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Name: ___________________________________________________________ Date: _____________

The Word Up Project: Level Blue

Choose the answer or phrase that best answers the question.

1. Which place is generally the most desolate? 8. If you look haggard, then you look
(A) a city (A) tired
(B) a circus (B) hateful
(C) a desert (C) very good
(D) an airplane (D) tiny

2. A professors stance is another word for her 9. Which is likely to be the most lucrative job?
(A) level of education (A) babysitter
(B) classroom (B) lifeguard
(C) wardrobe (C) doctor
(D) feelings toward something (D) janitor

3. Oscar chastised Celia, probably because
(A) Celia had done something wrong.
(B) He was attracted to her.
(C) She was regrettable.
(D) She was weird.
10. What or whom do the police apprehend?
(A) pastries
(B) people who they believe have broken the law
(C) crimes
(D) the lawyers who pursue the case

4. A fallacy is a belief that is 11. My neighbor Jack was so gullible. He

(A) certain (A) was easily angered
(B) wrong (B) believed everything I told him
(C) refreshing (C) smelled terrible
(D) held among many people (D) was indifferent

5. Which is the most capacious? 12. If an event is crucial, it is

(A) a castle (A) not normal
(B) a war (B) very important
(C) a dinner party (C) normal
(D) a job at McDonalds (D) from a certain time period

6. Heaths attendance was sporadic. He 13. An avid figure skater

(A) came to class from time to time (A) practices often
(B) never came to class (B) practices occasionally
(C) paid attention in class (C) is extremely talented
(D) had an impeccable attendance record (D) isnt very talented

7. Which of the following most likely has a theme? 14. A pithy speech is one that
(A) a new bike (A) is strange
(B) a cracked egg (B) is complex and hard to understand
(C) your mother (C) is full of holes
(D) a story (D) is short and to the point

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15. Sydney was a food connoisseur. She 22. haven
(A) disliked food (A) refuge
(B) was an expert on food (B) standard
(C) was a cook (C) feast
(D) liked food (D) autobiography

16. To convey your feelings is to 23. benign

(A) hide your feelings (A) harmless
(B) be ashamed of your feelings (B) harmful
(C) discover your feelings (C) skilled
(D) tell others about your feelings (D) loud

17. What would be a big hindrance in class? 24. onslaught

(A) a new whiteboard (A) joke
(B) taking notes (B) attack
(C) the desks (C) pile
(D) a pencil that keeps breaking (D) binge

18. The meeting went awry. It 25. ovation

(A) ended early (A) applause
(B) went perfectly thanks to my preparation (B) entertainment
(C) turned into chaos when Bob started singing (C) danger
(D) went on a little too long (D) safety

Choose the SYNONYM of the vocabulary word. Choose the ANTONYM of the vocabulary word.

19. ardent 26. agile

(A) intense (A) dull
(B) not caring (B) flashy
(C) without any people (C) slow
(D) funny (D) unbroken

20. preposterous 27. plunder

(A) pretty (A) steal
(B) changed (B) feel
(C) easily transmittable (C) step in and stop
(D) absurd (D) give back

21. forfeit 28. atrocity

(A) surrender (A) strange act
(B) follow through (B) possibility
(C) argue (C) wonderful act
(D) make money (D) containment

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29. fortify
(A) anger
(B) weaken
(C) tie up
(D) simplify

30. luminous
(A) not important
(B) careful
(C) dark
(D) hot

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Name: ___________________________________________________________ Date: _____________

The Word Up Project: Level Blue

Final Test
Choose the answer or phrase that best answers the question.

1. If you abet a crime, you 6. You need stamina in order to

(A) stop it while its happening (A) skydive
(B) prevent it from ever happening (B) buy a house
(C) see it from a distance (C) run twenty miles
(D) help carry it out (D) dodge an oncoming car

2. Which scene is serene? 7. Which of the following sentences best

(A) a peaceful lake and a light breeze demonstrates the meaning of the word
(B) a dog that cant find its way home trepidation?
(C) a man who wins the lottery (A) Donny was always in a good mood.
(D) a girl eating the same breakfast every single (B) Donny was scared of heights.
day (C) D
 onny was the most important player on the
team.
3. If a restaurant is ornate, it is (D) Donny was different than everyone else.
(A) very well reviewed
(B) fancily decorated 8. Bob moved gingerly. He walked
(C) expensive (A) carefully
(D) hard to find (B) quickly
(C) nervously
4. What or whom could you facilitate? (D) slowly
(A) a loud sound
(B) people who act stupidly 9. She felt sublime standing out in
(C) a smart, older person the rain. She felt
(D) a meeting between enemies (A) terrible
(B) amazing
5. Which of the following sentences best (C) stupid
demonstrates the meaning of the word (D) weird
embark?
(A) S
 andra wasnt impressed with the movie at 10. Which of the following could be considered
all. a decree?
(B) Karl had to fight off the fans who wanted his (A) You may not smoke in restaurants!
autograph. (B) French with a Haitian accent
(C) A von set out on a journey to climb a (C) Bob is better at singing than Frank is.
mountain.
(D) a racist bus driver
(D) Kelly had a nice view of the statue.

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11. Which of the following sentences best
demonstrates the meaning of the word
intervene?
(A) Allison was wearing her old hoodie to the
dance.
(B) Paulas plan would have worked out if Sara
hadnt stepped in.
(C) Matt felt blindly for the light switch.
(D) Norman tried to steal the car.
12. Which of the following is the most intricate?
(A) an unhappy worker
(B) flying first class on a nice plane
(C) a judge with the power to send you to jail
(D) a set of instructions that is fifty pages long
13. Which of the following is an analogy?
(A) a secret supply
(B) the main idea of the movie was dont trust
anyone
(C) love is like a drug
(D) I before E except after C
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16. Which of the following sentences best
demonstrates the meaning of the word
formidable?
(A) She ate a sandwich very quickly.
(B) T
 he pitcher for the other team had an
impressive record.
(C) The moon looked so clear and beautiful.
(D) S
 he sent her friend a message right after
school.
17. Maria is an audacious person. She is
(A) worthless
(B) unusual
(C) bold
(D) powerful
18. A liberal is someone who
(A) wants things to stay the same
(B) wants things to change
(C) believes the world is a good place
(D) thinks theyre better than everyone else
Choose the SYNONYM of the vocabulary word.

14. Which of the following sentences best 19. fastidious

demonstrates the meaning of the word amiss? (A) possible
(A) My brother helped me build a tree house. (B) creative
(B) The test was extremely boring, but at least it (C) occasional
wouldnt last forever. (D) careful
(C) Suddenly there was a loud explosion.
(D) The sandwich looked great at first, but it 20. disgruntled
turned out the meat was rotten. (A) grumpy
(B) strange
15. W
 hich of the following sentences best
(C) useless
demonstrates the meaning of the word flair?
(D) complicated
(A) The mayor set up a carnival in my town.
(B) Jill just loves seeing movies on opening night. 21. avail
(C) When it came to math, Sharee had always (A) criticize
been skilled.
(B) help
(D) The fireworks were disappointing.
(C) come to an end
(D) lounge

22. enigma
(A) movement from one to another
(B) gold mine
(C) theme
(D) riddle

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23. irascible Choose the ANTONYM of the vocabulary word.
(A) easily tricked
(B) easily angered 26. humane
(C) knowledgeable (A) admirable
(D) very skilled (B) unbelievable
(C) cruel
24. vie (D) unknown
(A) tell the truth
27. eccentric
(B) defend
(A) essential
(C) increase
(B) interested
(D) compete
(C) awkward
25. surpass (D) normal
(A) go beyond
28. vilify
(B) argue with
(A) regret
(C) introduce gradually
(B) compliment
(D) divide into portions
(C) rob
(D) not listen to

29. flustered
(A) calm
(B) confused
(C) causing fear
(D) well-fed

30. languish
(A) strengthen
(B) leave
(C) make more difficult
(D) prevent

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