant in the piano competition showed a _____ face to the crowd, because he was afraid to show how seriously he took the contest.

____ 19. After the judge granted the witness _____ from prosecution, the former gangster spun a startling tale of criminal activity that normally would have landed him in jail for many years.

____ 20. With part of his fortune, the industrialist Andrew Carnegie _____ a system of free public libraries still in use today.

____ 21. In the _____ of philosophy, Bertrand Russell was a towering figure in the early and mid-1900s; he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1950.

____ 22. Albert Einstein was one of many prominent scientists who left Germany to seek _____ from Nazi persecution.

____ 23. When the thief found the glittering jewels in the vault, his eyes _____ with greed and excitement.____ 24. I find that the best way to _____ and renew my body is to make sure I spend at least an hour a

day walking.____ 25. The _____ that has been discarded in the alleyway washes down the drains to the bay, harming

marine life in the local estuaries.____ 26. The grateful townspeople planned to _____ the courageous young man with a handsome reward.____ 27. Few people had high expectations of Randy in the play’s title role, but most of the audience felt

that he turned in a _____ performance and cheered him loudly.____ 28. As they _____ into the blizzard to find the lost skiers, one rescuer muttered, “There is no excuse

for those skiers to have risked their lives and ours by going out in these conditions.”____ 29. The general gave his firm _____ that prisoners-of-war would be treated fairly under the rules of

the Geneva Convention.____ 30. That wooden furniture is not meant to be left outside; if you do, it will _____ after being exposed

to moisture.____ 31. By mid-fall, the leaves on the maples have started to _____, and at the end of November all the

trees will be completely bare.____ 32. Her relatives tried to _____ Maria after the death of her husband, but her grief was so profound

that nothing seemed to comfort her.____ 33. Driving across Utah on the interstate, you will find that filling stations are _____, so be sure to

fill your gas tank before you set out.____ 34. The boy was such a _____ tennis player that you would find him brushing snow off the court in

the middle of the winter so he could get some practice shots in.____ 35. Seemingly _____ combinations of objects—a fish swimming in a soup bowl, an eye balanced on

a pyramid—is one hallmark of the Surrealist movement in art.