The Metro Vocabulary Quiz This quiz tests vocabulary used in The Metro, a short story by Josef Essberger. Choose the best word to fill the blank in each sentence. You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. 1. We have everything we need to make dinner tonight _______ the onions. deferred save for fetch a) deferred b) save for c) fetch 2. Frank was _______ to both of his wives before they divorced him. brusquely decapitated unfaithful a) brusquely b) decapitated c) unfaithful 3. We finished our dinner _______ because the movie was about to start. amicably hastily vaguely a) amicably b) hastily c) vaguely 4. It was _______ when they tore the forest down to build a garbage dump. an atrocity a corpse amorous a) an atrocity b) a corpse c) amorous 5. The sun will _______ from behind the clouds after it rains. coax emerge astute a) coax b) emerge c) astute 6. I got a _______ for being the best student in my graduating class. plaque hue cynic a) plaque b) hue c) cynic 7. The coach of the hockey team had a good _______ with her players. irritation rapport placid a) irritation b) rapport c) placid 8. The fact that the doctor's handwriting wasn't _______ made the pharmacist angry. legible glowered captivated a) legible b) glowered c) captivated 9. I am _______ so I always take stairs instead of lifts. irritable festooned claustrophobic a) irritable b) festooned c) claustrophobic 10. I heard my father _______ when he cut his finger with a knife. starting severing cursing a) starting b) severing c) cursing Your score is: Correct answers:
