Vocabulary Test Online - DIY

Test your vocabulary by dynamic question sheets, including options like spelling words of American middle school and high school, some standardized exams, and word frequency levels.

Want to get a comment or suggestion? Show the result to your teacher, or report it to us by the PL Tutor Page.
Vocabulary Study Online by Level
Vocabulary Study Online By Level (VSOBL) is a fast, reliable, and handy tool to prepare English exam vocabulary. It has lots of built-in word lists to load by level.
 Test Questions
Middle School: 6th Grade
aghast     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper
Don't select.
avalanche     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
Select answer:
organ or seat of intellect
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles
great mass of falling snow and ice
oral exchange of opinions or ideas, informal dialogue
a device, as in a home heating system or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes
Don't select.
biodegradable     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
of a white or pale color; without color; empty or void
capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
Don't select.
campaign     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
Select answer:
general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
a flying insect, often black and yellow, that can sting
battle; a series of actions advancing a principle
action of stopping and catching something to prevent it from proceeding
a short, sharp pin with a flat, round top, used especially for putting up notices to a board
Don't select.
civil     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
having to do with citizens or the state
wonderful; extraordinarily good
not established to make a profit
capable of being changed back to what it was before
accountable; have control and authority over something or someone
Don't select.
courage     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
Select answer:
physical and electronic parts of a computer
the state of being unsure of something
secret place where someone can go, usually a remote place used by outlaws
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain
mark of damage; mark left on the skin after injury
Don't select.
dangerous     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
relating to a suburb; boring and having no excitement
ridiculously unreasonable; foolish
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
at half the distance; half the distance between two places
full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe
Don't select.
elevator     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
Select answer:
act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
a short, sharp pin with a flat, round top, used especially for putting up notices to a board
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
originator; a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area
electronic systems used in transmitting messages
Don't select.
exist     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
Select answer:
have or express an unfavorable opinion about something
make something slightly wet or to become slightly wet; humidify
be cautious or wary about; be alert to
be, or be real
go bad; rot or decay; become unfit for consumption or use
Don't select.
headache     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
Select answer:
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
a burrowing ground squirrel, has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
pain you feel inside your head
a food used for cooking and spreading on bread, similar to butter but softer
light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
Don't select.
interception     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
Select answer:
passage for water to flow through; bed of a stream or river
a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
action of stopping and catching something to prevent it from proceeding
polite behavior; act of civility or respect
machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
Don't select.
microphone     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
Select answer:
mental image of something that is not real or true
automobile; a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, to transport people or goods on land
a kind of stew or side dish that is cooked slowly in an oven
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged
device for converting sound waves and making voice louder with electrical energy
Don't select.
museum     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
Select answer:
a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval section
a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value
being in equilibrium; symmetry or stability
a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose
an animal that lives in the sea and has a long body with a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs
Don't select.
opportunity     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
Select answer:
long, narrow upper section or crest; chain of hills or mountains
chance or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do
the act or process of decorating
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged
polite behavior; act of civility or respect
Don't select.
postpone     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
Select answer:
take the chance to gain advantage from
hold back to a later time; delay; defer
penetrate; make a hole into
contest or fight with others who are trying to do the same
attain success or reach a desired goal
Don't select.
responsible     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
accountable; have control and authority over something or someone
ridiculously unreasonable; foolish
very important and needing attention immediately
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
Don't select.
shriek     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
Select answer:
people who take part in a particular activity
a public official authorized to decide questions brought to a court
a place for the burial of a corpse, especially beneath the ground
physical and electronic parts of a computer
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
Don't select.
siren     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
Select answer:
originator; a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area
an act punishable by law, usually considered an evil act
electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning
an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; leaning toward one side of a question
someone who climbs as a sport, especially someone who climbs mountains
Don't select.
style     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
Select answer:
frame of bones supporting a human or animal body; framework
particular kind; a way of expressing something
a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval section
daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws
Don't select.
thermostat     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
Select answer:
a device, as in a home heating system or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
building that houses judicial courts
a kind of stew or side dish that is cooked slowly in an oven
pain you feel inside your head
Don't select.