SRA 2

Monthly Test
Name: ___________________
Time: _______________
I.

Score: ____________
Date: ____________

Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B.

A

____1.)speech

a.) wanting to learn more about

____2.)expression

b.) just happen

____3.)curious

c.) to get away from something

____4.)imagine

d.) to walk unevenly

____5.)banquet

e.) fast

____6.)wave

f.) to picture in your mind

____7.)parade

g.) very grand

____8.)march

h.) a walk to music

____9.)hobble

i.) people in aking or queens family

____10.)serve

j.) look that shows a feeling

____11.)board

k.) to get onto

____12.)escape

l.) very slow

____13.)knight

m.) to walk in time

____14.)splendid

n.) late

____15.)kingdom

o.) large, formal dinner

____16.)royalty

p.) to set food down

____17.)rapid

q.) country ruled by a king or queen

____18.)sluggish

r.) to move a hand or an object back and

forth

____19.)recent

s.) a kings good servant or soldier

____20.)tardy

t.) a talk given to a group

II.

Tell whether each pair of word is a synonym or antonym.

1.) welcome

receive

_______________

2.) swiftly

slowly

_______________

3.) merciful

forgiving

_______________

4.) eventually

beginning

_______________

5.) respect

honor

_______________

6.) dissatisfied

happy

_______________

7.) weak

strong

_______________

8.) cheerful

joyful

_______________

9.) coward

brave

_______________

10.) friendly

nice

_______________

III.

Decide how many syllables each word has and write the number on the
blank.

1.) atmosphere

_______

2.) environment

_______

3.) climate

_______

4.) energy

_______

5.) laboratory

_______

IV.

Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Choose from the list.

admire
supreme
efficient
encourage

imitate
glimpse
memory
around

somewhere
forward
plenty
enormous

reduce
couple
entire

1.) I really _______________ the way she brings up those kids all on her own.
2.) It requires a_______________ effort to do this difficult job.
3.) My boss likes Carla because she is an_______________ secretary.
4.) Clyde was_______________d to begin playing the piano by his father.
5.) My daughter likes to_______________ how the actress speaks in this movie.
6.) I just_______________d on her picture.
7.) My_______________ is not as good as it once was. I easily forget things now.
8.) The whole family was sitting_______________ the dinner table.
9.) There must be_______________ to eat cheaply in this town.
10.) Please come_______________ so that you can hear me.
11.) We have_______________ of food for the winter.
12.) I cant carry this_______________ boss. Its so heavy.
13.) There are a_______________ of girls waiting for you outside.
14.) It was the worst day in my_______________ life.
15.) The president announced a new plan to_______________ crime.

V.

Spelling

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