Vocabulary Exam Trivia: Quiz!

Which vocabulary word fits this picture?

In war, after a battle some people will _________ through the bodies and steal their money, jewelry, and watches.

You can buy a copy of the Mona Lisa very cheap, but the ________ copy is worth 600 million dollars. 

In English, calling someone fat is very ______ and insulting. 

  In some countries, eating a cockroachor a horse is a very expensive ____________________. 

McDonald's is responsible for the ____________ of millions of cows to make their beef hamburgers. 

I am so hungry, I could ________ a hamburger, three tacos, a steak, and a salad.

Someone who is astute:

• Afraid

• Friendly

• Wise

This is a picture of a _______________ animal. 

What vocab word best describes what this raccoon is doing?

Which vocab word means previous or before? 

• Vulnerable

• Slaughter

• Prior

• Devour

What vocabulary word means the state of being alone?

• Plumage

• Vulnerable

• Solitude

• Delicacy

• Lonely

Which word means "moves in an awkward, clumsy way"? 

• Prior

• Plumage

• Ungainly

• Vulnerable

Which word describes "an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals"? 

• Dangerous

• Derogator

• Slaughter

• Predatory  

 Which syllable carries the stress in the word "authentic"? 

• Au

• Then

• Tic

What does "derogatory" mean?

• An expensive, valuable food

• Negative, insulting

• Disgusting or horrifying

• Something gross

Which is the BEST definition of slaughter?

• To kill everything violently

• Dangerous, living by stealing, killing, or kidnapping

• The feathery covering of a bird

• An expensive, valuable food

Which is true about the pronunciation of "prior"?

• The word rhymes with "more" and "store"

• The word rhymes with "Seymour" and "Igor"

• The word rhymes with "fire" and "liar"

Which is true about the words "figment" and "mythical"? 

• They mean the same thing, but figment is an adjective and mythical is a noun

• They mean the same thing, but figment is a noun and mythical is an adjective

• They are antonyms

Figment is to imaginary as:

• Fact is to fiction.

• Fact is to uncertain.

• Fact is to real.

• Fact is to reported.

Which is true about the pronunciation of "plumage"? 

• The first syllable rhymes with "thumb" and "plum"

• The first syllable rhymes with "zoom" and "room"

• The final syllable carries the stress