Adjectives to Describe a Person Practice Exercises

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Adjectives to Describe a Person Practice Exercises

Practice Exercise 1

Fill in each blank with the word from this lesson that fits the personality type being described. The first letter of each correct answer has been provided.

1.	Jim is always chatting.	l ___
2.	Sandy prefers his own company.	i ___
3.	Lynne enjoys cooking as much as eating.	g ___
4.	Jon speaks in very short sentences.	l ___
5.	Sandy's twin also sticks to himself.	l ___
6.	Suzanne likes to show off her vocabulary.	p ___
7.	Peter says he lives to help others.	a ___
8.	Dianne dreams of becoming a sculptor.	a ___
9.	Jim is always admiring himself in the mirror.	n ___
10.	Marianne loves being with people.	e ___
11.	Alfie thinks he is better than others.	e ___
12.	Young Sam won every race he entered.	p ___

Answers

loquacious
introvert
gourmet
laconic
loner
pretentious
altruist
artistic
narcissist
extrovert
egotist
prodigy

Practice Exercise 2

Do the following sentences use this lesson's words correctly? Write T (for true) if a boldfaced word is used correctly and F (for false) if it is not. Read carefully; there may be tricks in the statements.

___	1.	Loners are people who never seem to prefer their own company.
___	2.	People who tend to speak in short sentences or who prefer not to speak much at all are described as narcissists.
___	3.	Girls are often described as being loquacious because they chat a lot.
___	4.	If you use a lot of fancy words, you may be accused of being an egotist.
___	5.	If you spend more time in museums than you do at the movies, you can definitely be characterized as an artistic person.
___	6.	Using longer words instead of shorter ones is a common habit among pretentious people.
___	7.	The young pianist so hated being with other people that even newspaper articles about him described him as an introvert.
___	8.	The gourmet chef made his reputation working at a small town diner.
___	9.	Being an extrovert means that you are probably most concerned with yourself and don't have much time to extend outward.
___	10.	When your idea of a vacation is to go to New Orleans and help rebuild houses, you are probably known as an altruist.
___	11.	Egotists are people who are said to think of themselves before they think of others.
___	12.	By the age of ten, the mathematics prodigy was scoring better on college-level calculus exams than the university students.

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Practice Exercise 3

Fill in the first sentence about yourself using one or more of the words from this lesson. Use the second sentence to describe a sister or brother, best friend, teacher, or parent.

You may use additional words not found in this lesson.

Words You Should Now Know

altruistic
extrovert
laconic
narcissist
artistic
gourmet
loner
pretentious
egotist
introvert
loquacious
prodigy

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Adjectives to Describe a Person Practice Exercises