Unit 10 Vocabulary Quiz #1

Fill in the blank: _______ means 'In a friendly and peaceful manner'.

• amicably

• angrily

• lazily

• hurriedly

Fill in the blank: _______ means 'Can’t understand or explain what is happening'.

• baffles

• explains

• clarifies

• simplifies

Fill in the blank: _______ is 'A scientist who studies plants'.

• botanist

• zoologist

• geologist

• chemist

Fill in the blank: _______ means 'The main point or part of something'.

• gist

• detail

• summary

• appendix

Fill in the blank: _______ is 'A facial expression usually of disgust'.

Fill in the blank: _______ means 'To show interest'.

• intrigues

• ignores

• forgets

• confuses

Fill in the blank: _______ is 'A claim that is made'.

• pretense

• evidence

• result

• conclusion

Fill in the blank: _______ is 'Comparing two or more unlike things using like or as'.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Fill in the blank: _______ means 'Logically correct'.

• valid

• random

• false

• uncertain

Fill in the blank: _______ is 'A reasonable conclusion based on available evidence'.

• inference

• hypothesis

• observation

• assumption