ENGLISH - TESTS OF SYNONYMS

Test 1:    Matching    Synonyms

Match each of the following numbered words with its closest synonym. Write your answer in the space provided.

1. rendezvous	a. togetherness	_____
2. rapport	b. experimental artists	_____
3. cul-de-sac	c. hands-off policy	_____
4. bon vivant	d. love of life	_____
5. idée fixe	e. meeting	_____
6. joie de vivre	f. environment	_____
7. potpourri	g. diplomatic agent	_____
8. milieu	h. harmony	_____
9. avant-garde	i. controversy	_____
10. coup d'état	j. government overthrow	_____
11. résumé	k. dead end	_____
12. esprit de corps	l. list of qualifications	_____
13. envoy	m. connoisseur	_____
14. cause célèbre	n. fragrant dried flowers	_____
15. laissez-faire	o. obsession	_____

Test 2:    True   /   False

In the space provided, write T if the definition of the numbered word is true or F if it is false.

		T or F
1. laissez-faire	a policy of leaving alone	_____
2. esprit de corps	harmony and union	_____
3. milieu	setting	_____
4. rendezvous	meeting	_____
5. idée fixe	obsession	_____
6. potpourri	cooking utensils	_____
7. envoy	letter	_____
8. rapport	announcement	_____
9. joie de vivre	good vintage	_____
10. coup d'état	headache	_____
11. cause célèbre	controversy	_____
12. cul-de-sac	dead end	_____
13. bon vivant	good sport	_____
14. résumé	curriculum vitae	_____
15. avant-garde	front-runners	_____

Test 1: Defining Words

Define each of the following words.
1. tout à fait ___________________________________________________________
2. gourmet ___________________________________________________________
3. chauffeur ___________________________________________________________
4. tout le monde ___________________________________________________________
5. décolletage ___________________________________________________________
6. tout de suite ___________________________________________________________
7. tour de force ___________________________________________________________
8. chic ___________________________________________________________
9. protégé ___________________________________________________________
10. connoisseur ___________________________________________________________
11. raconteur ___________________________________________________________
12. mêlée ___________________________________________________________
13. saboteur ___________________________________________________________
14. poseur ___________________________________________________________
15. fiancé ___________________________________________________________

Test 2: Synonyms

Each of the following phrases contains an italicized word. Select the best synonym for each word from the choices provided. Write your answer in the space provided.
1.  a daring décolletage

a. low-cut dress

b. dance

c.  acrobatics

d. behavior

2.  a chic hat

a. French

b. imported

c.  expensive

d. stylish

3.  the nervous fiancé

a. engaged woman

b. engaged man

c.  executive

d. husband

4.  tout le monde attended

a. connoisseurs

b. specialists

c.  everyone

d. no one

5.  the entertaining raconteur

a. comedian

b. storyteller

c.  singer

d. poet

6.  an amazing tour de force

a. show of force

b. war victory

c.  humiliation

d. achievement

7.  pass the butter tout de suite

a. immediately

b. thank you

c.  please

d. later

8.  a transparent poseur

a. model

b. prank

c.  fraud

d. gag

9.  a captured saboteur

a. spy

b. demolisher

c.  turncoat

d. revolutionary

10.  my protégé

a. mentor

b. tutor

c.  child

d. dependent

11.  a new chauffeur

a. kitchen helper

b. mentor

c.  chef

d. driver

12.  a violent mêlée

a. free-for-all

b. storm

c.  criminal

d. sea

13.  a noted connoisseur

a. expert

b. politician

c.  hostess

d. professor

14.  completed the job tout à fait

a. quickly

b. sloppily

c.  entirely

d. yesterday

15.  a famous gourmet

a. driver

b. waitress

c.  heavy eater

d. food expert

Test 1: Matching Synonyms

Match each of the following numbered words with its closest synonym. Write your answer in the space provided.

1. fiasco	a. manager	_____
2. imbroglio	b. town square	_____
3. incognito	c. outdoors	_____
4. impresario	d. failure	_____
5. manifesto	e. public declaration	_____
6. piazza	f. confusion	_____
7. replica	g. reproduction	_____
8. alfresco	h. in disguise	_____
9. dilettante	i. dabbler	_____

Test 2: Definitions

Each of the following phrases contains an italicized word. From the three choices provided, circle the best definition.
1.  an alfresco café

a. open-air

b. expensive

c.  famous

2.  traveling incognito

a. cheaply

b. under an alias

c.  quickly

3.  a major fiasco

a. cigar

b. fault

c.  failure

4.  an important manifesto

a. declaration

b. expansion

c.  bond issue

5.  a real dilettante

a. expert

b. socialite

c.  amateur

6.  a horrible imbroglio

a. confusion

b. disgrace

c.  conflagration

7.  a broad piazza

a. forest

b. error

c.  town square

8.  an expensive replica

a. request

b. copy

c.  machine

9.  a famous impresario

a. singer

b. actor

c.  manager

Test 1: Defining Words

Define each of the following words.
1. villanella ___________________________________________________________
2. chiaroscuro ___________________________________________________________
3. sonata ___________________________________________________________
4. sotto voce ___________________________________________________________
5. maestro ___________________________________________________________
6. cantata ___________________________________________________________
7. intermezzo ___________________________________________________________
8. fugue ___________________________________________________________

Test 2: True/False

In the space provided, write T if the definition of the numbered word is true or F if it is false.

		T or F
1. maestro	famous musician
2. chiaroscuro	shadows	_____
3. intermezzo	musical interlude
4. cantata	song	_____
5. sonata	ballad
6. villanella	part-song	_____
7. fugue	musical instrument
8. sotto voce	strident voice	_____

Test 1: True/False

In the space provided, write T if the definition of the numbered word is true or F if it is false.

		T or F
1. siesta	nap	_____
2. patio	courtyard	_____
3. bolero	jacket	_____
4. fiesta	celebration	_____
5. bravado	applause	_____
6. pronto	dappled pony	_____
7. desperado	desperate lover	_____
8. bonanza	sprawling ranch	_____

Test 2: Matching Synonyms

Select the best definition for each numbered word. Write your answer in the space provided.

1. pronto	a. great, sudden wealth or luck	_____
2. bravado	b. afternoon nap	_____
3. bonanza	c. courtyard	_____
4. bolero	d. bold outlaw	_____
5. desperado	e. festive celebration	_____
6. siesta	f. promptly	_____
7. patio	g. waist-length jacket	_____
8. fiesta	h. swaggering show of bravery	_____

Test 1: Definitions

For each definition, select the correct vocabulary word. Write your answer in the space provided.

_____	1. a member of a band of independent soldiers who harass the enemy through surprise attacks
	a. quadroon b. arroyo c. mustang d. guerrilla
_____	2. a Mexican-American dish of meat, beans, tomatoes, onion, chopped pepper, and seasonings
	a. sierra b. taco c. chili con carne d. peccadillo
_____	3. a small, steep-sided watercourse or gulch with a nearly flat floor
	a. arroz con pollo b. tango c. arroyo d. mesa
_____	4. a small, hardy horse
	a. arroyo b. mustang c. mesa d. caudillo
_____	5. a military dictator
	a. caudillo b. mesa c. sierra d. arroyo
_____	6. a ballroom dance of Spanish-American origin
	a. tango b. waltz c. quadroon d. arroyo
_____	7. a land formation having a flat top and steep rock walls
	a. Sierra Madre b. tango c. arroyo d. mesa
_____	8. a chain of hills or mountains
	a. quadroon b. mesa c. sierra d. arroyo

Test 2: Matching Synonyms

Match each of the numbered words with its closest synonym. Write your answer in the space provided.

1. mesa	a. soldier	_____
2. mustang	b. saw-toothed mountains	_____
3. caudillo	c. ballroom dance	_____
4. arroyo	d. flat-topped land formation	_____
5. guerrilla	e. chief of state	_____
6. tango	f. spicy dish of meat and beans	_____
7. chili con carne	g. dry gulch	_____
8. sierra	h. horse	_____

Test 1: Defining Words

Define each of the following words.
1. pro tempore ___________________________________________________________
2. odium ___________________________________________________________
3. in toto ___________________________________________________________
4. per se ___________________________________________________________
5. terra firma ___________________________________________________________
6. decorum ___________________________________________________________
7. gratis ___________________________________________________________
8. status quo ___________________________________________________________

Test 2: True/False

In the space provided, write T if the definition of the numbered word is true or F if it is false.

		T or F
1. status quo	existing state	_____
2. pro tempore	for the time being	_____
3. odium	bad odor	_____
4. terra firma	solid ground	_____
5. per se	amount	_____
6. in toto	with the dog	_____
7. gratis	free	_____
8. decorum	embellishment	_____

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