Week 13 5-a-day

A sinister person....

• is ignorant

• likes to help others

• could cause harm

• is not friendly

Choose the synonym for nonchalant

• formal

• casual

• nervous

• hateful

Choose the correct intensive pronoun: Rubio ___________ helped because no one else would.

• hisself

• itself

• himself

• themselves

What is the meaning of the Greek/Latin root/affix..."inter"?

• over, under

• beside, together

• among, between

• narrow, together

Choose a matching analogy. wrench:tool

• zebra:horse

• caboose:train

• cat:fish

• cancer:disease

Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence. A ________________ gust of air barged through the front door and blew out our fire.

• refreshing

• chilling

Choose the sentence that represents an example of irony.

• The leaves danced in the wind as the storm raged.

• I am never going to finish this homework. It is taking a million years!

• She is as sweet as candy.

• The house fire was caused by a faulty smoke detector.

Choose the word with the positive connotation for the denotation..."a large group of people".

• mob

• crowd

• gathering

Choose a word with a negative connotation for the denotation..."a large group of people".

• mob

• gathering

• social

Choose the antonym for pathetic.

• pitiful

• rude

• mobile

• excellent