Word Relationships
How are the words "summer" and "winter" related?
A) They are synonyms
B) They are antonyms
C) They are cause & effect
B - They are antonyms (opposites)
When the patient saw their doctor walk into the room with the test results, the look on the doctor's face was cause for alarm.
What does alarm mean in that context?
A) A loud noise
B) Worry/stress
C) A reminder
B) Worry/stress
"Disprove" means...
A) To reflect a shape across an axis
B) To show something is false or not true
C) To solve an equation
B) To show something is false or not true
Yes or No - does the following sentence have any grammar mistakes?
"You could come to movie to us?"
Yes, it does have errors.
Today is the Rockets' first game of the season. They're playing against the Eagles, the best high school team in the state. The team huddles, and the coach gives them a pep talk. They've been practicing hard and they are ready to play.
How does the team probably feel?
Nervous/excited/scared
Which pair of words has the same connection as "finger and hand"?
A) Doctor and Nurse
B) Pen and Paper
C) Page and Book
C) Page and Book
When he walked into the graduation party, the atmosphere was exciting and lively.
In that context, "atmosphere" means
A) The vibe of the room
B) The oxygen in the room
C) The host of the party
A) The vibe of the room
What does "rotate" mean in the following sentence:
"First, rotate triangle ABC by 90 degrees."
It means to turn the shape 90 degrees.
Text 1) What are you doing next weekend?
Text 2) I with my brother go to fishing at lake.
What's one thing that needs to be fixed in Text #2?
I'm going with my brother to fish at the lake.
or
I'm going fishing with my brother at the lake.
Zach and his dad are enjoying a camping trip to the beach. They spent the day setting up their tent, hiking, and fishing. They can't believe it's already 5 o'clock. The time flew and they're both starving.
Why are they probably surprised it's 5 o'clock?
Because they were busy all day/because they were having fun
Analogy: Tongue is to Taste as Ear is to _______
What word can complete the blank?
Hear/Listen
The mountain of paperwork threatened to overwhelm the poor students.
In this context, "mountain" means...
A lot/A large quantity of something
On a Geometry test, one of the questions says to show your "proof". What does that mean?
Show the steps for how you got your answer, show how you know something is true
What's one thing that needs to be fixed in the paragraph:
"Dear Jane,
I was delighted to read you're letter last week. Its always a pleasure to recieve the latest news and to here that you and your family had a great summer."
You're letter --> Your letter
Its --> It's
Recieve --> receive
to here that --> to hear that
Zach and his dad are enjoying a camping trip to the beach. They spent the day setting up their tent, hiking, and fishing. They can't believe it's already 5 o'clock. The time flew and they're both starving.
What are they probably going to have for dinner?
Fish, since they went fishing earlier that day.
Analogy: Medicine is to Fever as _______ is to Broken Bone
What word can fill in the blank?
A cast, splint, etc.
The Eagles showed no compassion to the other team and ran up the score 65-0.
In this context, "compassion" means...
Kindness/Mercy/Taking it easy
Explain the difference between "reflection" and "translation"
A reflection is when you flip a shape over a line.
A translation is where you slide a figure in any direction.
What is wrong with the following paragraph and how could we fix it?
We spent last week at the beach and had so much fun on the sand and in the water exploring the coast we didn't want to come back yesterday but had to because we had work and couldn't take any more time off I wish we could have stayed longer
It's a run-on sentence and needs to be separated
We spent last week at the beach, and had so much fun on the sand, in the water, and exploring the coast. We didn't want to come back yesterday, but had to because we had work and couldn't take any more time off. I wish we could have stayed longer.
Today was not a good day for Mark. He overslept and was going to be late for school. The bus already left, so he grabbed his backpack and shoes and started running.
When he got to school, he got a pass from the front office and walked to class. As he walked in the room, his teacher frowned. Mark did not want to be late again.
What's a reason that Mark woke up late?
He forgot to set his alarm/He snoozed too many times and fell back asleep/Someone forgot to wake him up
Analogy: Book is to chapter as _______ is to week.
What word could fill in the blank?
Month, Year
The detective walked away from the crime scene with a grim look. "All we can do is document what happened and try to find the suspect."
In this context, "document" means...
To record/to write down/to take notes
What does the word "segment" mean?
A small part of a whole figure or shape.
Find and correct two things in the following paragraph:
My kids are back in school to. I find their are less things to worry about now that the kids are at school all day. There is plenty of fun things to do in the summer, but by August, I've running out of ideas.
in school to --> in school too
find their are --> find there are
there is plenty --> there are plenty
by August I've running --> by August I've run
Today was not a good day for Mark. He overslept and was going to be late for school. The bus already left, so he grabbed his backpack and shoes and started running.
When he got to school, he got a pass from the front office and walked to class. As he walked in the room, his teacher frowned. Mark did not want to be late again.
What will Mark probably do tonight?
Set an alarm/Ask his parents to wake him up on time tomorrow/Ask someone else to wake him up