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Grade 5 Writing - Improving Vocabulary
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This quiz takes another look at improving vocabulary. Knowing and using synonyms for 'ordinary' words can really improve your vocabulary. It's not enough just to have a collection of wonderful words in your vocabulary. You also need to know when to use them! Are you able to select exactly the right word for any occasion?
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1 .
Choose the words which complete the sentence.
She was worried that the dogs would ____ her ____ plants.
She was worried that the dogs would ____ her ____ plants.
wander, towering
trample, delicate
run, dormant
sit, green
She was worried that the dogs would trample her delicate plants.
2 .
Choose the words which complete the sentence.
The test was challenging, but the boys were ____ that they had ____.
The test was challenging, but the boys were ____ that they had ____.
hesitant, failed.
confident, failed.
confident, succeeded.
surprised, survived.
The test was challenging, but the boys were confident that they had succeeded.
3 .
Choose the words which complete the sentence.
The people in the cafe looked up in ____ as the young man ____ through the door.
The people in the cafe looked up in ____ as the young man ____ through the door.
alarm, burst
tranquility, exploded
disgust, permeated
curiosity, roared
The people in the cafe looked up in alarm as the young man burst through the door.
4 .
Choose the words which complete the sentence.
Quickly ____ from shock, she stepped ____ back into the shadows.
Quickly ____ from shock, she stepped ____ back into the shadows.
singing, bravely
dropping, hardly
recovering, cautiously
gaining, swiftly
Quickly recovering from shock, she stepped cautiously back into the shadows.
5 .
Choose the words which complete the sentence.
____ with hunger, the wolf ____, its belly low to the ground.
____ with hunger, the wolf ____, its belly low to the ground.
Wild, walked
Sad, pounced
Hungry, crept
Ravenous, crouched
Ravenous with hunger, the wolf crouched, its belly low to the ground.
6 .
Choose the words which complete the sentence.
The wrecked ship was almost completely ____ beneath the water; only the tip of its mast was ____.
The wrecked ship was almost completely ____ beneath the water; only the tip of its mast was ____.
swallowed, available.
drowned, sighted.
submerged, visible.
sunk, there.
The wrecked ship was almost completely submerged beneath the water; only the tip of its mast was visible.
7 .
Choose the words which complete the sentence.
By the time the cousins finally ____ indoors, they had been thoroughly ____ by the rain.
By the time the cousins finally ____ indoors, they had been thoroughly ____ by the rain.
trooped, drenched
came, wet
arrived, rinsed
gone, soaked
By the time the cousins finally trooped indoors, they had been thoroughly drenched by the rain.
8 .
Choose the words which complete the sentence.
'____ me to be of ____,' said the hotel receptionist.
'____ me to be of ____,' said the hotel receptionist.
Let, service
Allow, assistance
Help, efficient
Agree, use
'Allow me to be of assistance,' said the hotel receptionist.
9 .
Choose the words which complete the sentence.
Harriet's mom found the ____ state of her room ____, but Harriet found it soothing.
Harriet's mom found the ____ state of her room ____, but Harriet found it soothing.
disastrous, pleasant
tidy, calming
chaotic, calming
chaotic, distressing
Harriet's mom found the chaotic state of her room distressing, but Harriet found it soothing.
10 .
Choose the words which complete the sentence.
Last season, the team's ____ had been ____.
Last season, the team's ____ had been ____.
performance, underwhelming.
record, concerned.
style, wealthy.
health, rarely.
Last season, the team's performance had been underwhelming.
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