Critical Vocabulary Quiz Unit 5

What does the word 'seized' mean?

• To let go

• To be overwhelmed by an idea or feeling

• To hesitate

• To write quickly and sloppily.

When you are unsure what to say or do, you might ______.

• scrawl

• hesitate

• ditty

• seize

What does the word 'watchful' mean?

• To ignore everything

• To write quickly

• To pay attention to everything around you

• To sing a song.

If you are ______, you pay attention to everything around you.

• seized

• watchful

• scrawled

• ditty

What does the word 'scrawled' mean?

• To write neatly

• To write quickly and sloppily

• To sing a song

• To be overwhelmed.

When you write something quickly and sloppily, you have ______ it.

• seized

• hesitated

• scrawled

• watched

What does the word 'ditty' mean?

• A long poem

• A short and cheerful song or poem

• A quick note

• A feeling of being overwhelmed.

Fill in the blank: If you are ______, you find it hard to relax or stay still.

• calm

• restless

• sleepy

• happy

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'refrain' correctly?

• The refrain of the song was catchy.

• She refrained from eating the cake.

• He played a refrain on the piano.

• The refrain was a delicious dish.

What does 'restless' mean?

• Calm and relaxed

• Unable to relax or stay still

• Very sleepy

• Extremely happy