What does the simile "as easy as pie" mean?
A. extremely easy
B. not inspiring
C. a simple recipe to follow
D. extremely difficult
A. extremely easy
100
Which word is a synonym for "annual" in this sentence?
"Jose's team won the annual soccer tournament."
a. difficult
b. yearly
c. fun
d. none of the above
What is b. yearly
100
Which word could be an antonym for "mysterious" in this sentence?
"Sherlock found the whole story to be quite mysterious."
a. hilarious
b. strange
c. understandable
d. none of the above
What is c. understandable
100
What root word goes with the words "graph" and "mobile" and means "self?"
a. tele-
b. snow-
c. auto-
d. none of the above
What is c. auto-
200
Which simile makes sense in the following sentence?
"The pizza was delivered_______________."
A. as quick as a button
B. as quick as a bear
C. as quick as a wink
D. None of the above
C. as quick as a wink
200
Which word is a synonym for the word debris in this sentence?
"After the parade, there was a lot of debris left behind."
a. people
b. floats
c. trash
d. None of the above
What is c. trash
200
Which word is an antonym for "encourage"?
a. courage
b. support
c. discourage
d. none of the above
What is c. discourage
200
What is the root word of the words "eject" and "project"?
a. e-
b.-ject
c. pro-
d. none of the above
What is b. -ject
300
What does the metaphor mean in the following sentence?
"The new teacher's bark is worse than his bite."
A. his dog is ferocious
B. he has a sore throat
C. He sounds tougher than he acts
D. None of the above
C. he sounds tougher than he acts
300
Which word is a synonym for "melancholy"?
a. excited
b. sad
c. hopeful
d. none of the above
What is b. sad
300
What antonym for "colassal" goes in this sentence?
"The mouse disappeared into a ___________ hole in the wall."
a. gigantic
b. hidden
c. tiny
d. large
What is c. tiny
300
The words "telescope" and "microscope" come from the root word "scope". What does "scope" mean?
a. long
b. see
c. tiny
d. none of the above
What is b. see
400
"samantha complained of having butterflies in her stomach before going on stage."
What does the metaphor in the following sentence mean?
a. a sense of hopelessness
b. a positive attitude
c. a nervous feeling
d. she is overjoyed
What is c. a nervous feeling
400
Which word means the same thing as "occasion" in this sentence?
"The school play was the biggest occasion of the year."
a. game
b. event
c. success
d. none of the above
What is b. event
400
"Cease" in an antonym for which word?
a. continue
b. stop
c. seas
d. none of the above
What is a. continue
400
The root word "geo" most closely means....
a. earth
b. space
c. science
d. none of the above
What is a. earth
500
Which simile makes sense in the following sentence?
"Karen was strong, so the box was ____ to her."
a. as light as a feather
b. as light as an elephanvt
c. as light as a monkey
d. as heavy as an ox
What is a. as light as a feather
500
Which word means the same as "cumbersome" in this sentence?
"The furniture was too cumbersome to move very easily."
a. heavy
b. slippery
c. wooden
d. none of the above
What is a. heavy
500
Which word is an antonym for the word massive in the sentence?
"The Massive statue towered over the trees."
a. artistic
b. small
c. gigantic
d. none of the above
What is b. small
500
The root word "fer" is used in the words "ferry" and "transfer". What does "fer" mean?
a. water
b. carry
c. boat
d. All of the above