Vcr Lesson 7 Word Usage Quiz
Take this quiz to find out how well you can use Lesson 7 words! Be sure to read the explanation after the question if you get it wrong!
- 1.Which of the following is a correct use of "antebellum"?
- A.
Antebellum, there were many cotton plantations in Georgia.
- B.
The statue was made of beautiful, shiny antebellum.
- C.
Her shirt is so short and revealing, it is antebellum.
- D.
Life in antebellum Mississippi was extremely harsh for African slaves.
- 2.Which of the following is a correct use of "antecedent"?
- A.
At lunch, eating time is antecedent to recess.
- B.
My brother is always antecedent to my sister.
- C.
Don't try to antecede me; I was at the front of the line!
- D.
Antecedents don't like to give away things.
- 3.Which of the following is a correct use of "anterior"?
- A.
My mother is an anterior decorator. She hangs paintings and chooses wall colors for people.
- B.
In cell division, prophase is anterior to metaphase because it comes before metaphase.
- C.
My dog's tail is at his anterior end.
- D.
The foundation of the house is anterior to the roof.
- 4.Which of the following is a correct use of "avant-garde"?
- A.
Techno music is still an avant-garde.
- B.
The avant-garde made sure no one could steal the money.
- C.
Picasso's paintings were so avant-garde in the early 20th century that no one really understood them.
- D.
I want to be fashionable enough to be an avant-garde when I grow up.
- 5.Which of the following is a correct use of "vanguard"?
- A.
Dr. Johnson is a leader in making new surgical techniques; he is among the vanguard of experimental surgeons.
- B.
The vanguard of the crowd picked up all the trash because everyone else had already left.
- C.
Our vanguard was dented, so we replaced it with a new one.
- D.
Kenneth gets paid to watch over people's cars, but he doesn't make much money as a vanguard.
- 6.Which of the following is a correct use of "precept"?
- A.
You have the follow the precepts of soccer; if you touch the ball with your hands, you'll get a penalty.
- B.
She thought that the sign said "wash," but her preception was wrong; it said "cash."
- C.
One precept of math is 2+ 2 = 4.
- D.
One precept of good manners is to respect other people's time and don't waste it by being late.
- 7.Which of the following is a correct use of "predestination" or "predestine"?
- A.
It seems like my predestiny to be an NBA player because I am good at basketball.
- B.
We were predestined to be Mrs. Jameson's students; God planned it this way.
- C.
Mrs. Harrell predestined the students to have assemblies every week.
- D.
My mother believes in predestination, so she doesn't use a GPS or a map.
- 8.Which of the following is a correct use of "preempt"?
- A.
Mrs. Pala's directions preempted their questions by answering them before they could even ask.
- B.
I preempted the candy bar from my sister.
- C.
She preempted the last can of soda from the fridge.
- D.
Our drive across the country was preempted by a flat tire and a broken radiator.
- 9.Which of the following is a correct use of "premonition"?
- A.
No one could have premonitioned them about the problem.
- B.
My dad had a premonition when he went to the bank before going to the grocery store.
- C.
The teacher gave us a premonition that we would have a quiz the next day.
- D.
I had a premonition that I would slip and fall today! I just knew it would happen, and it did.
- 10.Which of the following is a correct use of "pretentious"?
- A.
She put on a pretentious coat that was simply too fancy for the occasion.
- B.
My little sister is pretentious because she imagines she is a dinosaur sometimes.
- C.
The fireman's brightly colored uniform was pretentious.
- D.
The bed was uncomfortable because it was pretentious.
- 11.Which of the following is a correct use of "prejudice"?
- A.
He was prejudice because he believed that Buddhists were not as smart as other people.
- B.
The nurse prejudiced the man by forming an opinion of him before she really knew him.
- C.
The woman was prejudiced against white people; she believed they were all arrogant before she had even met them.
- D.
Racist people are very prejudice.
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