Multiple Meanings
Which word fits in both sentences?
We took a tour of the ______ and saw how coins are made.
Jeff's favorite ice cream flavor is ________.
a. mint b. factory c. strawberry
a. mint
Which word is a synonym for the word in italics in this sentence?
The hermit lived at the top of a remote mountain.
a. tall b. colorful c. faraway
c. faraway
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
c. understandable
Which word in the following sentence contains the prefix that means "again"?
a. review b. mistakes c.homework
a. review
Which simile makes sense in the following sentence?
When Diana played hide and seek, she tried to stay__________.
a. as quiet as a mouse b. as quiet as a moose
c. as quiet as a giraffe
a. as quiet as a mouse
Which word fits in both sentences?
Melvin gave a lot of ______ to what his father told him.
Peter went on a diet, so he could lose some _____.
a. weight b. pounds c. attention
a. weight
Which word is a synonym for the word in italics in this sentence?
After the parade, there was a lot of debris left behind.
a. people b. floats c. trash
c. trash
"Decline" is an antonym for which word in this sentence?
Leslie was happy to accept the math award.
a. happy b. accept c. award
b. accept
What word in the following sentence contains the prefix that means "half of"?
Danica drew a remarkable semicircle on an unused sheet of paper.
a. remarkable b. semicircle c. unused
b. semicircle
What does the italicized metaphor mean in the following sentence?
Tessa clammed up and refused to say anything.
a. swallowed a clam b. lost her temper
c. became silent
c. became silent
What does the word "sore" mean in the following sentence?
Janice got sore at us when we lost her keys.
a. angry b. tender c. painful
a. angry
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
a. heavy
Which antonym for "appear" goes in this sentence?
The magician made his assistant _____ into thin air.
a. vanish b. dance c. fly
a. vanish
What word in the following sentence contains the prefix that means "eight"?
The bashful octopus stayed underwater all day long.
a. bashful b. octopus c. underwater
b. octopus
What does the italicized simile mean in the following sentence?
Michael was as sick as a dog and had to miss Vanessa's birthday party.
a. taking care of his sick pet b. very sick
c. walking his dog
b. very sick
Which word fits in the following sentences?
The giant started to _______ towards us, so we ran away.
The carpenter bought more ________ so he could finish the house.
a. walk b. wood c. lumber
c. lumber
Which word means the same thing as "frolic" in this sentence?
The kids liked to frolic in the water on hot days.
a. shake b. play c. drink
b. play
"Industrious" is an antonym for which word in this sentence?
Billy spent his summer being lazy and hanging out by the pool.
a. spent b. summer c. lazy
c. lazy
Which prefix goes with the words "heat" and "view" and means "before"?
a. pre- b. anti- c. mis-
a. pre-
What does the italicized metaphor mean in the following sentence?
The last question on the test was a hard nut to crack.
a. easy to understand b. difficult to understand
c. a delicious treat
b. difficult to understand
What does the word "desert" mean in the following sentence?
Don't _______ your post just because you get sleepy!"
a. hot, arid land b. chocolate treat c. abandon
c. abandon
Which word means the same thing as "doubtful"?
a. certain b. unsure c. cautious
b. unsure
What antonym for "colossal" goes in this sentence?
The mouse disappeared into a ______ hole in the wall.
a. gigantic b. hidden c. tiny
c. tiny
Which word in the following sentence contains the suffix that means "without"?
Johnny's excitement at winning the biology award left him speechless.
a. excitement b. biology c. speechless
c. speechless
What does the simile "as easy as pie" mean?
a. extremely easy
b. not inspiring
c. a simple recipe to follow
a. extremely easy