Vocabulary Test (M) : Number Words Eng. 8 Willhite

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Vocabulary Test (M) : “Number words” Eng. 8 Willhite Part A: Match the letter for the best vocabulary word to the definition. (Four words will not be used.) a. duplicity b. centipede c. duet d. quadruped e. Decalogue f. trilogy g. decapod h. quadragenarian i. biped j. duel k. bicuspid l. dialogue m. bicep n. trident o. century p. bicentennial q. bifocal r. pentagon s. bilingual t. quintuplet 1-4 choose from n, a, q, d, m. n. trident a. duplicity q. bifocal d. quadruped m. bicep 1. ___ a three-pronged spear. 2. ___ the prominent muscle on the upper arm with two points of attachment. 3. ___ a creature that walks on four feet. 4. ___ containing two different lens powers for vision. 5-8 choose from j, p, l, f, a. j. duel p. bicentennial l. dialogue f. trilogy a. duplicity 5. ___ a verbal exchange between two people. 6. ___ a contest or combat between two individuals. 7. ___ occurring every two hundred years. 8. ___ dishonesty or double-crossing in dealing with others.

9-12 choose from f, b, g, t, e. f. trilogy b. centipede g. decapod t. quintuplet e. Decalogue 9. ___ a hard-shelled, ten-legged sea creature, such as a lobster, shrimp or crab. 10. ___ a predatory terrestrial arthropod (like an insect) with at least 30 but as many as 360 legs. 11. ___ one of a set of five babies born from one pregnancy. 12. ___ a story told in a series of three literary works.

13-16 choose from e, l, s, o, r. e. Decalogue l. dialogue s. bilingual o. century r. pentagon 13. ___ a geometric shape with five equal sides and angles. 14. ___ a period of one hundred years. 15. ___ able to converse in two languages. 16. ___ the ten laws or orders for moral conduct in the Judeo- Christian faith, called the “Ten Commandments.” Part B: Circle the letter of the best vocabulary word for the sentences below:

17. Mrs. Willhite delights in people thinking that she is only a ______, when she is actually 50 years old! a. quadruped b. century c. bicuspid d. quadragenarian

18. The boxer felt his loose tooth after being punched in the face, and from the two points on the crown, that made him certain he was about to lose another ______. a. quadruped b. bifocal c. bicuspid d. quadragenarian

19. She cried out, “You are such a terrible liar!” after discovering that her boyfriend had told her one story, while telling his mother a second one, and so caught him in his ______. a. pentagon b. bilingual c. duel d. duplicity

20. The author yawned and stretched, as he put away his typewriter, pleased that he would finally get paid for the entire ______, because he had finished the third novel of his epic story of the Old West. a. duplicity b. Decalogue c. duet d. trilogy

Part C: Circle the correct part of speech:

21. Centipede, trilogy, quintuplet, and century are all… a. nouns b. verbs c. adjectives d. adverbs

22. Duplicity is a(n) … a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Just for fun! 23. Quadrucep, tricep, and bicep are all… a. mussels b. mice c. machines d. muscles