Can You Pass This High School English Quiz?
Updated: Apr. 05, 2023We've been saving up these words, from the Princeton Review's Word Smart: Genius Edition test-prep guide, for our most confident quiz takers.
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[A] resentment. Why did your team take such umbrage at being called the underdogs? If this one stumped you, make sure you brush up on the 24 things you’ve been saying wrong this whole time.
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[A] nickname. After seeing him before he’d had his coffee, I can’t imagine how Paul possibly got the sobriquet Grumpy! Aced this question? Hooray! Take this Mensa quiz to find out if you’re a genius.
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[C] weak and ineffective. In formal debate, “Oh yeah?” is a rather feckless rebuttal. You’ll also love learning these slang words you didn’t know were in the dictionary.
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[A] special domain. “Ask me anything about grammar,” the curmudgeonly copy editor said. “That’s my bailiwick.” That copy editor also wants you to know that you’re using these 70 words and phrases wrong.
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[B] easily shaped or influenced. Decisive? No. Tara’s opinions are sometimes as ductile as Play-Doh. Loving this old-school vocab quiz? See if you know these middle school words most adults don’t know.
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[C] song of praise. Let us raise a toast and a rousing paean to Jay and Cathy’s wedding! If you’re acing this high school vocab quiz, test your knowledge of high school grammar!
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[B] coolness under pressure. With unrelenting sangfroid, Andrea remained a pro at the poker table despite the high stakes.
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[C] formidable. The pitcher shuddered as the redoubtable Albert Pujols strode to the plate. Since it has the word “doubt” in it, “redoubtable” is one of the words that don’t mean what you think they do.
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[A] small portion. All I ask is a modicum of cooperation with the housework. If you’re acing this quiz, you might be ready to move on to these trivia questions only geniuses will get right.
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[A] sleepwalker. For a somnambulist, Lady Macbeth is rather talkative. Never want to be unsure of a word’s meaning again? Here’s how long it would take you to read the entire dictionary.
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[C] social instability. Apparently, there’s too much anomie in Congress for the bill to be passed.
How did you do? 9 and below: Neophyte; 10-12: Apprentice; 13-15: Mastermind
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