Quiz (2)

9th Grade

A- Vocabulary

Which word is the best complete.

1- The car's _____ behavior was making me worried because it

was swerving all willy-nilly over the road.

A. Expulsion B. erratic C. Jeer D. fortify

2- The street performer was so bad we had to _____ at him, but

did we have to throw the rotten tomatoes at his head?

A. Jeer B. feint C. Dissolute D. illegible

3- The pirate threatened me with _____ if I ratted him out to

the feds, but I wasn't afraid to walk the plank so now he's in
jail.

A. Jeer B. tantalize C. Expulsion D. unflinching

4- When the national economy is expanding, new housing

Developments begin to ___; when times are lean,

Construction slacks off.

A. Feint B. terse C. Compensate D. proliferate

5- Their so-called peace initiative proved to be nothing more

than a clever ___ designed to lull the enemy into a false

sense of security.

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A. Terse B. dissolute C. Feint D. subjugate

6- A telegram was usually as ___ as possible, since there was a

charge for every word used in it.

A. Lucrative B. terse C. Unflinching D. adjourn

7- A ___ student is one who neither fails any subject nor

receives any marks that are above average.

A. mediocre B. fodder C. alien D. compensate

8- To enlarge the areas under their control, kings of old sent out

their armies to ___ their neighbors.

A. lucrative B. subjugate C. dissolute D. expulsion

9- The speaker advised us not to imitate the ___ kind of person

who squanders time and money in the vain pursuit of

pleasure.

A. Feint B. dissolute C. Lucrative D. jeer

10- In spite of all the adverse criticism her ideas have

received, she remains___ in her determination to improve our

community.

A. Erratic B. compensate C. Proliferate D. unflinching

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B- Grammar

Name the parts of speech of the underlined words in the

sentences given below:

1.The rose is a beautiful flower.

2- The sun rises in the east.

3- The poor girl cried bitterly.

4- The king then sat under a tree.

5- This painting is very beautiful.

6- Alas! poor Kamala is dead.

7- Sita is fond of music.

8- Two and two make four.

9- As Raman is ill,he will not come to school.

10-Twenty soldiers were killed.