8th Grade Unit 8

1. Unit 8

2. Unit 8

3. Unit 8

Previous Units

Sentences

100

amount beyond what is necessary

A. plurality

B. insulate

C. nonplussed

D. insular

E. surplus

100

to list separately; to count off

A. singular

B. plurality

C. surplus

D. innumerable

E. enumerate

100

to protect from outside influence

A. enumerate

B. innumerable

C. single

D. insulate

E. idiom

D. insulate

100

to gather and combine

A. corroborate

B. volatile

C. terrestrial

D. sanctify

E. consolidate

100

The _____ of oil caused the price of gasoline to drop drastically.

A. plurality

B. innumerable

C. surplus

D. insulate

E. idiosyncrasy

C. surplus

200

to isolate; to choose

A. singular

B. nimbus

C. single

D. idiosyncrasy

E. enumerate

C. single

200

greater part; majority

A. single

B. nonplussed

C. insular

D. idiom

E. plurality

200

noble courage

A. forte

B. idiosyncracy

C. valor

D. avail

E. valiant

C. valor

200

Parents often try to ____ their children from negative influences in the media.

A. insular

B. single

C. enumerate

D. insulate

E. innumerable

D. insulate

300

speech or phrasing specific to a particular language or group of people

A. idiom

B. enumerate

C. idiosyncrasy

D. insular

E. plurality

A. idiom

300

baffled; confused

A. idiosyncrasy

B. idiom

C. surplus

D. nonplussed

E. insulate

D. nonplussed

300

excellent; outstanding

A. fortitude

B. celestial

C. stellar

D. terrestrial

E. robust

C. stellar

300

Jean's ____ views on China were due to her lack of study of Asian cultures.

A. surplus

B. insular

C. singular

D. enumerated

E. nonplussed

B. insular

400

so plentiful as to be uncountable

A. nonplussed

B. surplus

C. plurality

D. innumerable

E. enumerate

D. innumerable

400

limited in knowledge or perspective

A. idiosyncrasy

B. insular

C. single

D. surplus

E. nonplussed

B. insular

400

not diminishing; lasting

A. immovable

B. enduring

C. enumerate

D. nonplussed

E. innumerable

B. enduring

400

There are _____ geese migrating south this fall, many more than last year.

A. enumerate

B. innumerable

C. insular

D. plurality

E. nonplussed

B. innumerable

500

a peculiar quality; a quirk

A. insular

B. idiosyncrasy

C. idiom

D. enumerate

E. nonplussed

B. idiosyncrasy

500

separated from others; unique

A. single

B. surplus

C. insulate

D. singular

E. insular

D. singular

500

to help; to be of use

A. stellar

B. chastise

C. invigorate

D. duration

E. avail

500

What Mark considered to be a distinctively ____ trait, most of his friends thought was an annoying _____.

A. plurality; surplus

B. single; nonplussed

C. singular; idiosyncrasy

D. idiosyncrasy; singular

E. idiom; insular

C. singular; idiosyncrasy