Beach Park

7th Grade Building Vocabulary

Thesaurus

Name

Question #1:

Choose the correct definition of the word.

thesaurus

  1. a book of pictures
  2. a book of synonyms
  3. a book of antonyms
  4. a book of definitions

Question #2:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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The AGILE deer jumped over the fence.

  1. annoyed
  2. quick
  3. delicate

Question #3:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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We WALKED around the lake.

  1. hiked
  2. swam
  3. intersected

Question #4:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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That television commercial was an ASSAULT on my intelligence.

  1. attack
  2. remind
  3. crowd

Question #5:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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We were all excited about the coming ATTRACTION.

  1. boulevard
  2. convey
  3. event

Question #6:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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Monica felt the code was a VIOLATION of her rights.

  1. assault
  2. intersect
  3. ramble

Question #7:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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The gymnastics EVENT was breathtaking.

  1. gather
  2. performance
  3. pathway

Question #8:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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The Jim Crow laws were an ASSAULT on human rights.

  1. assault 2 v. abuse, attack, invade
  2. assault 1 n. attack, strike, violation

Question #9:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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Jason was CROSS with his parents when he arrived home from school.

  1. cross 1 adj. angry, annoyed, cranky, grumpy, irritable, short, snappy
  2. cross 3 v. intersect, crisscross, divide
  3. cross 2 v. cut across, go across, navigate, zigzag

Question #10:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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The dealer shuffled and DISTRIBUTED the cards.

  1. gathered
  2. rambled
  3. dealt

Beach Park

7th Grade Building Vocabulary

Thesaurus

Name

Question #11:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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Do we have a DEAL?

  1. deal 1 n. agreement, bargain
  2. deal 2 v. distribute, hand

Question #12:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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The highways CROSS at the corner of the new movie theater.

  1. cross 3 v. intersect, crisscross, divide
  2. cross 2 v. cut across, go across, navigate, zigzag
  3. cross 1 adj. angry, annoyed, cranky, grumpy, irritable, short, snappy

Question #13:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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The hungry grizzly CROSSED over the stream.

  1. cross 1 adj. angry, annoyed, cranky, grumpy, irritable, short, snappy
  2. cross 3 v. intersect, crisscross, divide
  3. cross 2 v. cut across, go across, navigate, zigzag

Question #14:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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We got a good DEAL on this table at the garage sale.

  1. deal 2 v. distribute, hand
  2. deal 1 n. agreement, bargain

Question #15:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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Juan DEALT the letters into their properslots with speed and accuracy.

  1. deal 1 n. agreement, bargain
  2. deal 2 v. distribute, hand

Question #16:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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Kathryn sipped from her teacup with a DELICATE elegance.

  1. delicate 1 adj. dainty, elegant, weak
  2. delicate 2 adj. careful, cautious, tactful

Question #17:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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Since it is such a serious and DELICATE operation, several doctorswillbeneeded.

  1. delicate 1 adj. dainty, elegant, weak
  2. delicate 2 adj. careful, cautious, tactful

Question #18:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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The company knew Cheryl would be a smart employee because of her QUICK answers to their questions.

  1. quick 2 adj. smart, able, clever, intelligent, ready wise
  2. quick 1 adj. agile, brief, fast, flying, immediate, nimble, rapid

Question #19:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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Since it is such a serious and DELICATE operation, several doctorswillbeneeded.

  1. careful
  2. abusive
  3. nimble

Question #20:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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The WALK up the mountain proved much more difficult than going down.

  1. walk 2 v. hike, ramble, stroll
  2. walk 1 n. alley, pathway, boulevard

Beach Park

7th Grade Building Vocabulary

Thesaurus

Name

Question #21:

How is the capitalized word used in the sentence?

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My salary stays the same while myexpenses ACCUMULATE.

  1. navigate
  2. distribute
  3. compile

Beach Park

7th Grade Building Vocabulary

Thesaurus

Answer Key

1. B -a book of synonyms

2. B -quick

3. A -hiked

4. A -attack

5. C -event

6. A -assault

7. B -performance

8. B - assault 1 n. attack, strike, violation

9. A - cross 1 adj. angry, annoyed, cranky, grumpy, irritable, short, snappy

10. C -dealt

11. deal 1 n. agreement, bargain

12. A - cross 3 v. intersect, crisscross, divide

13. C -cross 2 v. cut across, go across, navigate, zigzag

14. B -deal 1 n. agreement, bargain

15. B -deal 2 v. distribute, hand

16. A -delicate 1 adj. dainty, elegant, weak

17. B -delicate 2 adj. careful, cautious, tactful

18. A -quick 2 adj. smart, able, clever, intelligent, ready wise

19. A -careful

20. B -walk 1 n. alley, pathway, boulevard

21. C -compile