5 Written Questions

1. A crisis like this would test anyone's mettle.
2. The stock market crash was a ___ of the coming of a depression.
3. I have much ___ about the light sentence given to the drunk driver who ran over my child .
4. I have often ___ about life on a tropical island.
5. The crew grew ___ because they thought they might sail right off the edge of the earth.

5 Matching Questions

1. gravity
2. replicate
3. ominous
4. prostration
5. instigation

1. a The ___ clouds were harbingers of the tornado.
2. b This project would never have been attempted without his ___.
3. c During late summer football practices, players sometimes suffer from heat ___.
4. d I always try to ___ the moves of my tennis pro when I am taking a lesson.
5. e The ___ of the situation was heightened by the death of the president .

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Dad lost his job, he fell into a state of ___.
   1. mettle
   2. melancholy
   3. mutinous
   4. legacy
2. Most presidents wonder what their ___ to the country will be.
   1. homage
   2. malice
   3. legacy
   4. knotty
3. Some characters in the horror movie had ___ faces.
   1. grievous
   2. mutinous
   3. ominous
   4. hideous
4. His death was caused by ___ and was not accidental.
   1. legacy
   2. malice
   3. kindle
   4. mettle
5. The people went to pay ___ to their respected leader.
   1. kindle
   2. mused
   3. legacy
   4. homage

5 True/False Questions

1. knotty → A contest's ___ problems leave contestants disheartened.

   True        False

2. flourished → I have often ___ about life on a tropical island.

   True        False

3. prodigious → Mozart was considered a child ___ since he had great musical talents at a very early age.

   True        False

4. grievous → Some characters in the horror movie had ___ faces.

   True        False

5. prodigy → Mozart was considered a child ___ since he had great musical talents at a very early age.

   True        False