Vocabulary Skills Assessment

What does the word 'benevolent' mean?

• Hostile and aggressive.

• Kind and charitable.

• Indifferent and apathetic.

• Selfish and greedy.

Provide a synonym for 'diligent'.

• hardworking

• lazy

• negligent

• careless

What is the antonym of 'optimistic'?

• confident

• realistic

• pessimistic

• hopeful

Use 'meticulous' in a sentence that shows its meaning.

• The chef was meticulous in preparing a quick meal without any care.

• He was meticulous about his messy room, never cleaning it.

• The artist was meticulous in her painting, ensuring every brushstroke was perfect.

• The student was meticulous in finishing his homework in a hurry.

What does the prefix 'un-' indicate when added to a word?

• Affirmation or agreement with the base word.

• Negation or the opposite of the base word.

• A synonym of the base word.

• A grammatical tense of the base word.

Identify the suffix in the word 'happiness'.

• -ing

• -ness

• -ly

• -ful

What is a word that is related to 'educate'?

• entertain

• instruct

• confuse

• distract

Choose the correct word: 'The weather was so ___ that we decided to stay indoors.' (options: inclement, pleasant)

• stormy

• inclement

• humid

• sunny

What does 'transformation' mean in the context of change?

• A gradual increase in size.

• A temporary state of being.

• A minor adjustment in appearance.

• A significant change in form or structure.

Provide an example of a word that uses the prefix 're-' and explain its meaning.

• misplace

• redo

• dislike

• unzip