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VocabularyQuiz78 Name_______________________________

PartI.Usethewordsbelowtocompletethefollowingsentences.Eachwordwillbeusedonce.

(2pointseach).

1. _____________________________AfterschoolonFriday,Ihaveto---whatbookIwillreadallweekend.Itisatoughdecision!

2. _____________________________Ata(n)---wedding,thebrideusuallywearswhiteandcarriesflowers;butMs.Bergerisbuckingtraditionbywearingblueandcarryingbooksdown

theaisle.

3. _____________________________Foodtrucksarelike---restaurants,changinglocationsoftentoreachmorecustomers.

4. _____________________________TheGPSwasagreatinnovationtohelppeople---themselvesinunfamiliarplaces.

5. _____________________________Thewomantriedto---herchancesofwinningthelotterybybuying50ticketsandplayingherluckynumbers.

6. _____________________________WhenIcannotfallasleep,Isometimeshavecookiesandpeachteaasa(n)---snack.

7. _____________________________Thetemperaturehasbeen---(ing)alotlately;itwasfreezinglastweek,andthenweenjoyed60degreeweatherovertheweekend.

8. _____________________________Theboyslitteringinfrontofthecopsshoweda---disregardforthelaw.

9. _____________________________Althoughtheylooknearlyidentical,eachofthetwinshasa(n)-

--thathelpspeopletellthemapart.

10._____________________________Itwasaterriblenational---whenPresidentJohnF.Kennedywasassassinated.

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PartII.Matchthewordsbelowwiththebestdefinition.(1pointeach)

______11.persevere

______12.exemplify

______13.rehabilitate

______14.turmoil______15.venture

______16.attest

______17.enigma

______18.discern

______19.dispatch

______20.comprehensive

A.astateofconfusionoruproar

B.torestoretonormality

C.tocontinuedespitehardships,

D.totaketheriskof;dareE.includingallormuch

F.amysteryorpuzzle

G.tobeanexampleof

H.tosendortransmit

I.totestify

J.todetectorobserveclearly

PartIII.Rewritethefollowingusingapostrophes(ornot)correctly.(2pointseach)

21.thecriesthatbelongtothekids

22.morethanoneaward

23.thestorythatbelongtotheauthor

PartIV.Makeapostrophecorrectionsintheparagraphbelow.Circleeachwordthathasan

apostropheerrorandrewriteitcorrectlyabovetheerror.Thereare9errors.(1pointeach)

PresidentObamawillbeinauguratedforthesecondtimenextweek.Overonemillioncitizensare

expectedtoattendtheliveceremony,andmillionsofviewerstelevisionswillbetunedintothe

coverage.ForthoseplanningtowatchontheNationalMall,busseswillstartarrivingin

Washington,D.C.asearlyas5a.m.TheeventsperformersincludeBeyonce,KellyClarkson,and

JamesTaylor.PresidentObamahaschosentotaketheOathofOfficeusingtwobibles:President

LincolnsbibleandthebiblethatbelongedtoMartinLutherKing,Jr.Aftertheswearingin,the

presidentsfamilywillwalkinaparadethroughthecapital.TheObamaslegswillprobablybe

tired!ThenPresidentObamamustbeginworkingonhisnexttermsagenda.