Vocab quiz today

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I try to make my junior's vocabulary quizzes as relevant as possible. I only use words that I or a student used in class and I pick examples for the test from current news articles--the test I'm giving today has two examples from articles published today.

And it's easy to get a good grade. If there are 65 points possible (last week's quiz), I make it worth 60 (5 points extra credit). Besides the fact that most of the words were on previous tests as well as many of the examples and definitions.

Yet they say it's too hard.

I diversified the questions last week and got fewer complaints though I think the increase in scores has mostly to do with an increase in studying.

But I figure there might be seven people in the world (fewer than that who will ever stop by here) who might be interested in taking a high school vocab exam.

So here you go.

Copy and paste the invisible words into Word, change the color, and have someone read them to you. Write the words in the blank spaces then use them to fill in the other blanks as well.

If it's overly difficult, let me know.

Good luck.

(invisible words begin here)

1. abbreviate

2. arduous

3. ascertain

4. bias

5. cynical

6. despot

7. fidelity

8. intuition

9. malicious

10. meritocracy

11. momentum

12. segue

13. dichotomy

14. oppress


(and end here)

Vocabulary Quiz

Oct. 14, 2005

(Two points each for correct spelling.)

1. ___________________ 7. ___________________

2. ___________________ 8. ___________________

3. ___________________ 9. ___________________

4. ___________________ 10. ___________________

5. ___________________ 11. __________________

6.____________________ 12. __________________


Circle the correct spelling of the following vocabulary words:

13. dicotemy
dichotomey
dichotomy
dychotymy

14. apress
appress
opress
oppress

Match vocabulary terms with these definitions:
(One point for correct word, two points for correct word and spelling.)

___________________: a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment

___________________: a system in which the talented are chosen and moved ahead on
the basis of their achievement

___________________: to make briefer


___________________: a ruler with absolute power and authority

___________________: based on a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by
self-interest

___________________: to make a transition directly from one section or theme to
another


Fill in the blank, using vocabulary words:
(One point for correct word, two points for correct word and spelling.)

Before all of the game’s boss battles, both Spider-Man and Venom are required to chase said boss around New York before the showdown. In theory, this sounds like a fun way to ___________________ into a huge brawl. In practice, it’s an annoying test of patience that often results in a string of profanities and a hurled controller. (The Badger Herald, Oct. 14)

We are committed to equal opportunity, worth and protection for all races and both sexes. Everyone with equal talents and abilities should have the same access to favorable jobs and positions, in American society generally and at Stanford specifically. This is part of the notion of a ___________________, where one’s position is based solely on ability, not other personal or political criteria. (The Stanford Review, 2005, Issue 1)

Darius Wheeler, played by Jon Magaziner '07, personifies the ___________________ between art's aesthetic and monetary value. While he can instantly determine whether a work is authentic or counterfeit, Darius has more trouble deciding what it means for art to be beautiful. (The Brown Daily Herald, Oct. 14)

The Ku Klux Klan is a terrorist group. It was organized in 1865 to control and ___________________ newly freed slaves through intimidation, violence and murder. Historians will find the statement uncontroversial. (Detroit Free Press, Sept. 30)


Give me two words from the vocabulary that are both verbs and nouns (without changing their spelling):
(One point for correct word, two points for correct word and spelling.)

___________________ ___________________



And two adjectives:
(One point for correct word, two points for correct word and spelling.)

___________________ ___________________



Write sentences that show your understanding of the following words:
(Worth up to two points.)

Word 2. ________________________________________________________________

Word 5. ________________________________________________________________

Word 12. _______________________________________________________________



Find synonyms for the following from the vocabulary:
(One point for correct word, two points for correct word and spelling.)

difficult: ___________________ mean and vicious: ___________________

find out: ___________________ cut short: ___________________