12 Angry Men - Unit 1 1-10

Jen was grave when she found out that her mom was in a car accident. What is the meaning of grave?

• Happy and joyful

• Extremely serious, important

• Light and trivial

• Unimportant

The bank robbery was premeditated - when the criminals were arrested, the plans were found on their computer. In this sentence, premediated means:

• Planned

• Unplanned

• Spontaneous

• Random

The dog looked at the boy expectantly, she always got treats when he came home from school. In this sentence, expectantly means:

• With hope or anticipation

• Without any expectation

• In a disappointed manner

• With anger or frustration

In the early 1900s, Standard Oil had a monopoly on oil prices. In this sentence, monopoly means:

• Shared ownership

• Exclusive or total ownership

• Partial ownership

• No ownership

Don't give me a sermon, I know what I did wrong - I don't need you to tell me! In this sentence, sermon means:

• excuse

• lecture

• helping hand

• praise

When asked for directions, the man pointed his arm to indicate which way to go. In this sentence, indicate means:

• To hide or conceal

• To point out or refer to

• To ignore

• To forget

He was afraid of spiders, so he timidly opened the door to the haunted house. In this sentence, timidly means:

• Brave and confident

• Shy, fearful, lacking courage or self-confidence

• Angry and aggressive

• Happy and content

It seemed to be very peculiar - although her mother said she would be home, the house was empty and all the kitchen cabinet doors were open. In this sentence, peculiar means:

• strange

• normal

• boring

• common

When Michael had to have an operation, he had to abstain from eating food the night before. In this sentence, abstain means:

• To indulge in something

• To refrain from doing, to not do

• To participate actively

• To ignore completely

The coroner is a person who:

• determines a person's cause of death

• prepares the body for a funeral

• investigates a robbery

• investigates computer based crimes