Unit 10 - Test: Custom Assessment

Select the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in boldface.

a thin, brittle icicle

• rough

• frozen

• clear

• fragile

Select the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in boldface.

condemn the traitors

• defend

• copy

• avoid

• blame

Select the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in boldface.

descend a ladder

• come up

• hand over

• put up

• climb down

Select the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in boldface.

a cruel dictator

• truth

• animal

• hunger

• tyrant

Select the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in boldface.

expand into space

• leap

• stretch

• disappear

• throw

Select the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in boldface.

abolish the tax

• pay

• restore

• reduce

• calculate

Select the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in boldface.

appeals to many children

• teaches

• pressures

• guards

• disgusts

Select the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in boldface.

a portable music player

• immovable

• heavy

• modern

• simple

Select the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in boldface.

the animal’s prey

• action

• hunter

• territory

• mother

Select the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in boldface.

thrifty purchases

• wise

• extravagant

• necessary

• frequent