4 Written Questions

1. A cantankerous person complains or argues about everything.
2. If you are indifferent to something, you are not for or against it.
3. Venerable people deserve respect because they are old and wise.
4. If you placate someone, you make that person less angry by doing something to please him or her.

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Something that is essential is absolutely necessary.
   1. hermit
   2. placate
   3. essential
   4. venerable
2. If you are accustomed to something, you are so used to it that it seems normal and comfortable.
   1. essential
   2. placate
   3. renowned
   4. accustomed
3. A hermit is someone who lives alone, far away
   from other people.
   1. ponder
   2. placate
   3. hermit
   4. venerable

3 True/False Questions

1. renowned → If you ponder something, you think about it carefully.

   True        False

2. ponder → People who are renowned are famous for their skill or talent.

   True        False

3. surreptitious → Someone who is surreptitious is secretive and sneaky

   True        False