Grade 7 English Comprehension and Vocabulary Practice

Practice fill-in-the-blank flashcards generated from the Grade 7 English Comprehension and Vocabulary worksheet covering vocabulary terms, model sentences, and the Cat's Eye extract.

Dubious, doubtful, and apprehensive are synonyms for __________.

suspicious

A preconcieved opinion or feeling towards someone is defined as __________.

prejudice

Malevolent, nasty, and spiteful are synonyms for __________.

malicious

Completing a task with a lot of effort means doing it __________.

painstakingly

To conceal, masquerade, or mask something is to __________ it.

camouflage

A scene that is peaceful and picturesque is described as __________.

idyllic

Atrocious, monstrous, and grotesque are synonyms for __________.

egregious

A bold resistance to authority is known as __________.

defiance

To willingly cooperate with another person or group is to __________.

collaborate

Action or behavior that is morally and ethically justifiable or conscientious is described as __________.

righteous

Being aware, cognizant, or vigilant is being __________.

conscious

To descend, plunge, or nose dive is to __________.

plummet

"He says she threatened him and spied on him, among other __________ activities."

malicious

"She __________ explained how the machine worked."

painstakingly

"It is an __________ mistake which cannot be fixed easily."

egregious

"He was regarded as a __________ and holy man."

righteous

"It's a little __________ that no one knows where he was at the time of the murder."

suspicious

"The troops had __________ themselves so effectively that the enemy didn't notice them approaching."

camouflaged

"As an act of __________ against the recent hike in prices, the sellers have gone on strike."

defiance

"My tooth doesn't exactly hurt, but I'm __________ of it all the time."

conscious

"She had to face many __________ in order to obtain a job even though she was highly qualified."

prejudices

"We spent our vacation in an __________ village in the mountains."

idyllic

"Two writers __________ on the script for the film."

collaborated

"Several large rocks __________ down the mountain due to the earthquake."

plummeted

In the extract from 'Cat's Eye', Stephen states that time is not a line but a __________, like space.

dimension

Stephen spent time standing on his head so that blood would run down into his brain and __________ it.

nourish

Stephen refers to his sister and Cordelia as "__________".

the teenagers

On winter Saturdays, Cordelia and the narrator ride on the __________ going downtown.

streetcar

Cordelia's grey-green eyes are described as opaque and glinting as __________.

metal

The narrator newly learned the word __________ and states she will wear nothing else.

cerise

Cordelia says that when she is older she will have a yappy __________ and chase kids off her lawn.

Pekinese

The huge glass oblong towers in the city are described as being lit up like enormous gravestones of __________.

cold light