Vocabulary Review Quiz (Weeks 19-20)

My grandpa told an amazing -------- about his childhood that made us laugh.

• abode

• saunter

• anecdote

• declare

Which words are synonyms of declare?

• recant

• state

• withdraw

• announce

I wanted to thank the person who sent me the letter but it was -------.

• envelope

• illiterate

• atypical

• anonymous

I was in great ---- after I broke my leg in the car accident.

• despair

• elation

• anguish

• breach

She ---- down the hallway on her way to class.

• aboded

• sauntered

• breached

• exploited

Which of the following could cause despair?

• losing your home in a fire

• an ice cream headache

• swimming in the ocean

• losing a pet

What type of figurative language is the follow sentence?

If I have to watch that movie again I will die of boredom.

• simile

• personification

• irony

• hyperbole

Which definition of obscure is being used in the sentence?

1. 1. v To cover up or keep from being seen

2. 2. adj. Hard to see

3. 3. adj. Not easy to understand

He tried to obscure his face from the camera with a hat pulled way down.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• none

Which words below are pronouns?

• store

• him

• you

• chair

Which words are possessive pronouns?

• I

• my

• it

• his