Synonyms and Antonyms
Which word means nearly the same as RELUCTANT?
A - Eager
B - Confident
C - Unwilling
D - Careless
RELUCTANT is similar to Unwilling
C - Unwilling
Book is to reading as fork is to:
A. Cooking
B. Eating
C. Washing
D. Drawing
B. Eating
Relationship: Function (what do you do with the thing? A book is for reading, a fork is for eating.)
When the residents of Maple Street decided to turn an empty lot into a community garden, not everyone was enthusiastic. Some neighbors worried that the garden would require too much work, while others doubted that anything could grow in the rocky soil. However, a group of volunteers spent several weekends clearing debris, improving the soil, and planting vegetables. By midsummer, the garden was producing tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. Neighbors who had rarely spoken before began sharing gardening advice and exchanging produce. What started as a small environmental project eventually became a gathering place that strengthened the entire neighborhood.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Gardening is too difficult for most people
B. A community garden helped bring neighbors together
C. Rocky soil is best for growing vegetables
D. Volunteers should avoid taking on large projects
B. A community garden helped bring neighbors together
Incorrect options:
A. Gardening too difficult (not relevant)
C. Rocky soil is best (soil mentioned, but not topic of entire paragraph)
D. Volunteers should avoid large projects (no proof)
Corn flakes cost less than wheat flakes. Oat flakes cost more than wheat flakes. Oat flakes cost less than corn flakes. If the the first two statements are true, the third statement is...
False
(If oat flakes are MORE than wheat flakes, which cost MORE than corn flakes, then oat flakes cannot cost less than corn flakes)
Fix this sentence:
Her and Jake made a pie.
SHE and Jake made a pie.
THEY made a pie.
(Subject vs. object pronouns)
Choose the word that is the synonym to BENEVOLENT.
A - hostile
B - kind
C - timid
D - arrogant
B - kind
Petal is to flower as fur is to...
a) gray
b) fluffy
c) rabbit
d) hair
c) rabbit
Relationship: part-to-whole (petals are a part of the flower, and fur is a part of the rabbit)
When the residents of Maple Street decided to turn an empty lot into a community garden, not everyone was enthusiastic. Some neighbors worried that the garden would require too much work, while others doubted that anything could grow in the rocky soil. However, a group of volunteers spent several weekends clearing debris, improving the soil, and planting vegetables. By midsummer, the garden was producing tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. Neighbors who had rarely spoken before began sharing gardening advice and exchanging produce. What started as a small environmental project eventually became a gathering place that strengthened the entire neighborhood.
Why were some neighbors initially doubtful about the garden?
A. too much work
B. they wanted to build houses on the lot
C. too expensive to clear
D. they already had their own gardens
A. too much work
Evidence:
"Some neighbors worried that the garden would require too much work, while others doubted that anything could grow in the rocky soil."
Gloria is younger than Ellie. Marygold is older than Gloria. Marygold is older than Ellie. If the first statements are true, the third statement is...
Uncertain.
Marygold could be older than Gloria, but younger than Ellie OR older than both Gloria and Ellie.
Fix the sentence:
Neither my classmate or I were prepared for the pop quiz.
Neither my classmate NOR I were prepared for the pop quiz.
(Using correct coordinating conjunctions)
Which word means the opposite of ABUNDANT?
A. Plentiful
B. Generous
C. Sufficient
D. Scarce
D. Scarce
Timid is to bold as retreat is to...
a) advance
b) coward
c) run
d) fear
a) advance
Relationship: Antonyms (timid is the opposite of bold like retreating is the opposite of advancing)
When the residents of Maple Street decided to turn an empty lot into a community garden, not everyone was enthusiastic. Some neighbors worried that the garden would require too much work, while others doubted that anything could grow in the rocky soil. However, a group of volunteers spent several weekends clearing debris, improving the soil, and planting vegetables. By midsummer, the garden was producing tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. Neighbors who had rarely spoken before began sharing gardening advice and exchanging produce. What started as a small environmental project eventually became a gathering place that strengthened the entire neighborhood.
What does the word ENTHUSIASTIC most nearly mean as used in the passage?
A. Angry and impatient
B. Tired and discouraged
C. Confused and uncertain
D. Excited and interested
D. Excited and interested
Evidence:
"When the residents of Maple Street decided to turn an empty lot into a community garden, not everyone was enthusiastic. Some neighbors worried..."
Which word does not belong with the others?
a) Index
b) Glossary
c) Chapter
d) Book
d) Book
Indexes, glossaries, and chapters are all parts of a book, while the book itself is the whole.
This year there have been less students absent than there were last year.
This year there have been FEWER students absent than there were last year.
(Use fewer with countable nouns, like the number of students. Use less with uncountable nouns, like how much fun you have.)
Succumb means the OPPOSITE of...
A) arrive
B) yield
C) eat
D) conquer
d) conquer
Succumb means to give in, which is the opposite of conquering
Mouse is to rodent as whale is to
a) fish
b) mammal
c) ocean
d) massive
b) mammal
Relationship: Type (mice are types of rodents like whales are types of mammals)
When the residents of Maple Street decided to turn an empty lot into a community garden, not everyone was enthusiastic. Some neighbors worried that the garden would require too much work, while others doubted that anything could grow in the rocky soil. However, a group of volunteers spent several weekends clearing debris, improving the soil, and planting vegetables. By midsummer, the garden was producing tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. Neighbors who had rarely spoken before began sharing gardening advice and exchanging produce. What started as a small environmental project eventually became a gathering place that strengthened the entire neighborhood.
Which detail best supports the idea that the garden strengthened the neighborhood?
A. The lot had rocky soil
B. The garden produced cucumbers
C. Neighbors began sharing advice and produce
D. The volunteers cleared debris
C. Neighbors began sharing advice and produce
Incorrect Options:
A. The lot had rocky soil (true, doesn't strengthen a neighborhood)
B. The garden produced cucumbers (true, doesn't strengthen a neighborhood)
D. The volunteers cleared debris (true, doesn't strengthen a neighborhood)
Which word does not belong with the others?
a) irritate
b) appease
c) harass
d) pester
b) appease
The other three words are all synonyms that mean to bother. Appease means to calm someone down.
Fix the sentence:
Imediately after I got home, I went to my room to do my homework.
IMMEDIATELY after I got home, I went to my room to do my homework.
(Spelling)
Admonish means the opposite of...
A) review
B) scare
C) praise
D) tease
C) Praise
To admonish means to criticize, which is the opposite of praising someone.
Pilot is to cockpit as lawyer is to...
a) law
b) judge
c) jurisdiction
d) courtroom
d) courtroom
Relationship: worker and workplace (a pilot works in a cockpit like a lawyer works in a courtroom)
When the residents of Maple Street decided to turn an empty lot into a community garden, not everyone was enthusiastic. Some neighbors worried that the garden would require too much work, while others doubted that anything could grow in the rocky soil. However, a group of volunteers spent several weekends clearing debris, improving the soil, and planting vegetables. By midsummer, the garden was producing tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. Neighbors who had rarely spoken before began sharing gardening advice and exchanging produce. What started as a small environmental project eventually became a gathering place that strengthened the entire neighborhood.
What can the reader infer about the volunteers?
A. They expected immediate results
B. They were willing to work toward a shared goal
C. They love cucumbers
D. They had professional gardening experience
B. They were willing to work toward a shared goal
Infer = not said, but can be assumed
A. Expected immediate results (not said)
C. They loved cucumbers (grown and mentioned, not a focus of the paragraph)
D. They had professional gardening experience (not said)
The New York team lost fewer games than the Baltimore team. The Baltimore team won more games than the Boston team, but not as many games as the New York team. The Boston team lost the fewest games. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is...
False.
If the Baltimore team won more games than the Boston team (sentence 2), then it is impossible for the Boston team to have lost the fewest games.
Fix the sentence:
The homework was completed by the students before the bell rang.
The students completed the homework before the bell rang.
(Passive --> active voice)