The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Vocabulary Quiz

Name ___________________

____ 1. Which of the following terms means a fundamental belief or value?

a. principle
b. center
c. habit
d. personal bank account
____ 2. Which of the following terms means a measure of ones self-worth?
a. center
b. habit
c. personal bank account
d. principle
____ 3. Which of the following terms means the focus of ones life?
a. habit
b. personal bank account
c. principle
d. center
____ 4. Which of the following terms means an action that is done repeatedly and
often subconsciously?
a. personal bank account
b. principle
c. center
d. habit
____ 5. Tangible means
a.
b.
c.
d.

able to make connections between ideas

able to be seen, touched, or understood
understanding of others suspicion
the subject of several experiments

_____ 6. What does sensation mean?

a.
b.
c.
d.

the noisy confusion at an event

a state of great interest and excitement
great uncertainty about an outcome
unreasonable pressure to take action

___ 7. Specialization means

a.
b.
c.
d.

hard work done to accomplish a specific goal

a conflict between a doctor and a patient
a focus on a particular area of study
the sudden gain of knowledge

_____ 8. Which of the following statements does NOT demonstrate the meaning of impair?
a. A lack of sleep will negatively affect ones ability to think clearly.

b. Strep throat makes swallowing food and drink difficult.

c. Widening the doorways to a building assists citizens with disabilities with entering
and leaving.
d. His baggy jeans prevented him from hurrying to class and he was tardy.
____ 9. Which of the following terms means threatening impending doom?
a.
b.
c.
d.

tentatively
ominous
tremor
gnarled

____ 10. Complete the following analogy: loose: tight :: ajar : ____.
a.
b.
c.
d.

open
nervous
closed
cracked

____ 11. Which of the following is a synonym for the term absurd?
a.
b.
c.
d.

intelligent
ridiculous
interesting
gigantic

____ 12. Which of the following terms means roughened from age or work?
a.
b.
c.
d.

ominous
tremor
tentatively
gnarled

____ 13. A/n ____ person is one who takes responsibility for his own life and has a can-do
attitude.
a. reactive
b. proactive
c. defective
d. opportunist
____ 14. Which of the following is an action indicative of a reactive person?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Trey accepts the consequences for his actions without blaming someone else.
Shyann plans time throughout the week to study for her test.
Jared gets up thirty minutes early so that he can exercise before leaving for school.
Lydia comes in late to school because she forgot to set her alarm clock.

____ 15. Complete the following analogy: effective : defective :: positive : ____.
a. attitude
b. respectful

c. negative
d. courageous
refute

opportunist

impair

16. The opposing team were ____________________ as they turned three turnovers into twentyone points.
17. When questioned by his teacher, George had to ____________________ the claim that he
had been the one to whistle in class.
18. My low grades helped to ____________________ my acceptance into my first choice of
university.
tremor

tentatively

ominous

19. The mailman approached the house ____________________ as the dog barked ferociously.
20. The black clouds were an ____________________ indication of the approaching storm.
21. There was a slight ____________________ in her voice as she began her solo.

proactive

effective

habit

paradigm

22. His ____________________ limits his ability to get to know people from different cultures.
23. Be a/n ____________________ teen and practice the seven habits.
24. Having a can-do attitude is essential in order to be ____________________.
25. A ____________________ can be a helpful thing or it can be a hindrance.