Vocabulary 1
On the playground, the laughing children (twirled) around & around until they got dizzy & fell down.
1. to wrap something around something else
2. to spin or turn around quickly
to spin or turn around quickly
The basketball went through the ________, & our team scored two points.
1. dart
2. hoop
hoop
Most Americans drank British tea in (colonial) times, but many changed to coffee at the start of the American Revolution.
1. of or relating to the time before the United States was a country
2. costing a great amount of money
of or relating to the time before the United States was a country
The passage gives reasons that it was hard for colonial children to play. Which is still true for modern children?
1. There were no toy stores.
2. Children went to school.
Children went to school.
Why did children stick feathers into corncob darts?
1. to make them look beautiful
2. to make them fly in a straight line
to make them fly in a straight line
My final (dart) hit the bull's-eye, & I won the game.
1. a small arrow that is thrown at a target
2. costing a great amount of money
a small arrow that is thrown at a target
Our washing machine _________ the clothes around quickly to get the water out.
1. spins
2. popular
spins
Who mostly plays or played Graces?
1. colonial girls
2. all modern children
colonial girls
How was Rolling the Hoop similar to Graces?
1. Both were sold in toy stores all over England & its colonies.
2. Both used hoops & sticks.
Both used hoops & sticks.
How has the game of marbles changed since colonial times?
1. Today's marbles are made of glass instead of clay.
2. Today's marbles are made of clay instead of glass.
Today's marbles are made of glass instead of clay.
I (wound) my scarf around my neck before I went outside to protect me from the cold wind.
1. to throw in a light, quick motion
2. to wrap something around something else
to wrap something around something else
She is the most _______ singer in Korea at the moment, with three number-one hits.
1. popular
2. colonial
popular
Identify the synonym:
I always help my parents with household (tasks), such as washing the dishes or sweeping the floor.
1. chores
2. toss
chores
Which popular toy could be used to play several different games?
1. the top
2. the ball & cup
the top
Which best describes colonial games?
1. simple
2. fancy
simple
Identify the antonym:
(Cheap) products are more likely to break or wear out quickly.
1. Expensive
2. Wind
Expensive
I left my pen on the desk next to you. Can you ________ it to me so that I don't have to come get it?
1. wind
2. toss
toss
Place the sequences in the correct order?
I. Children pulled the string quickly.
II. Children wound a string around a top.
III. The top spun on its pointed end.
1. ii, i, iii
2. i, iii, ii
ii, i , iii
Which is closest in meaning to the expression from the passage?
"They watched to see if one top (knocked another top out) of the circle."
1. made a sound by hitting it
2. hit it & made it move out
hit it & made it move out
Why did the author write this passage?
1. to inform readers about where to buy colonial games
2. to inform readers about what colonial children did for fun
to inform readers about what colonial children did for fun