Deck 7: More Timely Words

Question 1

Provisional means

A)very old
B)interim*
C)eternal

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
impending
habitually
contemporary
provisional
circa
consecutively
millennium
sequential
passé
archaic
In her eighth month of pregnancy, she prepared for the birth of her twins by decorating their nursery.

Answer 2

impending

Question 3

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
impending
habitually
contemporary
provisional
circa
consecutively
millennium
sequential
passé
archaic
To his surprise, he was arrested for breaking some law about spitting on the sidewalk.

Answer 3

archaic

Question 4

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
impending
habitually
contemporary
provisional
circa
consecutively
millennium
sequential
passé
archaic
The steps were supposed to be followed in order.

Question 5

Millennium means

A)a span of one thousand years
B)a span of one thousand days
C)a span of two thousand years

Question 6

Passé means

A)current
B)about
C)dated

Question 7

Contemporary means

A)happening now
B)happening continuously
C)of limited time

Question 8

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
impending
habitually
contemporary
provisional
circa
consecutively
millennium
sequential
passé
archaic
When the new began, many people feared that computers would shut down because they would not be able to make the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000.

Question 9

Sequential means

A)following in order
B)lasting a thousand years
C)about to happen

Question 10

Circa means

A)beforehand
B)afterward
C)approximately

Question 11

Habitual means

A)persistent
B)of no use
C)constant

Question 12

Consecutive means

A)brief
B)modem
C)uninterrupted

Question 13

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
impending
habitually
contemporary
provisional
circa
consecutively
millennium
sequential
passé
archaic
Because she is late for school, she frequently serves detention for her tardiness.

Question 14

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
impending
habitually
contemporary
provisional
circa
consecutively
millennium
sequential
passé
archaic
The cease-fire agreement guaranteed a end to the fighting until members of the interim* government could sign the peace treaty.

Question 15

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
impending
habitually
contemporary
provisional
circa
consecutively
millennium
sequential
passé
archaic
In the 1990s, people wanted again the platform shoes and the shag carpeting of the 1970s, proving that fashions once considered come back into fashion after about 20 years.

Question 16

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
impending
habitually
contemporary
provisional
circa
consecutively
millennium
sequential
passé
archaic
Christopher Columbus may have "discovered" America in 1492, but archaeological evidence indicates
that the Vikings lived on the North American continent 1000.

Question 17

Impending means

A)ancient
B)imminent*
C)orderly

Question 18

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
impending
habitually
contemporary
provisional
circa
consecutively
millennium
sequential
passé
archaic
Number the pages of your paper .

Question 19

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
impending
habitually
contemporary
provisional
circa
consecutively
millennium
sequential
passé
archaic
A museum interested in the latest developments in painting and sculpture displays
works of art.

Question 20

Archaic means

A)latest
B)antique
C)in the right order